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And they spake unto him, saying, No; but we will bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand: but surely we will not kill thee. And they bound him with two new cords, and brought him up from the rock. (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֧אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruand they said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Judges 15:13 word 1
לֵאמֹ֗רle.Mor<to> saying
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Judges 15:13 word 2
לֹ֚אlo'In-
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Judges 15:13 word 3
כִּֽי\־ki-deed
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Judges 15:13 word 4
אָסֹ֤ר'a.Sorcertainly <to bind>
Lemma: אָסַר (a.sar) · Strong's: H0631
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)
Meaning: to bind
Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 39:20, Genesis 40:3, Genesis 40:5, Genesis 42:16, Genesis 42:19, Genesis 42:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0631; TAHOT Judges 15:13 word 5
נֶֽאֱסָרְךָ֙ne.'e.sa.re.Khawe will bind you
Lemma: אָסַר (a.sar) · Strong's: H0631
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqi1cp)
Meaning: to bind
Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 39:20, Genesis 40:3, Genesis 40:5, Genesis 42:16, Genesis 42:19, Genesis 42:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0631; TAHOT Judges 15:13 word 6
וּנְתַנּ֣וּךָu.ne.ta.Nu.khaand we will give you
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqq1cp)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Judges 15:13 word 7
בְיָדָ֔םve.ya.Damin hand their
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand: power
Used 578 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 32:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027H; TAHOT Judges 15:13 word 8
וְהָמֵ֖תve.ha.Metand certainly <to kill>
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVhaa)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Judges 15:13 word 9
לֹ֣אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Judges 15:13 word 10
נְמִיתֶ֑ךָne.mi.Te.khawe will kill you
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVhi1cp)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Judges 15:13 word 11
וַיַּאַסְרֻ֗הוּvai.ya.'as.Ru.huand they bound him
Lemma: אָסַר (a.sar) · Strong's: H0631
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to bind
Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 39:20, Genesis 40:3, Genesis 40:5, Genesis 42:16, Genesis 42:19, Genesis 42:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0631; TAHOT Judges 15:13 word 12
בִּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙bish.Na.yimwith two
Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Absolute (HNcbda)
Meaning: two
Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Judges 15:13 word 13
עֲבֹתִ֣ים'a.vo.Timropes
Lemma: עֲבֹת (a.vot) · Strong's: H5688
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: cord
Used 24 times. Also: Exodus 28:14, Exodus 28:22, Exodus 28:24, Exodus 28:25, Exodus 39:15, Exodus 39:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5688; TAHOT Judges 15:13 word 14
חֲדָשִׁ֔יםcha.da.Shimnew
Lemma: חָדָשׁ (cha.dash) · Strong's: H2319H
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: new
Used 51 times. Also: Exodus 1:8, Leviticus 23:16, Leviticus 26:10, Numbers 28:26, Deuteronomy 20:5, Deuteronomy 22:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2319H; TAHOT Judges 15:13 word 15
וַֽיַּעֲל֖וּהוּvai.ya.'a.Lu.huand they brought up him
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhw3mp)
Meaning: to ascend: establish
Used 153 times. Also: Genesis 37:28, Genesis 46:4, Genesis 50:24, Genesis 50:25, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927H; TAHOT Judges 15:13 word 16
מִן\־min-from
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Judges 15:13 word 17
הַסָּֽלַע\׃ha.Sa.la'the rock
Lemma: סֶ֫לַע (se.la) · Strong's: H5553H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: crag
Used 56 times. Also: Numbers 20:8, Numbers 20:10, Numbers 20:11, Numbers 24:21, Deuteronomy 32:13, Judges 6:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5553H; TAHOT Judges 15:13 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| No | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| they answered | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| we will not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| . . . | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| kill you | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| but | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| we will tie you up securely | → | אָסַר H0631 to bind |
| . . . | → | אָסַר H0631 to bind |
| and hand you over to | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| them | → | יָד H3027H hand: power |
| So they bound him | → | אָסַר H0631 to bind |
| with two | → | שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two |
| new | → | חָדָשׁ H2319H new |
| ropes | → | עֲבֹת H5688 cord |
| and led him up | → | עָלָה H5927H to ascend: establish |
| from | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| the rock | → | סֶ֫לַע H5553H crag |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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