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And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him. (KJV)

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וַתְּיַשְּׁנֵ֙הוּ֙va.te.ya.she.Ne.huand she made sleep him

Lemma: יָשֵׁן (ya.shen) · Strong's: H3462

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVpw3fs)

Meaning: to sleep

Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 41:5, Leviticus 13:11, Leviticus 26:10, Deuteronomy 4:25, 1 Kings 19:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3462; TAHOT Judges 16:19 word 1

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Judges 16:19 word 2

בִּרְכֶּ֔יהָbir.Kei.haknees her

Lemma: בֶּ֫רֶךְ (be.rekh) · Strong's: H1290

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: knee

Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 30:3, Genesis 48:12, Genesis 50:23, Deuteronomy 28:35, Judges 7:5, Judges 7:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1290; TAHOT Judges 16:19 word 3

וַתִּקְרָ֣אva.tik.Ra'and she summoned

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to call: call to

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 16:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7121G; TAHOT Judges 16:19 word 4

לָאִ֔ישׁla.'Ish<to> the man

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Judges 16:19 word 5

וַתְּגַלַּ֕חva.te.ga.Lachand she shaved off

Lemma: גָּלַח (ga.lach) · Strong's: H1548

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVpw3fs)

Meaning: to shave

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 41:14, Leviticus 13:33, Leviticus 14:8, Leviticus 14:9, Leviticus 21:5, Numbers 6:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1548; TAHOT Judges 16:19 word 6

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Judges 16:19 word 7

שֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'seven

Lemma: שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) · Strong's: H7651

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: seven

Used 392 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:25, Genesis 5:26, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7651; TAHOT Judges 16:19 word 8

מַחְלְפ֣וֹתmach.le.Fot[the] plaits of

Lemma: מַחֲלָפָה (mach.la.phah) · Strong's: H4253

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: lock

Used 2 times. Also: Judges 16:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4253; TAHOT Judges 16:19 word 9

רֹאשׁ֑וֹro.Shohead his

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: head

Used 282 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218A; TAHOT Judges 16:19 word 10

וַתָּ֙חֶל֙va.Ta.cheland she began

Lemma: חָלַל (cha.lal) · Strong's: H2490C

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhw3fs)

Meaning: to profane/begin: begin

Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:1, Genesis 9:20, Genesis 10:8, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 41:54 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2490C; TAHOT Judges 16:19 word 11

לְעַנּוֹת֔וֹle.'a.no.Toto humble him

Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6031B

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to afflict

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 15:13, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 31:50, Genesis 34:2, Exodus 1:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6031B; TAHOT Judges 16:19 word 12

וַיָּ֥סַרvai.Ya.sarand it departed

Lemma: סוּר (sur) · Strong's: H5493H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to turn aside: depart

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 49:10, Exodus 8:11, Exodus 8:29, Leviticus 13:58, Numbers 16:26, Deuteronomy 4:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5493H; TAHOT Judges 16:19 word 13

כֹּח֖וֹko.Chostrength his

Lemma: כֹּחַ (ko.ach) · Strong's: H3581B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: strength

Used 124 times. Also: Genesis 4:12, Genesis 31:6, Genesis 49:3, Exodus 9:16, Exodus 15:6, Exodus 32:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3581B; TAHOT Judges 16:19 word 14

מֵעָלָֽיו\׃me.'a.Lavfrom on <the> him

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Judges 16:19 word 15

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

And having lulled him to sleep→יָשֵׁן H3462 to sleep
on→עַל H5921A upon
her lap→בֶּ֫רֶךְ H1290 knee
she called→קָרָא H7121G to call: call to
a man→אִישׁ H0376G man
to shave off→גָּלַח H1548 to shave
the seven→שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven
braids→מַחֲלָפָה H4253 lock
of his head→רֹאשׁ H7218A head
In this way she began→חָלַל H2490C to profane/begin: begin
to subdue him→עָנָה H6031B to afflict
and his strength→כֹּחַ H3581B strength
. . .→עַל H5921A upon
left him→סוּר H5493H to turn aside: depart

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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