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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
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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