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And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the LORD was departed from him. (KJV)
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וַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merand she said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
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 16:20 word 1
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֥יםpe.lish.Tim[the] Philistines
Lemma: פְּלִשְׁתִּי (pe.lish.ti) · Strong's: H6430G
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)
Meaning: Philistine
Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 21:32, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 26:1, Genesis 26:8, Genesis 26:14, Genesis 26:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6430G; TAHOT Judges 16:20 word 2
עָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.kha[are] on you
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 16:20 word 3
שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹןshim.ShonO Samson
Lemma: שִׁמְשׁוֹן (shim.shon) · Strong's: H8123
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Samson
Used 38 times. Also: Judges 13:24, Judges 14:1, Judges 14:3, Judges 14:5, Judges 14:7, Judges 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8123; TAHOT Judges 16:20 word 4
וַיִּקַ֣ץvai.yi.Katzand he awoke
Lemma: יָקַץ (ya.qats) · Strong's: H3364
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to awake
Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 9:24, Genesis 28:16, Genesis 41:4, Genesis 41:7, Genesis 41:21, Judges 16:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3364; TAHOT Judges 16:20 word 5
מִשְּׁנָת֗וֹmi.she.na.Tofrom sleep his
Lemma: שֵׁנָה (she.nah) · Strong's: H8142
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: sleep
Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 28:16, Genesis 31:40, Judges 16:14, Esther 6:1, Job 14:12, Psalms 76:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8142; TAHOT Judges 16:20 word 6
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 16:20 word 7
אֵצֵ֞א'e.Tze'I will go out
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)
Meaning: to come out: come
Used 620 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:16, Genesis 8:18, Genesis 8:19, Genesis 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318G; TAHOT Judges 16:20 word 8
כְּפַ֤עַםke.Fa.'amas time
Lemma: פַּ֫עַם (pa.am) · Strong's: H6471
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: beat
Used 118 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 27:36, Genesis 29:34, Genesis 29:35, Genesis 30:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6471; TAHOT Judges 16:20 word 9
בְּפַ֙עַם֙be.Fa.'amon time
Lemma: פַּ֫עַם (pa.am) · Strong's: H6471
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: beat
Used 118 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 27:36, Genesis 29:34, Genesis 29:35, Genesis 30:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6471; TAHOT Judges 16:20 word 10
וְאִנָּעֵ֔רve.'i.na.'Erso I may shake myself free
Lemma: נָעַר (na.ar) · Strong's: H5287
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVNu1cs)
Meaning: to shake
Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 14:27, Nehemiah 5:13, Job 38:13, Psalms 109:23, Psalms 136:15, Isaiah 33:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5287; TAHOT Judges 16:20 word 11
וְהוּא֙ve.Hu'and he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Judges 16:20 word 12
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 16:20 word 13
יָדַ֔עya.Da'he knew
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to know
Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Judges 16:20 word 14
כִּ֥יkithat
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 16:20 word 15
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Judges 16:20 word 16
סָ֥רsarhe had departed
Lemma: סוּר (sur) · Strong's: H5493H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
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 16:20 word 17
מֵעָלָֽיו\׃me.'a.Lavfrom with <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 16:20 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then she called out | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Samson | → | שִׁמְשׁוֹן H8123 Samson |
| the Philistines [are] | → | פְּלִשְׁתִּי H6430G Philistine |
| here | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| When [Samson] awoke | → | יָקַץ H3364 to awake |
| from his sleep | → | שֵׁנָה H8142 sleep |
| he thought | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| I will escape | → | יָצָא H3318G to come out: come |
| as I did before | → | פַּ֫עַם H6471 beat |
| . . . | → | פַּ֫עַם H6471 beat |
| and shake myself free | → | נָעַר H5287 to shake |
| But he | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| did not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| know | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| that | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| had departed | → | סוּר H5493H to turn aside: depart |
| from him | → | עַל H5921A upon |
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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