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But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house. (KJV)

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וַיֹּאחֲז֣וּהוּvai.yo.cha.Zu.huand they seized him

Lemma: אָחַז (a.chaz) · Strong's: H0270

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to grasp

Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 22:13, Genesis 25:26, Genesis 34:10, Genesis 47:27, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0270; TAHOT Judges 16:21 word 1

פְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.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 16:21 word 2

וַֽיְנַקְּר֖וּvay.na.ke.Ruand they gouged out

Lemma: נָקַר (na.qar) · Strong's: H5365

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpw3mp)

Meaning: to dig

Used 6 times. Also: Numbers 16:14, 1 Samuel 11:2, Job 30:17, Proverbs 30:17, Isaiah 51:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5365; TAHOT Judges 16:21 word 3

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 16:21 word 4

עֵינָ֑יו'ei.Naveyes his

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A

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

Meaning: eye

Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Judges 16:21 word 5

וַיּוֹרִ֨ידוּvai.yo.Ri.duand they brought down

Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhw3mp)

Meaning: to go down

Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT Judges 16:21 word 6

אוֹת֜וֹ'o.To<obj.> him

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 16:21 word 7

עַזָּ֗תָה'a.Za.tahGaza towards

Lemma: עַזָּה (az.zah) · Strong's: H5804

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Gaza

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 10:19, Deuteronomy 2:23, Joshua 10:41, Joshua 11:22, Joshua 15:47, Judges 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5804; TAHOT Judges 16:21 word 8

וַיַּאַסְר֙וּהוּ֙vai.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 16:21 word 9

בַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִםban.chush.Ta.yimwith <the> bronze fetters

Lemma: נְחֹ֫שֶׁת (ne.cho.shet) · Strong's: H5178A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HNcfda)

Meaning: bronze

Used 139 times. Also: Genesis 4:22, Exodus 25:3, Exodus 26:11, Exodus 26:37, Exodus 27:2, Exodus 27:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5178A; TAHOT Judges 16:21 word 10

וַיְהִ֥יvay.Hiand he was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

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

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Judges 16:21 word 11

טוֹחֵ֖ןto.Chengrinding

Lemma: טָחַן (ta.chan) · Strong's: H2912

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to grind

Used 8 times. Also: Exodus 32:20, Numbers 11:8, Deuteronomy 9:21, Job 31:10, Ecclesiastes 12:3, Isaiah 3:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2912; TAHOT Judges 16:21 word 12

בְּבֵ֥יתbe.Veitin [the] house of

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

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

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Judges 16:21 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

Then the Philistines	→	פְּלִשְׁתִּי H6430G Philistine
seized him	→	אָחַז H0270 to grasp
gouged out	→	נָקַר H5365 to dig
his eyes	→	עַ֫יִן H5869A eye
and brought him down	→	יָרַד H3381 to go down
to Gaza	→	עַזָּה H5804 Gaza
where he was bound	→	אָסַר H0631 to bind
with bronze shackles	→	נְחֹ֫שֶׁת H5178A bronze
and forced	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
to grind	→	טָחַן H2912 to grind
grain in the prison	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
. . .	→	אָסִיר H0615 prisoner

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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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