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And Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house standeth, that I may lean upon them. (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.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 16:26 word 1
שִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןshim.ShonSamson
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 16:26 word 2
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Judges 16:26 word 3
הַנַּ֨עַרha.Na.'arthe young man
Lemma: נַ֫עַר (na.ar) · Strong's: H5288
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: youth
Used 239 times. Also: Genesis 14:24, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:17, Genesis 21:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5288; TAHOT Judges 16:26 word 4
הַמַּחֲזִ֣יקha.ma.cha.Zikwho kept hold
Lemma: חָזַק (cha.zaq) · Strong's: H2388H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)
Meaning: to strengthen: hold
Used 71 times. Also: Genesis 19:16, Genesis 21:18, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 9:2, Deuteronomy 22:25, Deuteronomy 25:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2388H; TAHOT Judges 16:26 word 5
בְּיָדוֹ֮be.ya.Doon hand his
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Judges 16:26 word 6
הַנִּ֣יחָהha.Ni.chahpermit !
Lemma: נוּחַ (nu.ach) · Strong's: H5117
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhv2ms)
Meaning: to rest
Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 19:16, Genesis 39:16, Genesis 42:33, Exodus 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5117; TAHOT Judges 16:26 word 7
אוֹתִי֒'o.Ti<obj.> me
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 16:26 word 8
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 16:26 word 9
הָֽעַמֻּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.Dimthe pillars
Lemma: עַמּוּד (am.mud) · Strong's: H5982G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: pillar
Used 109 times. Also: Exodus 13:21, Exodus 13:22, Exodus 14:19, Exodus 14:24, Exodus 26:32, Exodus 26:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5982G; TAHOT Judges 16:26 word 10
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Judges 16:26 word 11
הַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitthe house
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 16:26 word 12
נָכ֣וֹןna.Khon[is] established
Lemma: כּוּן (kun) · Strong's: H3559H
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)
Meaning: to establish: establish
Used 99 times. Also: Genesis 41:32, Exodus 15:17, Joshua 3:17, Joshua 4:3, Joshua 4:4, Judges 16:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3559H; TAHOT Judges 16:26 word 13
עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.Hemon them
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 16:26 word 14
וְאֶשָּׁעֵ֖ןve.'e.sha.'Enso I may lean
Lemma: שָׁעַן (sha.an) · Strong's: H8172
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVNu1cs)
Meaning: to lean
Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 18:4, Numbers 21:15, 2 Samuel 1:6, 2 Kings 5:18, 2 Kings 7:2, 2 Kings 7:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8172; TAHOT Judges 16:26 word 15
עֲלֵיהֶֽם\׃'a.lei.Hemon them
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 16:26 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Samson | → | שִׁמְשׁוֹן H8123 Samson |
| said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the servant | → | נַ֫עַר H5288 youth |
| who held | → | חָזַק H2388H to strengthen: hold |
| his hand | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| Lead | → | נוּחַ H5117 to rest |
| me | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| where I can feel | → | H3237 |
| the pillars | → | עַמּוּד H5982G pillar |
| supporting | → | כּוּן H3559H to establish: establish |
| the temple | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home |
| so I can lean | → | שָׁעַן H8172 to lean |
| . . . | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| against them | → | 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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