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Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the buryingplace of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years. (KJV)
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וַיֵּרְד֨וּvai.ye.re.Duand they went down
Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
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 16:31 word 1
אֶחָ֜יו'e.Chavbrothers his
Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: brother: male-sibling
Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 4:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0251G; TAHOT Judges 16:31 word 2
וְכָל\־ve.kholand all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Judges 16:31 word 3
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] household of
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: household
Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Judges 16:31 word 4
אָבִיהוּ֮'a.vi.Hufather his
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Judges 16:31 word 5
וַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'Uand they carried
Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to lift: raise
Used 131 times. Also: Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 31:17, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5375G; TAHOT Judges 16:31 word 6
אֹתוֹ֒'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 16:31 word 7
וַֽיַּעֲל֣וּ\׀vai.ya.'a.Luand they brought [him] up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to ascend: establish
Used 153 times. Also: Genesis 37:28, Genesis 46:4, Genesis 50:24, Genesis 50:25, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927H; TAHOT Judges 16:31 word 8
וַיִּקְבְּר֣וּvai.yik.be.Ruand they buried
Lemma: קָבַר (qa.var) · Strong's: H6912
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to bury
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 15:15, Genesis 23:4, Genesis 23:6, Genesis 23:8, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 23:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6912; TAHOT Judges 16:31 word 9
אוֹת֗וֹ'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 16:31 word 10
בֵּ֤יןbeinbetween
Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)
Meaning: between
Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Judges 16:31 word 11
צָרְעָה֙tza.re.'AhZorah
Lemma: צׇרְעָה (tsor.ah) · Strong's: H6881
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Zorah
Used 10 times. Also: Joshua 15:33, Joshua 19:41, Judges 13:2, Judges 13:25, Judges 18:2, Judges 18:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6881; TAHOT Judges 16:31 word 12
וּבֵ֣יןu.Veinand between
Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G
Parsing: Acmsc (Acmsc)
Meaning: between
Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Judges 16:31 word 13
אֶשְׁתָּאֹ֔ל'esh.ta.'OlEshtaol
Lemma: אֶשְׁתָּאוֹל (esh.ta.ol) · Strong's: H0847
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Eshtaol
Used 7 times. Also: Joshua 15:33, Joshua 19:41, Judges 13:25, Judges 18:2, Judges 18:8, Judges 18:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0847; TAHOT Judges 16:31 word 14
בְּקֶ֖בֶרbe.Ke.verin [the] tomb of
Lemma: קֶ֫בֶר (qe.ver) · Strong's: H6913
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: grave
Used 67 times. Also: Genesis 23:4, Genesis 23:6, Genesis 23:9, Genesis 23:20, Genesis 49:30, Genesis 50:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6913; TAHOT Judges 16:31 word 15
מָנ֣וֹחַma.No.achManoah
Lemma: מָנוֹחַ (ma.no.ach) · Strong's: H4495
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Manoah
Used 18 times. Also: Judges 13:2, Judges 13:8, Judges 13:9, Judges 13:11, Judges 13:12, Judges 13:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4495; TAHOT Judges 16:31 word 16
אָבִ֑יו'a.Vivfather his
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Judges 16:31 word 17
וְה֛וּאve.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 16:31 word 18
שָׁפַ֥טsha.Fathe judged
Lemma: שָׁפַט (sha.phat) · Strong's: H8199
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to judge
Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 31:53, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8199; TAHOT Judges 16:31 word 19
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 16:31 word 20
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Judges 16:31 word 21
עֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.Rimtwenty
Lemma: עֶשְׂרִים (es.rim) · Strong's: H6242
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: twenty
Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 6:3, Genesis 8:14, Genesis 11:24, Genesis 18:31, Genesis 23:1, Genesis 31:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6242; TAHOT Judges 16:31 word 22
שָׁנָֽה\׃\ \פsha.Nahyear[s]
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: year
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Judges 16:31 word 23
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then [Samson’s] brothers | → | אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling |
| . . . | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| and his father’s | → | אָב H0001G father |
| . . . | → | נָשָׂא H5375G to lift: raise |
| family | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household |
| came down | → | יָרַד H3381 to go down |
| carried him back | → | עָלָה H5927H to ascend: establish |
| and buried | → | קָבַר H6912 to bury |
| him | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| between | → | בַּ֫יִן H0996G between |
| Zorah | → | צׇרְעָה H6881 Zorah |
| . . . | → | בַּ֫יִן H0996G between |
| and Eshtaol | → | אֶשְׁתָּאוֹל H0847 Eshtaol |
| in the tomb | → | קֶ֫בֶר H6913 grave |
| of his father | → | אָב H0001G father |
| Manoah | → | מָנוֹחַ H4495 Manoah |
| And he | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| had judged | → | שָׁפַט H8199 to judge |
| Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| twenty | → | עֶשְׂרִים H6242 twenty |
| years | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
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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