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And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.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 16:7 word 1

אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙'e.Lei.hato her

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

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 16:7 word 2

שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.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 16:7 word 3

אִם\־'im-if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Judges 16:7 word 4

יַאַסְרֻ֗נִיya.'as.Ru.nipeople will bind me

Lemma: אָסַר (a.sar) · Strong's: H0631

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

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 16:7 word 5

בְּשִׁבְעָ֛הbe.shiv.'Ahwith 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 16:7 word 6

יְתָרִ֥יםye.ta.Rimcords

Lemma: יֶ֫תֶר (ye.ter) · Strong's: H3499B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: cord

Used 5 times. Also: Judges 16:8, Judges 16:9, Job 4:21, Psalms 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3499B; TAHOT Judges 16:7 word 7

לַחִ֖יםla.Chimfresh

Lemma: לַח (lach) · Strong's: H3892

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: fresh

Used 6 times. Also: Genesis 30:37, Numbers 6:3, Judges 16:8, Ezekiel 17:24, Ezekiel 20:47 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3892; TAHOT Judges 16:7 word 8

אֲשֶׁ֣ר'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 16:7 word 9

לֹא\־lo'-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 16:7 word 10

חֹרָ֑בוּcho.Ra.vuthey have been dried

Lemma: חָרֵב (cha.rev) · Strong's: H2717A

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVPp3cp)

Meaning: to dry

Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 8:13, Judges 16:8, 2 Kings 19:24, Job 14:11, Psalms 106:9, Isaiah 19:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2717A; TAHOT Judges 16:7 word 11

וְחָלִ֥יתִיve.cha.Li.tiand I will be weak

Lemma: חָלָה (cha.lah) · Strong's: H2470A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)

Meaning: be weak: weak

Used 9 times. Also: Judges 16:11, Judges 16:17, Isaiah 14:10, Isaiah 57:10, Jeremiah 12:13, Ezekiel 34:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2470A; TAHOT Judges 16:7 word 12

וְהָיִ֖יתִיve.ha.Yi.tiand I will be

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)

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 16:7 word 13

כְּאַחַ֥דke.'a.Chadlike one of

Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: one

Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT Judges 16:7 word 14

הָאָדָֽם\׃ha.'a.Dam<the> humankind

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Judges 16:7 word 15

How the BSB renders it

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

Samson	→	שִׁמְשׁוֹן H8123 Samson
told her	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
. . .	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
If	→	אִם H0518A if
they tie me up	→	אָסַר H0631 to bind
with seven	→	שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven
fresh	→	לַח H3892 fresh
bowstrings	→	יֶ֫תֶר H3499B cord
that	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
have not	→	לֹא H3808 not
been dried	→	חָרֵב H2717A to dry
I will become as weak	→	חָלָה H2470A be weak: weak
. . .	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
as any	→	אֶחָד H0259 one
other man	→	אָדָם H0120G man

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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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