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Judges 16:4-6

Samson's Fall, Blindness, Final Prayer, and Death

Judges 16 moves from Samson's repeated entanglement with Philistine women to his exposed weakness, captivity, and final prayer, showing that the LORD can judge His enemies through a broken deliverer while still warning that consecration cannot be treated casually.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

4Some time later, Samson fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.

5The lords of the Philistines went to her and said, “Entice him and find out the source of his great strength and how we can overpower him to tie him up and subdue him. Then each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver.”

6So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me the source of your great strength and how you can be tied up and subdued.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 4

Cross-references

Proverbs 22:14Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 10:6Classic cross-references Proverbs 23:27Classic cross-references

Original words

-וַֽיְהִי֙H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularSome time laterאַחֲרֵי־H310Preposition. . .כֵ֔ןH3651Adverb[Samson] fell in love withוַיֶּאֱהַ֥בH157Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulara womanאִשָּׁ֖הH802Noun - feminine singularin the Valleyבְּנַ֣חַלH5158Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof Sorekשֹׂרֵ֑קH7796Noun - proper - feminine singularwhose nameוּשְׁמָ֖הּH8034Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularwas Delilahדְּלִילָֽה׃H1807Noun - proper - feminine singular

Verse 5

Cross-references

Micah 7:5Classic cross-references Joshua 13:3Classic cross-references Judges 14:15Classic cross-references 1 Timothy 6:9Classic cross-references Job 31:9Classic cross-references

Original words

The lordsסַרְנֵ֣יH5633Noun - masculine plural constructof the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםH6430Noun - proper - masculine pluralwentוַיַּעֲל֨וּH5927Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralto herאֵלֶ֜יהָH413Preposition | third person feminine singularand saidוַיֹּ֨אמְרוּH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralEnticeפַּתִּ֣יH6601Verb - Piel - Imperative - feminine singularhimאוֹת֗וֹH853Direct object marker | third person masculine singularand find outוּרְאִי֙H7200Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singularthe source ofבַּמֶּה֙H4100Preposition-b | Interrogativehis greatגָד֔וֹלH1419Adjective - masculine singularstrengthכֹּח֣וֹH3581Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularand howוּבַמֶּה֙H4100Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Interrogativewe can overpowerנ֣וּכַלH3201Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common pluralhimל֔וֹPreposition | third person masculine singularto tie him upוַאֲסַרְנֻ֖הוּH631Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural | third person masculine singularand subdue himלְעַנֹּת֑וֹH6031Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singularThen each oneאִ֕ישׁH376Noun - masculine singularof usוַאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙H587Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common pluralwill giveנִתַּן־H5414Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common pluralyouלָ֔ךְPreposition | second person feminine singulareleven hundred [shekels]אֶ֥לֶףH505Number - masculine singular. . .וּמֵאָ֖הH3967Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singularof silverכָּֽסֶף׃H3701Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

1,100 shekels is approximately 27.6 pounds or 12.5 kilograms of silver.

Verse 6

Cross-references

Micah 7:2Classic cross-references Psalms 12:2Classic cross-references

Original words

So Delilahדְּלִילָה֙H1807Noun - proper - feminine singularsaidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singulartoאֶל־H413PrepositionSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןH8123Noun - proper - masculine singularPleaseנָּ֣אH4994Interjectiontellהַגִּֽידָה־H5046Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singularmeלִ֔יPreposition | first person common singularthe sourceבַּמֶּ֖הH4100Preposition-b | Interrogativeof your greatגָד֑וֹלH1419Adjective - masculine singularstrengthכֹּחֲךָ֣H3581Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularand howוּבַמֶּ֥הH4100Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Interrogativeyou can be tied upתֵאָסֵ֖רH631Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularand subduedלְעַנּוֹתֶֽךָ׃H6031Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular

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