Focused Passage

Judges 16:7-9

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

7Samson told her, “If they tie me up with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, I will become as weak as any other man.”

8So the lords of the Philistines brought her seven fresh bowstrings that had not been dried, and she tied him up with them.

9While the men were hidden in her room, she called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But he snapped the bowstrings like a strand of yarn seared by a flame. So the source of his strength remained unknown.

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Verse 7

Original words

Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןH8123Noun - proper - masculine singulartold herוַיֹּ֤אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙H413Preposition | third person feminine singularIfאִם־H518Conjunctionthey tie me upיַאַסְרֻ֗נִיH631Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | first person common singularwith sevenבְּשִׁבְעָ֛הH7651Preposition-b | Number - masculine singularfreshלַחִ֖יםH3892Adjective - masculine pluralbowstringsיְתָרִ֥יםH3499Noun - masculine pluralthatאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativehave notלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlebeen driedחֹרָ֑בוּH2717Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common pluralI will become as weakוְחָלִ֥יתִיH2470Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular. . .וְהָיִ֖יתִיH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularas anyכְּאַחַ֥דH259Preposition-k | Number - masculine singular constructother manהָאָדָֽם׃H120Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 8

Original words

So the lordsסַרְנֵ֣יH5633Noun - masculine plural constructof the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםH6430Noun - proper - masculine pluralbroughtוַיַּעֲלוּ־H5927Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralherלָ֞הּPreposition | third person feminine singularsevenשִׁבְעָ֛הH7651Number - masculine singularfreshלַחִ֖יםH3892Adjective - masculine pluralbowstringsיְתָרִ֥יםH3499Noun - masculine pluralthatאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativehad notלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlebeen driedחֹרָ֑בוּH2717Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common pluraland she tied him upוַתַּאַסְרֵ֖הוּH631Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singularwith themבָּהֶֽם׃Preposition | third person masculine plural
Verse 9

Original words

While the menוְהָאֹרֵ֗בH693Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularwere hiddenיֹשֵׁ֥בH3427Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularin herלָהּ֙Preposition | third person feminine singularroomבַּחֶ֔דֶרH2315Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularshe called outוַתֹּ֣אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular-אֵלָ֔יוH413Preposition | third person masculine singularSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֑וֹןH8123Noun - proper - masculine singularthe Philistines [are]פְּלִשְׁתִּ֥יםH6430Noun - proper - masculine pluralhereעָלֶ֖יךָH5921Preposition | second person masculine singularBut he snappedוַיְנַתֵּק֙H5423Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe bowstringsהַיְתָרִ֔יםH3499Article | Noun - masculine plurallikeכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativea strandפְּתִֽיל־H6616Noun - masculine singular constructof yarnהַנְּעֹ֙רֶת֙H5296Article | Noun - feminine singularsearedיִנָּתֵ֤קH5423Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .בַּהֲרִיח֣וֹH7306Preposition-b | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singularby a flameאֵ֔שׁH784Noun - common singularSo the source of his strengthכֹּחֽוֹ׃H3581Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularremained unknownוְלֹ֥אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle. . .נוֹדַ֖עH3045Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular

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