1 {
"verseID": "Judges.14.1",
"source": "וַיֵּ֥רֶד שִׁמְשׁ֖וֹן תִּמְנָ֑תָה וַיַּ֥רְא אִשָּׁ֛ה בְּתִמְנָ֖תָה מִבְּנ֥וֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃",
"text": "*wə-yērêd šimšôn timnātâ wə-yārĕʾ ʾiššâ bə-timnātâ mi-bənôt pəlištîm*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yērêd*": "conjunction wə- + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he went down",
"*šimšôn*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Samson",
"*timnātâ*": "proper noun with directional he suffix - to Timnah",
"*wə-yārĕʾ*": "conjunction wə- + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he saw",
"*ʾiššâ*": "noun, feminine singular - woman",
"*bə-timnātâ*": "preposition bə- + proper noun - in Timnah",
"*mi-bənôt*": "preposition min + noun, feminine plural construct - from daughters of",
"*pəlištîm*": "proper noun, masculine plural - Philistines"
},
"variants": {
"*yērêd*": "went down/descended",
"*yārĕʾ*": "saw/noticed/observed",
"*ʾiššâ*": "woman/wife",
"*bənôt*": "daughters/young women"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Judges.14.2",
"source": "וַיַּ֗עַל וַיַּגֵּד֙ לְאָבִ֣יו וּלְאִמּ֔וֹ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אִשָּׁ֛ה רָאִ֥יתִי בְתִמְנָ֖תָה מִבְּנ֣וֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וְעַתָּ֕ה קְחוּ־אוֹתָ֥הּ לִּ֖י לְאִשָּֽׁה׃",
"text": "*wə-yaʿal wə-yaggēd lə-ʾābîw ūlə-ʾimmô wə-yōʾmer ʾiššâ rāʾîtî bə-timnātâ mi-bənôt pəlištîm wə-ʿattâ qəḥū-ʾôtāh lî lə-ʾiššâ*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yaʿal*": "conjunction wə- + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he went up",
"*wə-yaggēd*": "conjunction wə- + Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he told",
"*lə-ʾābîw*": "preposition lə- + noun masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to his father",
"*ūlə-ʾimmô*": "conjunction wə- + preposition lə- + noun feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and to his mother",
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction wə- + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*rāʾîtî*": "Qal perfect 1st singular - I have seen",
"*bə-timnātâ*": "preposition bə- + proper noun - in Timnah",
"*mi-bənôt*": "preposition min + noun feminine plural construct - from daughters of",
"*pəlištîm*": "proper noun masculine plural - Philistines",
"*wə-ʿattâ*": "conjunction wə- + adverb - and now",
"*qəḥū-ʾôtāh*": "Qal imperative masculine plural + direct object marker with 3rd feminine singular suffix - take her",
"*lî*": "preposition lə- + 1st singular suffix - for me",
"*lə-ʾiššâ*": "preposition lə- + noun feminine singular - as wife"
},
"variants": {
"*yaʿal*": "went up/ascended",
"*yaggēd*": "told/reported/declared",
"*rāʾîtî*": "I saw/I have seen",
"*ʿattâ*": "now/at this time",
"*qəḥū*": "take/get/obtain"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Judges.14.3",
"source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר ל֜וֹ אָבִ֣יו וְאִמּ֗וֹ הַאֵין֩ בִּבְנ֨וֹת אַחֶ֤יךָ וּבְכָל־עַמִּי֙ אִשָּׁ֔ה כִּֽי־אַתָּ֤ה הוֹלֵךְ֙ לָקַ֣חַת אִשָּׁ֔ה מִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים הָעֲרֵלִ֑ים וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שִׁמְשׁ֤וֹן אֶל־אָבִיו֙ אוֹתָ֣הּ קַֽח־לִ֔י כִּֽי־הִ֖יא יָשְׁרָ֥ה בְעֵינָֽי׃",
"text": "*wə-yōʾmer lô ʾābîw wə-ʾimmô ha-ʾên bi-bənôt ʾaḥêkā ū-bə-kol-ʿammî ʾiššâ kî-ʾattâ hôlēk lāqaḥat ʾiššâ mi-pəlištîm hā-ʿărēlîm wə-yōʾmer šimšôn ʾel-ʾābîw ʾôtāh qaḥ-lî kî-hîʾ yāšərâ bə-ʿênāy*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction wə- + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*lô*": "preposition lə- + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him",
"*ʾābîw*": "noun masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his father",
"*wə-ʾimmô*": "conjunction wə- + noun feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his mother",
"*ha-ʾên*": "interrogative particle ha- + adverb of negation - is there not?",
"*bi-bənôt*": "preposition bə- + noun feminine plural construct - among daughters of",
"*ʾaḥêkā*": "noun masculine plural with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your brothers",
"*ū-bə-kol*": "conjunction wə- + preposition bə- + noun masculine singular construct - and among all",
"*ʿammî*": "noun masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my people",
"*ʾiššâ*": "noun feminine singular - woman/wife",
"*kî-ʾattâ*": "conjunction kî + pronoun 2nd masculine singular - that you",
"*hôlēk*": "Qal participle masculine singular - going",
"*lāqaḥat*": "Qal infinitive construct - to take",
"*mi-pəlištîm*": "preposition min + proper noun masculine plural - from Philistines",
"*hā-ʿărēlîm*": "definite article + adjective masculine plural - the uncircumcised",
"*ʾel-ʾābîw*": "preposition ʾel + noun masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to his father",
"*ʾôtāh*": "direct object marker with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her",
"*qaḥ-lî*": "Qal imperative masculine singular + preposition lə- with 1st singular suffix - take for me",
"*kî-hîʾ*": "conjunction kî + pronoun 3rd feminine singular - for she",
"*yāšərâ*": "Qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - is right/pleasing",
"*bə-ʿênāy*": "preposition bə- + noun dual construct with 1st singular suffix - in my eyes"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾên*": "there is not/none",
"*hôlēk*": "going/walking",
"*lāqaḥat*": "to take/to get/to marry",
"*ʿărēlîm*": "uncircumcised/foreign",
"*yāšərâ*": "right/pleasing/straight/proper"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Judges.14.4",
"source": "וְאָבִ֨יו וְאִמּ֜וֹ לֹ֣א יָדְע֗וּ כִּ֤י מֵיְהוָה֙ הִ֔יא כִּי־תֹאֲנָ֥ה הֽוּא־מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ מִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וּבָעֵ֣ת הַהִ֔יא פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים מֹשְׁלִ֥ים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃",
"text": "*wə-ʾābîw wə-ʾimmô lōʾ yādəʿû kî mê-YHWH hîʾ kî-tōʾănâ hûʾ-məbaqqēš mi-pəlištîm ū-bā-ʿēt ha-hîʾ pəlištîm mōšəlîm bə-yiśrāʾēl*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ʾābîw*": "conjunction wə- + noun masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his father",
"*wə-ʾimmô*": "conjunction wə- + noun feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his mother",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yādəʿû*": "Qal perfect 3rd common plural - they knew",
"*kî*": "conjunction - that/because",
"*mê-YHWH*": "preposition min + proper noun - from YHWH",
"*hîʾ*": "pronoun 3rd feminine singular - it [was]",
"*kî-tōʾănâ*": "conjunction kî + noun feminine singular - for an occasion",
"*hûʾ-məbaqqēš*": "pronoun 3rd masculine singular + Piel participle masculine singular - he [was] seeking",
"*mi-pəlištîm*": "preposition min + proper noun masculine plural - from Philistines",
"*ū-bā-ʿēt*": "conjunction wə- + preposition bə- + definite article + noun feminine singular - and at the time",
"*ha-hîʾ*": "definite article + pronoun 3rd feminine singular - that",
"*mōšəlîm*": "Qal participle masculine plural - ruling",
"*bə-yiśrāʾēl*": "preposition bə- + proper noun - in Israel"
},
"variants": {
"*yādəʿû*": "they knew/understood",
"*tōʾănâ*": "occasion/opportunity/pretext",
"*məbaqqēš*": "seeking/looking for",
"*mōšəlîm*": "ruling/governing/dominating"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Judges.14.5",
"source": "וַיֵּ֧רֶד שִׁמְשׁ֛וֹן וְאָבִ֥יו וְאִמּ֖וֹ תִּמְנָ֑תָה וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ עַד־כַּרְמֵ֣י תִמְנָ֔תָה וְהִנֵּה֙ כְּפִ֣יר אֲרָי֔וֹת שֹׁאֵ֖ג לִקְרָאתֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*wə-yēred šimšôn wə-ʾābîw wə-ʾimmô timnātâ wə-yābōʾû ʿad-karmê timnātâ wə-hinnēh kəp̄îr ʾărāyôt šōʾēg liqrātô*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yēred*": "conjunction wə- + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and went down",
"*šimšôn*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Samson",
"*wə-ʾābîw*": "conjunction wə- + noun masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his father",
"*wə-ʾimmô*": "conjunction wə- + noun feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his mother",
"*timnātâ*": "proper noun with directional he suffix - to Timnah",
"*wə-yābōʾû*": "conjunction wə- + Qal imperfect 3rd common plural - and they came",
"*ʿad-karmê*": "preposition ʿad + noun masculine plural construct - as far as vineyards of",
"*timnātâ*": "proper noun - Timnah",
"*wə-hinnēh*": "conjunction wə- + demonstrative particle - and behold",
"*kəp̄îr*": "noun masculine singular construct - young lion of",
"*ʾărāyôt*": "noun masculine plural - lions",
"*šōʾēg*": "Qal participle masculine singular - roaring",
"*liqrātô*": "preposition lə- + infinitive construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to meet him"
},
"variants": {
"*yēred*": "went down/descended",
"*yābōʾû*": "they came/arrived/entered",
"*karmê*": "vineyards/orchards",
"*kəp̄îr ʾărāyôt*": "young lion/lion cub",
"*šōʾēg*": "roaring/growling",
"*liqrātô*": "to meet him/against him"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Judges.14.6",
"source": "וַתִּצְלַ֨ח עָלָ֜יו ר֣וּחַ יְהוָ֗ה וַֽיְשַׁסְּעֵ֙הוּ֙ כְּשַׁסַּ֣ע הַגְּדִ֔י וּמְא֖וּמָה אֵ֣ין בְּיָד֑וֹ וְלֹ֤א הִגִּיד֙ לְאָבִ֣יו וּלְאִמּ֔וֹ אֵ֖ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָֽׂה׃",
"text": "*wə-tiṣlaḥ ʿālāyw rûaḥ YHWH wə-yəšassəʿēhû kə-šassaʿ ha-gədî ū-məʾûmâ ʾên bə-yādô wə-lōʾ higgîd lə-ʾābîw ūlə-ʾimmô ʾēt ʾăšer ʿāśâ*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-tiṣlaḥ*": "conjunction wə- + Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and came mightily/rushed",
"*ʿālāyw*": "preposition ʿal + 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon him",
"*rûaḥ*": "noun feminine singular construct - spirit of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - YHWH",
"*wə-yəšassəʿēhû*": "conjunction wə- + Piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he tore him apart",
"*kə-šassaʿ*": "preposition kə- + Piel infinitive construct - as tearing",
"*ha-gədî*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the young goat",
"*ū-məʾûmâ*": "conjunction wə- + noun masculine singular - and nothing",
"*ʾên*": "particle of negation - [was] not",
"*bə-yādô*": "preposition bə- + noun feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his hand",
"*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction wə- + negative particle - and not",
"*higgîd*": "Hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - he told",
"*lə-ʾābîw*": "preposition lə- + noun masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to his father",
"*ūlə-ʾimmô*": "conjunction wə- + preposition lə- + noun feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and to his mother",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/what",
"*ʿāśâ*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he had done"
},
"variants": {
"*tiṣlaḥ*": "came mightily/rushed/seized",
"*rûaḥ*": "spirit/wind/breath",
"*yəšassəʿēhû*": "tore him apart/ripped him",
"*gədî*": "young goat/kid",
"*məʾûmâ*": "anything/nothing",
"*higgîd*": "told/reported/declared"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Judges.14.7",
"source": "וַיֵּ֖רֶד וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר לָאִשָּׁ֑ה וַתִּישַׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֥י שִׁמְשֽׁוֹן׃",
"text": "*wə-yēred wə-yədabbēr lā-ʾiššâ wə-tîšar bə-ʿênê šimšôn*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yēred*": "conjunction wə- + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he went down",
"*wə-yədabbēr*": "conjunction wə- + Piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he spoke",
"*lā-ʾiššâ*": "preposition lə- + definite article + noun feminine singular - to the woman",
"*wə-tîšar*": "conjunction wə- + Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she was pleasing",
"*bə-ʿênê*": "preposition bə- + noun feminine dual construct - in eyes of",
"*šimšôn*": "proper noun masculine singular - Samson"
},
"variants": {
"*yēred*": "went down/descended",
"*yədabbēr*": "spoke/talked/conversed",
"*tîšar*": "was pleasing/was right"
}
}