Verse 4

{ "verseID": "Judges.15.4", "source": "וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן וַיִּלְכֹּ֖ד שְׁלֹשׁ־מֵא֣וֹת שׁוּעָלִ֑ים וַיִּקַּ֣ח לַפִּדִ֗ים וַיֶּ֤פֶן זָנָב֙ אֶל־זָנָ֔ב וַיָּ֨שֶׂם לַפִּ֥יד אֶחָ֛ד בֵּין־שְׁנֵ֥י הַזְּנָב֖וֹת בַּתָּֽוֶךְ׃", "text": "And *wayyēleḵ* *šimšôn* and *wayyilkōd* *šəlōš*-*mēʾôt* *šûʿālîm* and *wayyiqqaḥ* *lappîdîm* and *wayyepen* *zānāb* to *ʾel*-*zānāb* and *wayyāśem* *lappîd* *ʾeḥād* between *bên*-*šənê* the *hazzənābôt* in the *battāweḵ*.", "grammar": { "*wayyēleḵ*": "conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went", "*šimšôn*": "proper noun - Samson", "*wayyilkōd*": "conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he caught", "*šəlōš*": "feminine numeral construct - three", "*mēʾôt*": "feminine plural noun - hundreds", "*šûʿālîm*": "masculine plural noun - foxes/jackals", "*wayyiqqaḥ*": "conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he took", "*lappîdîm*": "masculine plural noun - torches", "*wayyepen*": "conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he turned", "*zānāb*": "masculine singular noun - tail", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to", "*wayyāśem*": "conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he placed", "*lappîd*": "masculine singular noun - torch", "*ʾeḥād*": "numeral, masculine singular - one", "*bên*": "preposition - between", "*šənê*": "numeral, masculine dual construct - two of", "*hazzənābôt*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the tails", "*battāweḵ*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - in the middle" }, "variants": { "*šûʿālîm*": "foxes/jackals", "*lappîdîm*": "torches/firebrands/flames", "*wayyepen*": "and he turned/and he joined/and he faced" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 63:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Psalms.63.10", "source": "וְהֵ֗מָּה לְ֭שׁוֹאָה יְבַקְשׁ֣וּ נַפְשִׁ֑י יָ֝בֹ֗אוּ בְּֽתַחְתִּיּ֥וֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "And *hēmmāh* to *šōʾāh* *yəbaqšū* *napšî* *yābōʾū* into *taḥtiyyōt* *hāʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*wəhēmmāh*": "conjunction + personal pronoun, 3rd masculine plural - and they", "*ləšōʾāh*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - to destruction", "*yəbaqšū*": "verb, Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they seek", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my soul", "*yābōʾū*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will enter/go", "*bətaḥtiyyōt*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural construct - into lowest parts of", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the earth" }, "variants": { "*šōʾāh*": "destruction/ruin/desolation", "*yəbaqšū*": "they seek/they search for/they try to destroy", "*napšî*": "my soul/my life/myself", "*taḥtiyyōt*": "lowest parts/depths/nether regions" } }
  • Song 2:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Song of Songs.2.15", "source": "אֶֽחֱזוּ־לָ֙נוּ֙ שֽׁוּעָלִ֔ים שֽׁוּעָלִ֥ים קְטַנִּ֖ים מְחַבְּלִ֣ים כְּרָמִ֑ים וּכְרָמֵ֖ינוּ סְמָדַֽר׃", "text": "*ʾeḥĕzû*-to-us *šûʿālîm* *šûʿālîm* *qəṭannîm* *məḥabbəlîm* *kərāmîm* and-*kərāmênû* *səmādar*", "grammar": { "*ʾeḥĕzû*": "2nd person masculine plural imperative qal verb with suffix *lānû* - catch for us", "*šûʿālîm*": "masculine plural noun - foxes/jackals (repeated for emphasis)", "*qəṭannîm*": "masculine plural adjective - small/little", "*məḥabbəlîm*": "masculine plural participle piel - ruining/destroying", "*kərāmîm*": "masculine plural noun - vineyards", "*kərāmênû*": "masculine plural noun with 1st person plural suffix and conjunction - and our vineyards", "*səmādar*": "masculine singular noun - blossom/flower" }, "variants": { "*šûʿālîm*": "foxes/jackals", "*məḥabbəlîm*": "ruining/destroying/spoiling", "*səmādar*": "in blossom/having tender grapes/flowering" } }
  • Lam 5:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Lamentations.5.18", "source": "עַ֤ל הַר־צִיּוֹן֙ שֶׁשָּׁמֵ֔ם שׁוּעָלִ֖ים הִלְּכוּ־בֽוֹ׃", "text": "For *har*-*ṣîyôn* that-*šāmēm*, *šûʿālîm* *hilləḵû*-in-it", "grammar": { "*har*": "noun masculine singular construct - mountain of", "*ṣîyôn*": "proper noun - Zion", "*šāmēm*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - it lies desolate", "*šûʿālîm*": "noun masculine plural - foxes", "*hilləḵû*": "piel perfect 3rd common plural - they walk about" }, "variants": { "*har*": "mountain/hill/mount", "*šāmēm*": "it lies desolate/is deserted/is made desolate", "*šûʿālîm*": "foxes/jackals (wild animals inhabiting ruins)", "*hilləḵû*": "they walk about/prowl/wander" } }