Hebrew & Greek Bible
Judges 14:15-18
15וַיְהִ֣י׀vay.Hiand it wasH9001H1961בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH9003H3117הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'I<the> seventhH9009H7637וַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH9001H559לְאֵֽשֶׁת־le.'e.shet-to [the] wife ofH9005H802שִׁמְשׁוֹן֙shim.shOnSamsonH8123פַּתִּ֣יpa.TienticeH6601אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אִישֵׁ֗ךְ'i.Shekhhusband yourH376H9022וְיַגֶּד־ve.ya.ged-so may he tellH9002H5046לָ֙נוּ֙la.nuto <the> usH9005H9035אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַ֣חִידָ֔הha.chi.Dahthe riddleH9009H2420פֶּן־pen-lestH6435נִשְׂרֹ֥ףnis.Rofwe should burnH8313אוֹתָ֛ךְ'o.Takh<obj.> youH853H9032וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H9002H853בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house ofH1004אָבִ֖יךְ'a.Vikhfather yourH1H9022בָּאֵ֑שׁba.'Eshwith <the> fireH9003H784הַלְיָרְשֵׁ֕נוּhal.ya.re.She.nu¿ to impoverish usH9008H9005H3423H9035קְרָאתֶ֥םke.ra.Temdid you inviteH7121לָ֖נוּLa.nu<to> <the> usH9005H9035הֲלֹֽא׃ha.Lo'¿ [is it] not [so]H9008H3808
16וַתֵּבְךְּ֩va.te.veKand she weptH9001H1058אֵ֨שֶׁת'E.shet[the] wife ofH802שִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןshim.ShonSamsonH8123עָלָ֗יו'a.Lavover himH5921H9033וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merand she saidH9001H559רַק־rak-onlyH7535שְׂנֵאתַ֙נִי֙se.ne.Ta.niyou hate meH8130H9030וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH9002H3808אֲהַבְתָּ֔נִי'a.hav.Ta.niyou love meH157H9030הַֽחִידָ֥הha.chi.Dahthe riddleH9009H2420חַ֙דְתָּ֙chad.tayou have asked [the] riddleH2330לִבְנֵ֣יliv.Neito [the] sons ofH9005H1121עַמִּ֔י'a.Mipeople myH5971H9020וְלִ֖יve.Liand to <the> meH9002H9005H9030לֹ֣אlo'notH3808הִגַּ֑דְתָּהhi.Gad.tahyou have toldH5046וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559לָ֗הּLahto <the> herH9005H9034הִנֵּ֨הhi.Nehhere!H2009לְאָבִ֧יle.'a.Vito father myH9005H1H9020וּלְאִמִּ֛יu.le.'i.Miand to mother myH9002H9005H517H9020לֹ֥אlo'notH3808הִגַּ֖דְתִּיhi.Gad.tiI have toldH5046וְלָ֥ךְve.Lakhand to <the> [why] youH9002H9005H9032אַגִּֽיד׃'a.Gidwill I tell?H5046
17וַתֵּ֤בְךְּva.Te.vekand she weptH9001H1058עָלָיו֙'a.Lavover himH5921H9033שִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'At[the] sevenH7651הַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.Mimthe daysH9009H3117אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whichH834הָיָ֥הha.Yahit belongedH1961לָהֶ֖םla.Hemto <the> themH9005H9038הַמִּשְׁתֶּ֑הha.mish.Tehthe feastH9009H4960וַיְהִ֣י׀vay.Hiand it wasH9001H1961בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH9003H3117הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'I<the> seventhH9009H7637וַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-and he toldH9001H5046לָהּ֙lahto <the> herH9005H9034כִּ֣יkiforH3588הֱצִיקַ֔תְהוּhe.tzi.Kat.hushe pressed himH6693H9033וַתַּגֵּ֥דva.ta.Gedand she toldH9001H5046הַחִידָ֖הha.chi.Dahthe riddleH9009H2420לִבְנֵ֥יliv.Neito [the] sons ofH9005H1121עַמָּֽהּ׃'a.Mahpeople herH5971H9024
18וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruand they saidH9001H559לוֹ֩loto <the> himH9005H9033אַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.Shei[the] men ofH582הָעִ֜ירha.'Irthe cityH9009H5892בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH9003H3117הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'I<the> seventhH9009H7637בְּטֶ֙רֶם֙be.Te.rem<in> beforeH9003H2962יָבֹ֣אya.Vo'it wentH935הַחַ֔רְסָהha.Char.sahthe sun <towards>H9009H2775H9011מַה־mah-what?H4100מָּת֣וֹקma.Tok[is] sweetH4966מִדְּבַ֔שׁmi.de.Vashmore than honeyH9006H1706וּמֶ֥הu.Mehand what?H9002H4100עַ֖ז'az[is] strongH5794מֵאֲרִ֑יme.'a.Rimore than a lionH9006H738וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559לָהֶ֔םla.Hemto <the> themH9005H9038לוּלֵא֙lu.Le'if notH3884חֲרַשְׁתֶּ֣םcha.rash.Temyou had plowedH2790בְּעֶגְלָתִ֔יbe.'eg.la.Tiwith heifer myH9003H5697H9020לֹ֥אlo'notH3808מְצָאתֶ֖םme.tza.Temyou found outH4672חִידָתִֽי׃chi.da.Tiriddle myH2420H9020
Commentaries on Judges 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
Hebrew & Greek Bible — STEPBible.org / Tyndale House Cambridge — CC BY 4.0
Commentaries