New American Standard Bible 1995
Judges 16:7-9
7Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “Ifאִם־'im-H518they bindיַאַסְרֻ֗נִיya.'as.Ru.niH631me with sevenבְּשִׁבְעָ֛הbe.shiv.'AhH7651freshלַחִ֖יםla.ChimH3892cordsיְתָרִ֥יםye.ta.RimH3499that have not been driedחֹרָ֑בוּcho.Ra.vuH2717,then I will becomeH2470weakוְחָלִ֥יתִיve.cha.Li.tiH2470and be like anyכְּאַחַ֥דke.'a.ChadH259othermanהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120.”
8Then the lordsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430broughtוַיַּעֲלוּ־vai.ya.'a.lu-H5927up to her sevenשִׁבְעָ֛הshiv.'AhH7651freshלַחִ֖יםla.ChimH3892cordsיְתָרִ֥יםye.ta.RimH3499that had not been driedחֹרָ֑בוּcho.Ra.vuH2717,and she boundוַתַּאַסְרֵ֖הוּva.ta.'as.Re.huH631him with them.
9Now she hadיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427menlyingH693in waitH693in an innerH2315roomH2315.And she saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, “The Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֥יםpe.lish.TimH6430are upon you, Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֑וֹןshim.ShonH8123!”But he snappedוַיְנַתֵּק֙vay.na.TekH5423the cordsהַיְתָרִ֔יםhay.ta.RimH3499as a stringפְּתִֽיל־pe.til-H6616of towהַנְּעֹ֙רֶת֙ha.ne.'O.retH5296snapsיִנָּתֵ֤קyi.na.TekH5423when ittouchesH7381fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784.So his strengthכֹּחֽוֹ׃ko.ChoH3581was not discoveredנוֹדַ֖עno.Da'H3045.
Commentaries on Judges 16
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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