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Judges 14:7

And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.

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וַיֵּ֖רֶדvayeredand bring downיָרַדconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bring down”, the next action in the storyH3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)[idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take…וַיְדַבֵּ֣רvaydaberand speakדָבַרconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and speak”, the next action in the storyH1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueanswer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.לָאִשָּׁ֑הlaishahto eachאִשָּׁהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to each”, the ordinary formH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.וַתִּישַׁ֖רvatisharand be rightיָשַׁרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and be right”, the next action in the storyH3474to be straight or even; figuratively, to be (causatively, to make) right, pleasant, prosperousdirect, fit, seem good (meet), [phrase] please (will), be (esteem, go) right (on), bring (look, make, take the) straight (way), be upright(-ly).בְּעֵינֵ֥יbeeynein eye , , -sightעַיִןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, dual, construct — “in eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…שִׁמְשֽׁוֹןshimshonSamsonשִׁמְשׁוֹןnoun, proper name — “Samson”H8123Shimshon, an IsraeliteSamson.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he went down, and talked with the woman, and she pleased Samson well.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he goeth down and speaketh to the woman, and she is right in the eyes of Samson;

World English Bible

He went down and talked with the woman, and she pleased Samson well.

Darby Translation

And he went down and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.

Douay-Rheims

And he went down and spoke to the woman that had pleased his eyes.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they went down and spoke to the woman, and she was pleasing in the eyes of Sampson.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ κατέβησαν καὶ ἐλάλησαν τῇ γυναικὶ, καὶ ηὐθύνθη ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς Σαμψών.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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