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Judges 16:11

And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אֵלֶ֔יהָeleyhaamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…אָס֤וֹרasorbindאָסַרverb, qal, infinitive absolute — “bind”, the verb used for emphasisH631to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battlebind, fast, gird, harness, hold, keep, make ready, order, prepare, prison(-er), put in bonds, set in array, tie.יַאַסְר֨וּנִי֙yaasrunibindאָסַרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “bind”, an unfinished actionH631to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battlebind, fast, gird, harness, hold, keep, make ready, order, prepare, prison(-er), put in bonds, set in array, tie.בַּעֲבֹתִ֣יםbaavotimin bandעֲבֹתpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “in band”, the ordinary formH5688something intwined, i.e. a string, wreath or foliageband, cord, rope, thick bough (branch), wreathen (chain).חֲדָשִׁ֔יםchadashimnew thingחָדָשׁadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “new thing”, the ordinary formH2319newfresh, new thing.אֲשֶׁ֛רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…לֹֽאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…נַעֲשָׂ֥הnaasahdoעָשָׂהverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “do”, a completed actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…בָהֶ֖םvaheminבָהֶ֖םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in”inמְלָאכָ֑הmelakhahwork , -manshipמְלָאכָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “work , -manship”, the ordinary formH4399properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)business, [phrase] cattle, [phrase] industrious, occupation, ([phrase] -pied), [phrase] officer, thing (made), use, (manner of) work((-man), -manship).וְחָלִ֥יתִיvechalitiand be grievedחָלָהconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and be grieved”, a completed actionH2470properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering), entreatbeseech, (be) diseased, (put to) grief, be grieved, (be) grievous, infirmity, intreat, lay to, put to pain, [idiom] pray, make prayer, be (fall, make) sick, sore, be sorry, make suit ([idiom] supplication), woman in travail, be (become) we…וְהָיִ֖יתִיvehayitiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and be”, a completed actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.כְּאַחַ֥דkeachadas firstאֶחָדpreposition, adjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, construct — “as first”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,הָאָדָֽםhaadamthe personאָדָםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he said unto her: 'If they only bind me with new ropes wherewith no work hath been done, then shall I become weak, and be as any other man.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said unto her, If they only bind me with new ropes wherewith no work hath been done, then shall I become weak, and be as another man.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he saith unto her, 'If they certainly bind me with thick bands, new ones, by which work hath not been done, then I have been weak, and have been as one of the human race.'

World English Bible

He said to her, “If they only bind me with new ropes with which no work has been done, then I will become weak, and be as another man.”

Darby Translation

And he said to her, If they should bind me fast with new ropes, with which no work has been done, then should I be weak, and be as another man.

Douay-Rheims

And he answered her: If I shall be bound with new ropes, that were never in work, I shall be weak and like other men.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he said unto her: 'If they only bind me with new ropes wherewith no work hath been done, then shall I become weak, and be as any other man.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he said to her, If they should bind me fast with new ropes with which work has not been done, then shall I be weak, and shall be as another man.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτὴν, ἐὰν δεσμεύοντες δήσωσί με ἐν καλωδίοις καινοῖς οἷς οὐκ ἐγένετο ἐν αὐτοῖς ἔργον, καὶ ἀσθενήσω καὶ ἔσομαι ὡς εἶς τῶν ἀνθρώπων.