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Judges 16:12

Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like a thread.

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וַתִּקַּ֣חvatiqachand takeלָקַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and take”, the next action in the storyH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.דְּלִילָה֩delilahDelilahדְּלִילָהnoun, proper name — “Delilah”H1807Delilah, a Philistine womanDelilah.עֲבֹתִ֨יםavotimbandעֲבֹתnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “band”, the ordinary formH5688something intwined, i.e. a string, wreath or foliageband, cord, rope, thick bough (branch), wreathen (chain).חֲדָשִׁ֜יםchadashimnew thingחָדָשׁadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “new thing”, the ordinary formH2319newfresh, new thing.וַתַּאַסְרֵ֣הוּvataasrehvand bindאָסַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bind”, the next action in the storyH631to 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.בָהֶ֗םvaheminבָהֶ֗םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in”inוַתֹּ֤אמֶרvatomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, 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…אֵלָיו֙elayvamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, 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).פְּלִשְׁתִּ֤יםpelishtimPhilistineפְּלִשְׁתִּיnoun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “Philistine”, the ordinary formH6430a Pelishtite or inhabitant of PeleshethPhilistine.עָלֶ֨יךָ֙aleykhaaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshimshonSamsonשִׁמְשׁוֹןnoun, proper name — “Samson”H8123Shimshon, an IsraeliteSamson.וְהָאֹרֵ֖בvehaorevand the ambushאָרַבconjunction, definite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and the ambush”, a verb used as a describing wordH693to lurk(lie in) ambush(-ment), lay (lie in) wait.יֹשֵׁ֣בyoshevdwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, participle, absolute — “dwell”, a verb used as a describing wordH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…בֶּחָ֑דֶרbechaderin inner) chamberחֶדֶרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in inner) chamber”, the ordinary formH2315an apartment (usually literal)((bed) inner) chamber, innermost(-ward) part, parlour, [phrase] south, [idiom] within.וַֽיְנַתְּקֵ֛םvaynatqemand breakנָתַקconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and break”, the next action in the storyH5423to tear offbreak (off), burst, draw (away), lift up, pluck (away, off), pull (out), root out.מֵעַ֥לmealfrom aboveעַלpreposition, preposition — “from above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…זְרֹעֹתָ֖יוzerootayvarmזְרוֹעַnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “arm”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2220the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, forcearm, [phrase] help, mighty, power, shoulder, strength.כַּחֽוּטkachutas cordחוּטpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as cord”, the ordinary formH2339a string; by implication, a measuring tapecord, fillet, line, thread.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

So Delilah took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him: 'The Philistines are upon thee, Samson.' And the liers-in-wait were abiding in the inner chamber. And he broke them from off his arms like a thread.

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American Standard Version (1901)

So Delilah took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And the liers-in-wait were abiding in the inner chamber. And he brake them off his arms like a thread.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Delilah taketh thick bands, new ones, and bindeth him with them, and saith unto him, 'Philistines [are] upon thee, Samson;' and the ambush is abiding in an inner chamber, and he breaketh them from off his arms as a thread.

World English Bible

So Delilah took new ropes and bound him with them, then said to him, “The Philistines are on you, Samson!” The ambush was waiting in the inner room. He broke them off his arms like a thread.

Darby Translation

And Delilah took new ropes, and bound him with them, and said to him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson! Now there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber. And he broke them from off his arms like a thread.

Douay-Rheims

Dalila bound him again with these, and cried out: The Philistines are upon thee, Samson, there being an ambush prepared for him in the chamber. But he broke the bands like threads of webs.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Dalida took new ropes, and bound him with them, and the liers in wait came out of the chamber, and she said, The Philistines are upon thee, Sampson: and he broke them off his arms like a thread.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔλαβε Δαλιδὰ καλώδια καινὰ, καὶ ἔδησεν αὐτὸν ἐν αὐτοῖς, καὶ τὰ ἔνεδρα ἐξῆλθεν ἐκ τοῦ ταμείου· καὶ εἶπεν, ἀλλόφυλοι ἐπὶ σὲ Σαμψών· καὶ διέσπασεν αὐτὰ ἀπὸ βραχιόνων αὐτοῦ ὡσεὶ σπαρτίον.