King James Version

Judges 16:4

And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.

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וַֽיְהִי֙vayhiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to 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.אַחֲרֵיachareafterאַחַרpreposition — “after”H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, the…כֵ֔ןkhenas... asכֵּןadverb — “as... as”H3651properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)[phrase] after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, [phrase] (for-) asmuch as yet, [phrase] be (for which) cause, [phrase] following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), [idiom] the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (th…וַיֶּאֱהַ֥בvayeehavand loveאָהַבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and love”, the next action in the storyH157to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)(be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.אִשָּׁ֖הishaheachאִשָּׁהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “each”, the ordinary formH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.בְּנַ֣חַלbenachalin brookנַחַלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in brook”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5158a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)brook, flood, river, stream, valley.שֹׂרֵ֑קsoreqSorekשׂוֹרֵקnoun, proper name — “Sorek”H7796Sorek, a valley in PalestineSorek.וּשְׁמָ֖הּushemahand fameשֵׁםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and fame”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character[phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.דְּלִילָֽהdelilahDelilahדְּלִילָהnoun, proper name — “Delilah”H1807Delilah, a Philistine womanDelilah.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.

Young’s Literal Translation

And it cometh to pass afterwards that he loveth a woman in the valley of Sorek, and her name [is] Delilah,

World English Bible

It came to pass afterward that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.

Darby Translation

And it came to pass afterwards that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.

Douay-Rheims

After this he loved a woman, who dwelt in the valley of Sorec, and she was called Dalila.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And it came to pass after this that he loved a woman in Alsorech, and her name was Dalida.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐγένετο μετὰ τοῦτο, καὶ ἠγάπησε γυναῖκα ἐν Ἀλσωρήχ· καὶ ὄνομα αὐτῇ Δαλιδά.

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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