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Judges 16:8

Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.

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וַיַּעֲלוּvayaalvand ascend upעָלָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and ascend up”, the next action in the storyH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…לָ֞הּlahtoלָ֞הּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to”toסַרְנֵ֣יsarnelordסֶרֶןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5633an axle; figuratively, a peerlord, plate.פְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfelishtimPhilistineפְּלִשְׁתִּיnoun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “Philistine”, the ordinary formH6430a Pelishtite or inhabitant of PeleshethPhilistine.שִׁבְעָ֛הshivahsevenשֶׁבַעadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “seven”, the ordinary formH7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number([phrase] by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare H7658 (שִׁבְעָנָה).יְתָרִ֥יםyetarimcordיֶתֶרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “cord”, the ordinary formH3499properly, an overhanging, i.e. (by implication) an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope (as hanging free)[phrase] abundant, cord, exceeding, excellancy(-ent), what they leave, that hath left, plentifully, remnant, residue, rest, string, with.לַחִ֖יםlachimgreenלַחadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “green”, the ordinary formH3892fresh, i.e. unused or undriedgreen, moist.אֲשֶׁ֣רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, 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,…לֹאlono , -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…חֹרָ֑בוּchoravvdesolateחָרַבverb, pual, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “desolate”, a completed actionH2717to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, killdecay, (be) desolate, destroy(-er), (be) dry (up), slay, [idiom] surely, (lay, lie, make) waste.וַתַּאַסְרֵ֖הוּvataasrehvand 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.בָּהֶֽםbaheminבָּהֶֽםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in”in

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven fresh bowstrings which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withes which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the princes of the Philistines bring up to her seven green withs which have not been dried, and she bindeth him with them.

World English Bible

Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green cords which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.

Darby Translation

Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven fresh cords which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.

Douay-Rheims

And the princes of the Philistines brought unto her seven cords, such is he spoke of, with which she bound him;

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven fresh bowstrings which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the princes of the Philistines brought to her seven moist cords that had not been spoiled, and she bound him with them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀνήνεγκαν αὐτῇ οἱ ἄρχοντες τῶν ἀλλοφύλων ἑπτὰ νευρὰς ὑγρὰς μὴ διεφθαρμένας, καὶ ἔδησεν αὐτὸν ἐν αὐταῖς.