And the spiritוַ רוּחַof YHWHיְהוָהcame powerfullyתִּצְלַחupon him,עָלָיוand he tore it apartוַיְשַׁסְּעֵהוּas one tears apartכְּשַׁסַּעa young goat,הַגְּדִיandוּhe had nothingמְאוּמָה אֵיןin his hand;בְּיָדוֹbutוְhe did notלֹאtellהִגִּידhis fatherלְאָבִיוor his motherוּלְאִמּוֹwhatאֵת אֲשֶׁרhe had done.עָשָׂה
Judges 14:6
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Judges 14:6, word by word
- And the spiritרוּחַruach
Spirit of God
The spirit of Elohim or YHWH: his presence and power.
Where else “ruach” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- came powerfullyתִּצְלַחtitslach
come mightily
For YHWH's spirit to come mightily.
Where else “titslach” appears- and he tore it apartיְשַׁסְּעֵyeshase
split
To cleave in two; the divided hoof.
Where else “yeshase” appears- a young goatגְּדִיgedi
young goat
Young goat, kid.
Where else “gedi” appears- he had nothingמְאוּמָהmeuma
anything
Something, anything; with "not", nothing.
Where else “meuma” appears- in his handיָדyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears- tellהִגִּידhigid
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “higid” appears- his fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- or his motherאִמּim
mother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “im” appears- he had doneעָשָׂהasa
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asa” appears
The context
5Samson went down, and his father and his mother, to Timnah, and they came as far as the vineyards of Timnah; and look, a young lion came roaring to meet him.
6 · This verse (above)
7Then he went down and spoke to the woman, and she was right in the eyes of Samson.