And it happenedוַיְהִיafter some days,מִיָּמִיםin the daysבִּימֵיof the wheatחִטִּיםharvest,קְצִירthat Samsonוַ שִׁמְשׁוֹןvisitedיִּפְקֹדhis wifeאֶת אִשְׁתּוֹwith a young goat;בִּגְדִי עִזִּיםand he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“I will go inאָבֹאָהtoאֶלmy wifeאִשְׁתִּיin the room.”הֶחָדְרָהButוְher fatherאָבִיהָdid notלֹאlet himנְתָנוֹgo in.לָבוֹא
Judges 15:1
Study it in the app“And it happened after some days, in the days of the wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a young goat; and he said, “I will go in to my wife in the room.” But her father did not let him go in.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 15:1, word by word
- And it happenedיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appears- after some daysיָּמִיםyamim
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yamim” appears- of the wheatחִטִּיםchitim
wheat
Wheat.
Where else “chitim” appears- harvestקְצִירketsir
harvest
To cut and gather ripe grain and fruit; the season for it and what is gathered.
Where else “ketsir” appears- that Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹןshimshon
Samson
Samson, son of Manoah, a Nazirite from birth and judge of Israel for twenty years. The name comes from the word for "sun."
Where else “shimshon” appears- visitedיִּפְקֹדyifkod
attend to
To attend to someone; God comes to help.
Where else “yifkod” appears- his wifeאִשְׁתּisht
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “isht” appears- with a young goatגְדִיgedi
young goat
Young goat, kid.
Where else “gedi” appears- with a young goatעִזִּיםizim
goat
The female of the goat flock, used for milk and hair.
Where else “izim” appears- and he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “I will go inאָבֹאָהavoa
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “avoa” appears- in the roomחָדְרָchadra
inner room
Inner room, private chamber.
Where else “chadra” appears- her fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- let himנְתָנnetan
let
To let something happen.
Where else “netan” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And her father said, “I really thought that you utterly hated her, so I gave her to your companion. Is not her younger sister better than she? Let her be yours, please, instead of her.”