Study it in the app“And they said to him, “No, but we will surely bind you and give you into their hand, but we will certainly not put you to death.” So they bound him with two new ropes and brought him up from the crag.”
And they saidוַיֹּאמְרוּto him,לוֹ“No,לֹאbutכִּיwe will surely bind youאָסֹר נֶאֱסָרְךָand give youוּנְתַנּוּךָinto their hand,בְיָדָםbutוְwe will certainly notהָמֵת לֹאput you to death.”נְמִיתֶךָSo they bound himוַיַּאַסְרֻהוּwith twoבִּשְׁנַיִםnewחֲדָשִׁיםropesעֲבֹתִיםand brought him upוַיַּעֲלוּהוּfromמִןthe crag.הַסָּלַע
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appearsbind
To tie with ropes, or yoke animals.
Where else “asor” appearshand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “netanu” appearspower
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yada” appearsdie
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “hamet” appearstwo
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shenayim” appearsnew
New.
Where else “chadashim” appearscord
A cord braided of several strands, or bonds with which one ties.
Where else “avotim” appearsbring up
To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".
Where else “yaalu” appearscrag
A great mountain stone, a place of refuge.
Where else “sala” appears12And they said to him, “To bind you we have come down, to give you into the hand of the Philistines.” And Samson said to them, “Swear to me that you will not attack me.”
13 · This verse (above)
14He came as far as Lehi, and the Philistines shouted in triumph to meet him. And the spirit of YHWH came powerfully upon him, and the ropes that were on his arms became like flax that has burned in fire, and his bonds melted from off his hands.
