Judges 15:2

“And 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.””

Judges 15:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 15:2, word by word

And her fatherאָבִיavi

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

Where else “avi” appears
saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “yomer” appears
you utterlyשָׂנֹאsano

hate

To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.

Where else “sano” appears
so I gave herאֶתְּנֶetne

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “etne” appears
to your companionמֵרֵעֶmeree

friend, adviser

Trusted friend, adviser.

Where else “meree” appears
youngerקְּטַנָּהketana

youngest

The youngest son or daughter of the family, the last one born.

Where else “ketana” appears
sisterאֲחֹתָachota

sister

A woman who has the same parents as another person, or belongs to their family.

Where else “achota” appears
betterטוֹבָהtova

better

Worth more or more profitable than something it is compared with.

Where else “tova” appears
Let her beתְּהִיtehi

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “tehi” appears

The context

1And 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.

2 · This verse (above)

3And Samson said to them, “This time I am innocent toward the Philistines, when I do them harm.”

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