Judges 16:14

“And she fastened it with the pin and said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And he awoke from his sleep and pulled out the pin of the loom and the warp.”

Judges 16:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 16:14, word by word

And she fastened itתִּתְקַעtitka

drive in

To drive in a peg or nail something firmly.

Where else “titka” appears
with the pinיָּתֵדyated

pin

A pin of the loom that holds the weaving in place.

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and saidתֹּאמֶרtomer

say

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

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“The Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיםpelishtim

Philistines

Philistines: a people that settled on the south-west coast of Canaan and was Israel's enemy in the days of the judges and of David.

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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."

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And he awokeיִּיקַץyikats

wake up

Wake up, awake.

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from his sleepשְּׁנָתshenat

sleep

Sleep.

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and pulled outיִּסַּעyisa

pull up

To pull something out of where it was fixed, like stakes, stones or gates.

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of the loomאֶרֶגereg

loom

The wooden frame on which cloth is made.

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and the warpמַּסָּכֶתmasachet

warp

Warp: the threads stretched lengthwise on the loom to weave the cloth.

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The context

13And Delilah said to Samson, “Until now you have deceived me and told me lies. Tell me with what you could be bound.” And he said to her, “If you weave the seven locks of my head with the warp…”

14 · This verse (above)

15And she said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when your heart is not with me? These three times you have deceived me and have not told me in what your great strength lies.”

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