Judges 16:5

“And the lords of the Philistines came up to her and said to her, “Seduce him, and see in what his great strength lies, and by what means we may prevail against him, so that we may bind him to afflict him; and we will give you, each one, eleven hundred pieces of silver.””

Judges 16:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 16:5, word by word

And the lordsסַרְנֵיsarne

lord

One of the five chiefs of the Philistine cities.

Where else “sarne” appears
of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםfelishtim

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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came upיַּעֲלוּyaalu

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

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and saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru

say

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

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“Seduceפַּתִּיpati

entice

To win someone over by trickery.

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and seeרְאִיrei

see

To see with one's eyes.

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his greatגָדוֹלgadol

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

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strengthכֹּחkoch

strength

Ability to do something: bodily strength or power to command.

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we may prevailנוּכַלnuchal

prevail

To come out victorious against someone stronger or greater.

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so that we may bind himאֲסַרְנֻasarnu

bind

To tie with ropes, or yoke animals.

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to afflict himעַנֹּתanot

afflict

To make suffer, oppress.

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will giveנִתַּןnitan

give

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

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each oneאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

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eleven hundredאֶלֶףelef

thousand

One thousand: a large, round number.

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eleven hundredמֵאָהmea

hundred

The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.

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pieces of silverכָּסֶףkasef

money

What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.

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The context

4And it happened after this that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, and her name was Delilah.

5 · This verse (above)

6So Delilah said to Samson, “Tell me, please, in what your great strength lies, and with what you could be bound to afflict you.”

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