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participle <BR> 1b1) lamenting <BR> 1b2) bewailing">1058</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1058.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1058 -- Occurrence 33 of 116">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַתֵּבְךְּ֩<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vattevek_1058.htm" title="vat·te·veK: wept -- Occurrence 3 of 7.">wat-tê-ḇək</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">And wept</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 802: 1) woman, wife, female <BR> 1a) woman (opposite of man) <BR> 1b) wife (woman married to a man)<BR> 1c) female (of animals) <BR> 1d) each, every (pronoun)">802</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 802 -- Occurrence 360 of 781">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֵ֨שֶׁת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/eshet_802.htm" title="'E·shet: wife -- Occurrence 50 of 97.">’ê-šeṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">wife</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular construct">N-fsc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8123.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8123: Samson = 'like the sun'<BR> 1) a Danite, son of Manoah, a Nazarite for life, and a judge of Israel for 20 years">8123</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8123.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8123 -- Occurrence 9 of 38">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">שִׁמְשׁ֜וֹן<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/shimshon_8123.htm" title="shim·Shon: Samson's -- Occurrence 9 of 35.">šim-šō-wn</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of Samson</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep<BR> 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against <BR> 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards <BR> 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) <BR> 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) <BR> 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) <BR> 1e) over (of suspension or extension) <BR> 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) <BR> 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) <BR> 1h) to (as a dative) <BR> conj <BR> 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although">5921</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5921 -- Occurrence 1702 of 5778">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">עָלָ֗יו<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/alav_5921.htm" title="'a·Lav,: before -- Occurrence 168 of 403.">‘ā-lāw,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">on him</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition :: third person masculine singular">Prep | 3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 559: 1) to say, speak, utter <BR> 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called <BR> 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly <BR> 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch">559</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 559 -- Occurrence 1672 of 5308">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vattomer_559.htm" title="vat·To·mer: and said -- Occurrence 77 of 199.">wat-tō-mer</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and said</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7535.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7535: 1) only, altogether, surely <BR> 1a) only <BR> 1b) only, nought but, altogether (in limitation) <BR> 1c) save, except (after a negative) <BR> 1d) only, altogether, surely (with an affirmative) <BR> 1e) if only, provided only (prefixed for emphasis) <BR> 1f) only, exclusively (for emphasis)">7535</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7535.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7535 -- Occurrence 60 of 109">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">רַק־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/rak_7535.htm" title="rak-: but -- Occurrence 57 of 106.">raq-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">only</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8130.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8130: 1) to hate, be hateful <BR> 1a) (Qal) to hate <BR> 1a1) of man <BR> 1a2) of God <BR> 1a3) hater, one hating, enemy (participle) (subst) <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be hated <BR> 1c) (Piel) hater (participle) <BR> 1c1) of persons, nations, God, wisdom">8130</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8130.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8130 -- Occurrence 38 of 147">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">שְׂנֵאתַ֙נִי֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/senetani_8130.htm" title="se·ne·Ta·ni: hate -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">śə-nê-ṯa-nî</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">You hate me</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular :: first person common singular">V-Qal-Perf-2ms | 1cs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no <BR> 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) <BR> 1b) not (with modifier-negation) <BR> 1c) nothing (subst) <BR> 1d) without (with particle) <BR> 1e) before (of time)">3808</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3808 -- Occurrence 1542 of 5184">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְלֹ֣א<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/velo_3808.htm" title="ve·Lo: not -- Occurrence 426 of 1589.">wə-lō</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and not</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Adverb - Negative particle">Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 157: 1) to love <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) human love for another, includes family, and sexual <BR> 1a2) human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom <BR> 1a3) human love for or to God <BR> 1a4) act of being a friend <BR> 1a4a) lover (participle) <BR> 1a4b) friend (participle) <BR> 1a5) God's love toward man <BR> 1a5a) to individual men <BR> 1a5b) to people Israel <BR> 1a5c) to righteousness <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) lovely (participle) <BR> 1b2) loveable (participle) <BR> 1c) (Piel) <BR> 1c1) friends <BR> 1c2) lovers (fig. of adulterers) <BR> 2) to like">157</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_157.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 157 -- Occurrence 45 of 209">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֲהַבְתָּ֔נִי<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ahavtani_157.htm" title="'a·hav·Ta·ni,: love -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">’ă-haḇ-tā-nî,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">You do love me</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular :: first person common singular">V-Qal-Perf-2ms | 1cs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2420.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2420: 1) riddle, difficult question, parable, enigmatic saying or question, perplexing saying or question <BR> 1a) riddle (dark obscure utterance) <BR> 1b) riddle, enigma (to be guessed) <BR> 1c) perplexing questions (difficult) <BR> 1d) double dealing (with 'havin')">2420</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2420.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2420 -- Occurrence 6 of 17">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַֽחִידָ֥ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hachidah_2420.htm" title="ha·chi·Dah: A riddle -- Occurrence 3 of 5.">ha-ḥî-ḏāh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">a riddle</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - feminine singular">Art | N-fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2330.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2330: 1) (Qal) to propose a riddle, propound a riddle">2330</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2330.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2330 -- Occurrence 3 of 4">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">חַ֙דְתָּ֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/chadta_2330.htm" title="chad·ta: have propounded -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">ḥaḏ-tā</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">You have posed</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular">V-Qal-Perf-2ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group <BR> 1a) son, male child <BR> 1b) grandson <BR> 1c) children (pl. - male and female) <BR> 1d) youth, young men (pl.) <BR> 1e) young (of animals) <BR> 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] <BR> 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) <BR> 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) <BR> 1i) a member of a guild, order, class">1121</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1121 -- Occurrence 1883 of 4932">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לִבְנֵ֣י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/livnei_1121.htm" title="liv·Nei: to the sons -- Occurrence 104 of 188.">liḇ-nê</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to the sons</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Noun - masculine plural construct">Prep-l | N-mpc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5971: 1) nation, people <BR> 1a) people, nation <BR> 1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men <BR> 2) kinsman, kindred">5971</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5971 -- Occurrence 562 of 1868">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">עַמִּ֔י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ammi_5971.htm" title="'am·Mi,: of my people -- Occurrence 21 of 181.">‘am-mî,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of my people</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct :: first person common singular">N-msc | 1cs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"> </span> </td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְלִ֖י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm" title="ve·Li">wə-lî</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">but to me</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos">Conjunctive waw :: Preposition :: first person common singular Conj-w | Prep | 1cs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no <BR> 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) <BR> 1b) not (with modifier-negation) <BR> 1c) nothing (subst) <BR> 1d) without (with particle) <BR> 1e) before (of time)">3808</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3808 -- Occurrence 1543 of 5184">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לֹ֣א<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/lo_3808.htm" title="lo: not -- Occurrence 1066 of 3269.">lō</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">not</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adverb - Negative particle">Adv-NegPrt</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5046: 1) to be conspicuous, tell, make known <BR> 1a) (Hiphil) to tell, declare <BR> 1a1) to tell, announce, report <BR> 1a2) to declare, make known, expound <BR> 1a3) to inform of <BR> 1a4) to publish, declare, proclaim <BR> 1a5) to avow, acknowledge, confess <BR> 1a5a) messenger (participle) <BR> 1b) (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported">5046</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5046 -- Occurrence 77 of 370">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הִגַּ֑דְתָּה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/higgadtah_5046.htm" title="hig·Gad·tah;: told -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">hig-gaḏ-tāh;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">you have explained [it]</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular">V-Hifil-Perf-2ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 559: 1) to say, speak, utter <BR> 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called <BR> 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly <BR> 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch">559</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 559 -- Occurrence 1673 of 5308">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַיֹּ֣אמֶר<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vaiyomer_559.htm" title="vai·Yo·mer: said -- Occurrence 731 of 1948.">way-yō-mer</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and he said</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"> </span> </td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לָ֗הּ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm" title="Lah,">lāh,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to her</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition :: third person feminine singular">Prep | 3fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2009: 1) behold, lo, see, if">2009</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2009 -- Occurrence 254 of 841">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הִנֵּ֨ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hinneh_2009.htm" title="hin·Neh: to her Behold -- Occurrence 97 of 448.">hin-nêh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Look</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Interjection">Interjection</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1: 1) father of an individual <BR> 2) of God as father of his people <BR> 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan <BR> 4) ancestor <BR> 4a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person <BR> 4b) of people <BR> 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art <BR> 6) of producer, generator (fig.) <BR> 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) <BR> 8) term of respect and honour <BR> 9) ruler or chief (spec.)">1</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1 -- Occurrence 484 of 1212">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לְאָבִ֧י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/leavi_1.htm" title="le·'a·Vi: my father -- Occurrence 3 of 5.">lə-’ā-ḇî</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to my father</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Noun - masculine singular construct :: first person common singular">Prep-l | N-msc | 1cs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 517: 1) mother <BR> 1a) of humans <BR> 1b) of Deborah's relationship to the people (fig.) <BR> 1c) of animals <BR> 2) point of departure or division">517</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 517 -- Occurrence 79 of 220">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וּלְאִמִּ֛י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/uleimmi_517.htm" title="u·le·'im·Mi: mother -- Occurrence 1 of 2.">ū-lə-’im-mî</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">or my mother</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l :: Noun - feminine singular construct :: first person common singular">Conj-w, Prep-l | N-fsc | 1cs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no <BR> 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) <BR> 1b) not (with modifier-negation) <BR> 1c) nothing (subst) <BR> 1d) without (with particle) <BR> 1e) before (of time)">3808</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3808 -- Occurrence 1544 of 5184">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לֹ֥א<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/lo_3808.htm" title="lo: have not -- Occurrence 1067 of 3269.">lō</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">not</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adverb - Negative particle">Adv-NegPrt</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5046: 1) to be conspicuous, tell, make known <BR> 1a) (Hiphil) to tell, declare <BR> 1a1) to tell, announce, report <BR> 1a2) to declare, make known, expound <BR> 1a3) to inform of <BR> 1a4) to publish, declare, proclaim <BR> 1a5) to avow, acknowledge, confess <BR> 1a5a) messenger (participle) <BR> 1b) (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported">5046</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5046 -- Occurrence 78 of 370">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הִגַּ֖דְתִּי<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/higgadti_5046.htm" title="hig·Gad·ti: told -- Occurrence 3 of 9.">hig-gaḏ-tî</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">I have explained [it]</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular">V-Hifil-Perf-1cs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"> </span> </td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְלָ֥ךְ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm" title="ve·Lach">wə-lāḵ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">so to you</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos">Conjunctive waw :: Preposition :: second person feminine singular Conj-w | Prep | 2fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5046: 1) to be conspicuous, tell, make known <BR> 1a) (Hiphil) to tell, declare <BR> 1a1) to tell, announce, report <BR> 1a2) to declare, make known, expound <BR> 1a3) to inform of <BR> 1a4) to publish, declare, proclaim <BR> 1a5) to avow, acknowledge, confess <BR> 1a5a) messenger (participle) <BR> 1b) (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported">5046</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5046 -- Occurrence 79 of 370">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אַגִּֽיד׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/aggid_5046.htm" title="'ag·Gid.: tell -- Occurrence 1 of 13.">’ag-gîḏ.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">should I explain [it]</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular">V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 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title="shim·sho·vn: Samson's -- 8123: a deliverer of Isr.">שִׁמְשֹׁ֜ון</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5921.htm" title="a·lav: before -- 5921: upon, above, over">עָלָ֗יו</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/559.htm" title="vat·to·mer: and said -- 559: to utter, say">וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7535.htm" title="rak-: but -- 7535: but, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless">רַק־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8130.htm" title="se·ne·ta·ni: hate -- 8130: to hate">שְׂנֵאתַ֙נִי֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3808.htm" title="ve·lo: not -- 3808: not">וְלֹ֣א</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/157.htm" title="a·hav·ta·ni,: love -- 157: to love">אֲהַבְתָּ֔נִי</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2420.htm" title="ha·chi·dah: A riddle -- 2420: a riddle, an enigmatic, perplexing saying or question">הַֽחִידָ֥ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2330.htm" title="chad·ta: have propounded -- 2330: to propound a riddle">חַ֙דְתָּ֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1121.htm" title="liv·nei: to the sons -- 1121: son">לִבְנֵ֣י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5971.htm" title="am·mi,: of my people -- 5971: people">עַמִּ֔י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com" title="ve·li">וְלִ֖י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3808.htm" title="lo: not -- 3808: not">לֹ֣א</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5046.htm" title="hig·gad·tah;: told -- 5046: to be conspicuous">הִגַּ֑דְתָּה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/559.htm" title="vai·yo·mer: said -- 559: to utter, say">וַיֹּ֣אמֶר</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com" title="lah">לָ֗הּ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2009.htm" title="hin·neh: to her Behold -- 2009: lo! behold!">הִנֵּ֨ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1.htm" title="le·'a·vi: my father -- 1: father">לְאָבִ֧י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/517.htm" title="u·le·'im·mi: mother -- 517: a mother">וּלְאִמִּ֛י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3808.htm" title="lo: have not -- 3808: not">לֹ֥א</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5046.htm" title="hig·gad·ti: told -- 5046: to be conspicuous">הִגַּ֖דְתִּי</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com" title="ve·lach">וְלָ֥ךְ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5046.htm" title="ag·gid.: tell -- 5046: to be conspicuous">אַגִּֽיד׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/judges/14.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8123.htm" title="Shimshown (shim-shone') -- Samson">And Samson's</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/802.htm" title="'ishshah (ish-shaw') -- (adulter)ess, each, every, female, X many, + none, one, + together, wife, woman">wife</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1058.htm" title="bakah (baw-kaw') -- X at all, bewail, complain, make lamentation, X more, mourn, X sore, X with tears, weep">wept</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/559.htm" title="'amar (aw-mar') -- answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge">before him and said</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8130.htm" title="sane' (saw-nay') -- enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, X utterly">Thou dost but hate</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/157.htm" title="'ahab (aw-hab') -- (be-)love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend">me and lovest</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2330.htm" title="chuwd (khood) -- put forth">me not thou hast put forth</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2420.htm" title="chiydah (khee-daw') -- dark saying (sentence, speech), hard question, proverb, riddle">a riddle</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1121.htm" title="ben (bane) -- + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth">unto the children</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5971.htm" title="am (am) -- folk, men, nation, people">of my people</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5046.htm" title="nagad (naw-gad') -- bewray, X certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, messenger, plainly, profess">and hast not told</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/559.htm" title="'amar (aw-mar') -- answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge">it me And he said</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5046.htm" title="nagad (naw-gad') -- bewray, X certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, messenger, plainly, profess">unto her Behold I have not told</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1.htm" title="'ab (awb) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), X patrimony, principal">it my father</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/517.htm" title="'em (ame) -- dam, mother, X parting">nor my mother</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5046.htm" title="nagad (naw-gad') -- bewray, X certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, messenger, plainly, profess">and shall I tell it thee</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/judges/14.htm">שופטים 14:16 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">וַתֵּבְךְּ֩ אֵ֨שֶׁת שִׁמְשֹׁ֜ון עָלָ֗יו וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ רַק־שְׂנֵאתַ֙נִי֙ וְלֹ֣א אֲהַבְתָּ֔נִי הַֽחִידָ֥ה חַ֙דְתָּ֙ לִבְנֵ֣י עַמִּ֔י וְלִ֖י לֹ֣א הִגַּ֑דְתָּה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָ֗הּ הִנֵּ֨ה לְאָבִ֧י וּלְאִמִּ֛י לֹ֥א הִגַּ֖דְתִּי וְלָ֥ךְ אַגִּֽיד׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/judges/14.htm">שופטים 14:16 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">ותבך אשת שמשון עליו ותאמר רק־שנאתני ולא אהבתני החידה חדת לבני עמי ולי לא הגדתה ויאמר לה הנה לאבי ולאמי לא הגדתי ולך אגיד׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/judges/14.htm">שופטים 14:16 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">ותבך אשת שמשון עליו ותאמר רק־שנאתני ולא אהבתני החידה חדת לבני עמי ולי לא הגדתה ויאמר לה הנה לאבי ולאמי לא הגדתי ולך אגיד׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/judges/14.htm">שופטים 14:16 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">ותבך אשת שמשון עליו ותאמר רק שנאתני ולא אהבתני החידה חדת לבני עמי ולי לא הגדתה ויאמר לה הנה לאבי ולאמי לא הגדתי ולך אגיד׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/judges/14-16.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/14.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />Samson's wife wept before him and said, "You only hate me, and you do not love me; you have propounded a riddle to the sons of my people, and have not told it to me." And he said to her, "Behold, I have not told it to my father or mother; so should I tell you?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Samson's wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told <i>it</i> me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told <i>it</i> my father nor my mother, and shall I tell <i>it</i> thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Samson's wife came to him, weeping, and said, "You hate me and don't love me! You told my people the riddle, but haven't explained it to me."" Look," he said, "I haven't even explained it to my father or mother, so why should I explain it to you?" <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">thou dost</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/judges/16-15.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Judges 16:15</span> And she said to him, How can you say, I love you, when your heart …</a></p><p class="hdg">I have not</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/2-24.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 2:24</span> Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/judges/14-16.htm">Judges 14:16</a> • <a href="/niv/judges/14-16.htm">Judges 14:16 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/judges/14-16.htm">Judges 14:16 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/judges/14-16.htm">Judges 14:16 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/judges/14-16.htm">Judges 14:16 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/judges/14-16.htm">Judges 14:16 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/14-16.htm">Judges 14:16 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/14-16.htm">Judges 14:16 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/14-16.htm">Judges 14:16 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/judges/14-16.htm">Judges 14:16 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/judges/14-16.htm">Judges 14:16 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../judges/14-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Judges 14:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Judges 14:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../judges/14-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Judges 14:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Judges 14:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>