Judges 16:12

Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like a thread.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Delilah	דְּלִילָה֩ de.li.Lah	H1807	Delilah · proper noun, a woman's name
took	וַתִּקַּ֣ח va.ti.Kach	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
new	חֲדָשִׁ֜ים cha.da.Shim	H2319	new · adjective, masculine plural absolute
ropes	עֲבֹתִ֨ים 'a.vo.Tim	H5688	something intwined · noun, common masculine plural absolute
bound	וַתַּאַסְרֵ֣הוּ va.ta.'as.Re.hu	H631	to yoke or hitch · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
said	וַתֹּ֤אמֶר va.To.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּ֤ים pe.lish.Tim	H6430	a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth · noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
Samson	שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן shim.Shon	H8123	Shimshon · proper noun, a man's name
wait	וְהָאֹרֵ֖ב ve.ha.'o.Rev	H693	to lurk · conjunction + definite article + verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
abiding	יֹשֵׁ֣ב yo.Shev	H3427	properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
chamber	בֶּחָ֑דֶר be.Cha.der	H2315	an apartment (usually literal) · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
brake	וַֽיְנַתְּקֵ֛ם vay.na.te.Kem	H5423	to tear off · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
arms	זְרֹעֹתָ֖יו ze.ro.'o.Tav	H2220	the arm (as stretched out) · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
thread	כַּחֽוּט ka.Chut	H2339	a string · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 16:4-17

The burnt child dreads the fire; yet Samson, that has more than the strength of a man, in this comes short of the wisdom of a child; for, though he had been more than once brought into the highest degree of mischief and danger by the love of women and lusting after them, yet he would not take warning, but is here again taken in the same snare, and this third time pays for all. Solomon seems to refer especially to this story of Samson when, in his caution against uncleanness, he gives this account of a whorish woman (Pro 7:26), that she hath cast down many wounded, yea, many strong men have been slain by her; and (Pro 6:26) that the adulteress will hunt for the precious life. This bad woman,…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 16:12

new ropes--It is not said of what material they were formed; but from their being dried, it is probable they were of twigs, like the former. The Hebrew intimates that they were twisted, and of a thick, strong description.

John Gill on Judges 16:12

Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith,.... Tried this experiment with him, according to his directions, being very desirous of getting the sum of money offered her: and said unto him, the Philistines be upon thee, Samson: using the same words, and with the same view as she had done before, Judges 16:9. (and there were liers in wait abiding the chamber); as before, ready upon occasion to rush in upon him, as soon as any notice was given them: and he brake them from off his arms like a thread; as easily as a thread of linen can be snapped asunder.

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 16:4-21

Samson and Delilah. - Jdg 16:4. After this successful act, Samson gave himself up once more to his sensual lusts. He fell in love with a woman in the valley of Sorek, named Delilah (i.e., the weak or pining one), to whose snares he eventually succumbed. With reference to the valley of Sorek, Eusebius affirms in the Onom. (s. v. Σωρήχ), that there was a village called Βαρήχ (l. Καφὰρ σωρήχ according to Jerome) near Zorea, and ἐν ὁρίοις (l. βορείοις according to Jerome, who has ad septentrionalem plagam); and also (s. v. Σωρήκ) that this place was near to Eshtaol. Consequently the Sorek valley would have to be sought for somewhere in the neighbourhood of Samson's birthplace (Jdg 13:1)…

Dictionary and topics

Delilah — Languishing, a Philistine woman who dwelt in the valley of Sorek (Judg. 16:4-20). She was bribed by the “lords of the Philistines” to obtain from Samson the secret of his strength and the means of…
Delilah, Or Delilah — (languishing) a woman who dwelt in the valley Of Sorek, beloved by Samson. (Judges 16:4-18) There seems to be little doubt that she was a Philistine courtesan. [SAMS0N] (B.C. 1141.)
Conspiracy · . — .
Deception · . — .
Delilah · Sam — Sam
Friends · . — .
Samson · Philistines to overcome him — Philistines to overcome him

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 16:4-17

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 16:12

John Gill on Judges 16:12

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 16:4-21

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 16:4-17

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 16:12

John Gill on Judges 16:12

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 16:4-21

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Rashi on Judges 16:11