Judges 14:17
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay sore upon him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people.”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
שֶׁבַע
the seven
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שֶׁבַע
seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
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עַל
over/ him
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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עַם
people/ her
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עַם
People, nation, folk. Am. You are My people and I am your God. This mutual belonging is the heart of the covenant.
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צוּק
she pressed/ him
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צוּק
to compress, i.e. (figuratively) oppress, distress
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