Judges 16:12
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“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.”
זְרוֹעַ
Arm, strength, power. Zerowa. The arm of God is His active power intervening in human history. It is never too short to reach whatever needs reaching.
יָשַׁב
was sitting
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יָשַׁב
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
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עַל
are on/ you
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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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עֲבֹת
ropes
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עֲבֹת
something intwined, i.e. a string, wreath or foliage
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פְּלִשְׁתִּי
the Philistines
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פְּלִשְׁתִּי
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
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דְּלִילָה
Delilah
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דְּלִילָה
Delilah, a Philistine woman
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שִׁמְשׁוֹן
O Samson
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שִׁמְשׁוֹן
Shimshon, an Israelite
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