Judges 14:17
She wept the whole seven days of the feast, and finally on the seventh day, because she had pressed him so much, he told her the answer. And in turn she explained the riddle to her people.
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ASV
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 pressed him sore; and she told the riddle to the children of her people.
KJV
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.
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19 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַתֵּ֤בְךְּ | va.Te.vek | and she wept | H1058 → |
| עָלָיו֙ | 'a.Lav | over him | H5921 → |
| שִׁבְעַ֣ת | shiv.'At | [the] seven | H7651 → |
| הַיָּמִ֔ים | hai.ya.Mim | the days | H3117 → |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a.Sher- | which | H834 → |
| הָיָ֥ה | ha.Yah | it belonged | H1961 → |
| לָהֶ֖ם | la.Hem | to <the> them | |
| הַמִּשְׁתֶּ֑ה | ha.mish.Teh | the feast | H4960 → |
| וַיְהִ֣י׀ | vay.Hi | and it was | H1961 → |
| בַּיּ֣וֹם | bai.Yom | on the day | H3117 → |
| הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י | ha.she.vi.'I | <the> seventh | H7637 → |
| וַיַּגֶּד־ | vai.ya.ged- | and he told | H5046 → |
| לָהּ֙ | lah | to <the> her | |
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| הֱצִיקַ֔תְהוּ | he.tzi.Kat.hu | she pressed him | H6693 → |
| וַתַּגֵּ֥ד | va.ta.Ged | and she told | H5046 → |
| הַחִידָ֖ה | ha.chi.Dah | the riddle | H2420 → |
| לִבְנֵ֥י | liv.Nei | to [the] sons of | H1121 → |
| עַמָּֽהּ׃ | 'a.Mah | people her | H5971 → |
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