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Judges 16:5

The lords of the Philistines went to her and said, “Entice him and find out the source of his great strength and how we can overpower him to tie him up and subdue him. Then each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver.”

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ASV

And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.

KJV

And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.

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24 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיַּעֲל֨וּvai.ya.'a.Luand they went upH5927 →
אֵלֶ֜יהָ'e.Lei.hato herH413 →
סַרְנֵ֣יsar.Nei[the] rulers ofH5633 →
פְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430 →
וַיֹּ֨אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruand they saidH559 →
לָ֜הּlahto <the> her
פַּתִּ֣יpa.TienticeH6601 →
אוֹת֗וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853 →
וּרְאִי֙u.re.'Iand seeH7200 →
בַּמֶּה֙ba.Meh<in> how?H4100 →
כֹּח֣וֹko.Cho[is] strength hisH3581 →
גָד֔וֹלga.DolgreatH1419 →
וּבַמֶּה֙u.va.Mehand <in> how?H4100 →
נ֣וּכַלNu.khalwill we prevailH3201 →
ל֔וֹloto <the> him
וַאֲסַרְנֻ֖הוּva.'a.sar.Nu.huand we will bind himH631 →
לְעַנֹּת֑וֹle.'a.no.Toto humble himH6031 →
וַאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙va.'a.Nach.nuand weH587 →
נִתַּן־ni.tan-we will giveH5414 →
לָ֔ךְLakhto <the> you
אִ֕ישׁ'isheachH376 →
אֶ֥לֶף'E.lefone thousandH505 →
וּמֵאָ֖הu.me.'Ahand one hundredH3967 →
כָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefsilverH3701 →

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Joshua 13:3All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites, from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites;Judges 14:15So on the fourth day they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband to explain the riddle to us, or we will burn you and your father’s household to death. Did you invite us here to rob us?”1 Timothy 6:9–10Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.Job 31:9If my heart has been enticed by my neighbor’s wife, or I have lurked at his door,1 Corinthians 6:15–18Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never!Judges 16:18When Delilah realized that he had revealed to her all that was in his heart, she sent this message to the lords of the Philistines: “Come up once more, for he has revealed to me all that is in his heart.” Then the lords of the Philistines came to her, bringing the money in their hands.Proverbs 7:21–27With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him.Proverbs 6:24–26to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.Judges 17:2said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse—I have the silver here with me; I took it.” Then his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the LORD!”Matthew 26:15and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver.Proverbs 2:16–19It will rescue you from the forbidden woman, from the stranger with seductive wordsNumbers 22:17–18for I will honor you richly and do whatever you say. So please come and put a curse on this people for me!’”Proverbs 5:3–11Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil,Judges 3:3the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath.Micah 7:3Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.1 Samuel 29:6So Achish summoned David and told him, “As surely as the LORD lives, you have been upright in my sight, and it seems right that you should march in and out with me in the army, because I have found no fault in you from the day you came to me until this day. But you have no favor in the sight of the leaders.Genesis 33:16So that day Esau started on his way back to Seir,1 Samuel 6:16And when the five rulers of the Philistines saw this, they returned to Ekron that same day.

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Samson and Delilah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Samson and Delilah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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