וַיַּעֲלוּ־לָ֞הּ סַרְנֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים שִׁבְעָ֛ה יְתָרִ֥ים לַחִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־חֹרָ֑בוּ וַתַּאַסְרֵ֖הוּ בָּהֶֽם׃
And the chiefs of the Pelishtim brought up to her seven fresh cords that had not been dried, and she bound him with them.
Morphology
- וַיַּעֲלוּ־לָ֞הּ (vayyaʿalu-lah) – Root: עלה (ʿalah); Form: Hifil wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect) 3rd person masculine plural with 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “And they brought up to her”; Notes: Indicates an action performed for Delilah.
- סַרְנֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים (sarnei Pelištim) – Root: סרנים (sarnim) + פלשתים (Pelištim); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct + proper noun; Translation: “the chiefs of the Pelishtim”; Notes: Refers to Philistine rulers.
- שִׁבְעָ֛ה (shivʿah) – Root: שבע (shevaʿ); Form: Numeral, masculine singular; Translation: “seven”; Notes: Specifies quantity.
- יְתָרִ֥ים (yetarim) – Root: יתר (yeter); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “cords”; Notes: Objects used for binding.
- לַחִ֖ים (laḥim) – Root: לח (laḥ); Form: Adjective, masculine plural; Translation: “fresh”; Notes: Describes the state of the cords.
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר (ʾasher) – Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “that”; Notes: Introduces description of the cords.
- לֹא־חֹרָ֑בוּ (lo-ḥoravu) – Root: חרב (ḥarab); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person plural; Translation: “had not been dried”; Notes: Negation of past action.
- וַתַּאַסְרֵ֖הוּ (vattaʾasrehu) – Root: אסר (ʾasar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect) 3rd person feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “and she bound him”; Notes: Refers to Delilah binding Shimshon.
- בָּהֶֽם׃ (bahem) – Root: ב (be) + הם (hem); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “with them”; Notes: Refers to the seven cords.