Judges 16:9
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
While the men were hidden in her room, she called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But he snapped the bowstrings like a strand of yarn seared by a flame. So the source of his strength remained unknown.

Young's Literal Translation
And the ambush is abiding with her in an inner chamber, and she saith unto him, ‘Philistines [are] upon thee, Samson;’ and he breaketh the withs as a thread of tow is broken in its smelling fire, and his power hath not been known.

King James Bible
Now [there were] men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines [be] upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.

Hebrew
While the men
וְהָאֹרֵ֗ב (wə·hā·’ō·rêḇ)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 693: To lie in wait

were hidden
יֹשֵׁ֥ב (yō·šêḇ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

in her
לָהּ֙ (lāh)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew

room,
בַּחֶ֔דֶר (ba·ḥe·ḏer)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2315: A chamber, room

she called out,
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (wat·tō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Samson,
שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹן (šim·šō·wn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8123: Samson -- a deliverer of Israel

the Philistines [are]
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֥ים (pə·liš·tîm)
Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia

here!”
עָלֶ֖יךָ (‘ā·le·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

But he snapped
וַיְנַתֵּק֙ (way·nat·têq)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5423: To pull, draw, or tear away, apart, or off

the bowstrings
הַיְתָרִ֔ים (hay·ṯā·rîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3499: An overhanging, an excess, superiority, remainder, a small rope

like
כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר (ka·’ă·šer)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

a strand
פְּתִֽיל־ (pə·ṯîl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6616: Cord, thread

of yarn
הַנְּעֹ֙רֶת֙ (han·nə·‘ō·reṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5296: Something shaken out, tow

breaks
יִנָּתֵ֤ק (yin·nā·ṯêq)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5423: To pull, draw, or tear away, apart, or off

when it touches
בַּהֲרִיח֣וֹ (ba·hă·rî·ḥōw)
Preposition-b | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 7306: Accept, smell, touch, make of quick understanding

the flame.
אֵ֔שׁ (’êš)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 784: A fire

So the source of his strength
כֹּחֽוֹ׃ (kō·ḥōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3581: A small reptile (of unknown species)

remained unknown.
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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