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Judges 14:18

And the men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, "What is sweeter than honey, and what is stronger than a lion?" And he said to them, "If you had not plowed with my heifer [milked my wife for information], you would not have solved my riddle."
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וַיֹּאמְרוּ   לוֹ   אַנְשֵׁי   הָעִיר   בַּיּוֹם   הַשְּׁבִיעִי   בְּטֶרֶם   יָבֹא   הַחַרְסָה   מַה   מָּתוֹק   מִדְּבַשׁ   וּמֶה   עַז   מֵאֲרִי   וַיֹּאמֶר   לָהֶם   לוּלֵא   חֲרַשְׁתֶּם   בְּעֶגְלָתִי   לֹא   מְצָאתֶם   חִידָתִי  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ οἱ ἄνδρες τῆς πόλεως ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ἑβδόμῃ πρὸ τοῦ ἀνατεῖλαι τὸν ἥλιον τί γλυκύτερον μέλιτος καὶ τί ἰσχυρότερον λέοντος καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Σαμψων εἰ μὴ ἠροτριάσατε ἐν τῇ δαμάλει μου οὐκ ἂν ἔγνωτε τὸ πρόβλημά μου

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9001
H0559
 וַ (va)
יֹּ֣אמְרוּ (jómervo)
 seq
to say
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p ♂ pl. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine plural

c
Vqw3mp
H9005
H9033
 ל (l)
וֹ֩ (vó)
 to
him
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Rd
Sp3ms
H0582
 אַנְשֵׁ֨י (aneshei)
 human
Noun Noun
♂ pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Ncmpc
H9009
H5892b
 הָ (ha)
עִ֜יר (ir)
 the
city
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Td
Ncbsa
H9003
H3117
 בַּ (ba)
יּ֣וֹם (jvóm)
 in
day
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Rd
Ncbsa
H9009
H7637
 הַ (ha)
שְּׁבִיעִ֗י (shevii)
 the
seventh
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Td
Aobsa
H9003
H2962
 בְּ (be)
טֶ֙רֶם֙ (terem)
 in
before
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 R
Ncbsa
H0935
 יָבֹ֣א (javó)
 to come (in)
Verb Verb
qal 3p ♂ sing. qal third person masculine singular

Vqi3ms
H9009
H2775a
H9011
 הַ (ha)
חַ֔רְסָ (charesa)
ה (h)
 the
sun
to
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Suffix Suffix

 Td
Ncbsa
Sd
H4100
H9014
 מַה (mah-)
־
what?
link
Particle – interrogative Particle (Interrogative)

 Pi
H4966
 מָּת֣וֹק (matvóq)
 sweet
Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Aabsa
H9006
H1706
 מִ (mi)
דְּבַ֔שׁ (devash)
 from
honey
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 R
Ncbsa
H9002
H4100
 וּ (o)
מֶ֥ה (me)
 and
what?
Conj. Conjunktion

Particle – interrogative Particle (Interrogative)

 C
Pi
H5794
 עַ֖ז (az)
 strong
Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Aabsa
H9006
H0738a
 מֵ (me)
אֲרִ֑י (ari)
 from
lion
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 R
Ncbsa
H9001
H0559
 וַ (va)
יֹּ֣אמֶר (jómer)
 seq
to say
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p ♂ sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

c
Vqw3ms
H9005
H9038
 לָ (la)
הֶ֔ם (hem)
 to
them
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ pl. Pronominal third person masculine plural

Rd
Sp3mp
H3884
 לוּלֵא֙ (lole)
 unless
Conj. Conjunktion

 Tc
H2790b
 חֲרַשְׁתֶּ֣ם (charashetem)
 be quiet
Verb Verb
qal qatal ♂ pl. qal qatal second person masculine plural

Vqp2mp
H9003
H5697a
H9020
 בְּ (be)
עֶגְלָתִ֔ (egelati)
י (j)
 in
heifer
my
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♀ sing. gen. feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ sing. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine singular

R
Ncfsc
Sp1bs
H3808
 לֹ֥א (ló)
 not
Particle – negation Particle (Negative)

 Tn
H4672
 מְצָאתֶ֖ם (metzatem)
 to find
Verb Verb
qal qatal ♂ pl. qal qatal second person masculine plural

Vqp2mp
H2420
H9020
H9016
 חִידָתִֽ (chidati)
י (j)
׃
riddle
my
verseEnd
Noun Noun
♀ sing. gen. feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ sing. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine singular

Ncfsc
Sp1bs

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