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Then the Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza and bound him with bronze chains, and he was a grinder in the prison.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Then the Philistines inhab. of Philistia Adjective H6430 פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים fe·lish·tim,
seized to grasp, take hold, take possession Verb H270 וַיֹּאחֲז֣וּהוּ vai·yo·cha·zu·hu
him and gouged to bore, pick, dig Verb H5365 וַֽיְנַקְּר֖וּ vay·nak·ke·ru
out his eyes; an eye Noun H5869 עֵינָ֑יו ei·nav;
and they brought him down to come or go down, descend Verb H3381 וַיֹּורִ֨ידוּ vai·yo·v·ri·du
to Gaza a Philistine city Noun H5804 עַזָּ֗תָה az·za·tah
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and bound to tie, bind, imprison Verb H631 וַיַּאַסְר֙וּהוּ֙ vai·ya·'as·ru·hu
him with bronze chains, copper, bronze Noun H5178 בַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִם ban·chush·ta·yim,
and he was a grinder to grind Verb H2912 טֹוחֵ֖ן to·v·chen
in the prison. a house Noun H1004 בְּבֵ֥ית be·veit

Locations

Gaza

GAZAga'-za (`azzah, "strong"; Septuagint Gaza; Arabic Ghazzeh):One of the five chief towns of Philistia and probably the oldest, situated near the coast in lat. 31 degrees 30' and about 40 miles South of Jaffa. It is on a hill rising 60 to 200 ft. above the plain, with sand dunes between it and the sea, which is about 2 1/2 miles distant. The plain around is... View Details

Put

PUTput (puT; Phoud, in Genesis and Chronicles, variant for Genesis Phout, for Chronicles, Phouth):1. Renderings:In consequence of the identification at the time, the prophets have "Libya" (Libues), except Nab 3:9, where the Greek renders the word as phuge, "flight." The Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) has "Phut," "Phuth," and in the Prophets "Li... View Details

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Put

a son of Ham, also his desc. and their land

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Then the Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza and bound him with bronze chains, and he was a grinder in the prison.
King James Bible Then But the Philistines seized him took him, and gouged put out his eyes; eyes, and they brought him down to Gaza Gaza, and bound him with bronze chains, fetters of brass; and he was a grinder did grind in the prison.prison house.
Hebrew Greek English Then the Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza and bound him with bronze chains, and he was a grinder in the prison.