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Judges 16

Judg. 16:21 KJV (With Strong’s)

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But the Philistines
Plishtiy (Hebrew #6430)
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
KJV usage: Philistine.
Pronounce: pel-ish-tee'
Origin: patrial from 6429
took
'achaz (Hebrew #270)
to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
KJV usage: + be affrighted, bar, (catch, lay, take) hold (back), come upon, fasten, handle, portion, (get, have or take) possess(-ion).
Pronounce: aw-khaz'
Origin: a primitive root
him, and βput out
naqar (Hebrew #5365)
to bore (penetrate, quarry)
KJV usage: dig, pick out, pierce, put (thrust) out.
Pronounce: naw-kar'
Origin: a primitive root
his eyes
`ayin (Hebrew #5869)
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
KJV usage: affliction, outward appearance, + before, + think best, colour, conceit, + be content, countenance, + displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, + favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), X him, + humble, knowledge, look, (+ well), X me, open(-ly), + (not) please, presence, + regard, resemblance, sight, X thee, X them, + think, X us, well, X you(-rselves).
Pronounce: ah'-yin
Origin: probably a primitive word
, and brought him down
yarad (Hebrew #3381)
a primitive root; to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications): --X abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, X indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take down.
Pronounce: yaw-rad'
to Gaza
`Azzah (Hebrew #5804)
strong; Azzah, a place in Palestine
KJV usage: Azzah, Gaza.
Pronounce: az-zaw'
Origin: feminine of 5794
, andf bound
'acar (Hebrew #631)
to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
KJV usage: bind, fast, gird, harness, hold, keep, make ready, order, prepare, prison(-er), put in bonds, set in array, tie.
Pronounce: aw-sar'
Origin: a primitive root
him with fetters of brass
nchosheth (Hebrew #5178)
copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
KJV usage: brasen, brass, chain, copper, fetter (of brass), filthiness, steel.
Pronounce: nekh-o'-sheth
Origin: for 5154
; and he did grind
tachan (Hebrew #2912)
to grind meal; hence, to be a concubine (that being their employment)
KJV usage: grind(-er).
Pronounce: taw-khan'
Origin: a primitive root
in the prison
'acar (Hebrew #631)
to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
KJV usage: bind, fast, gird, harness, hold, keep, make ready, order, prepare, prison(-er), put in bonds, set in array, tie.
Pronounce: aw-sar'
Origin: a primitive root
house
bayith (Hebrew #1004)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
KJV usage: court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, X great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter)house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).
Pronounce: bah'-yith
Origin: probably from 1129 abbreviated
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bored out.
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Jer. 2:19• 19Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord God of hosts. (Jer. 2:19)

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Brass,
Eye,
fetter,
Gaza,
Grinding,
House,
Philistines,
Prison

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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and put out.
Heb. and bored out.
Prov. 5:22• 22His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins. (Prov. 5:22)
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Prov. 14:14• 14The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself. (Prov. 14:14)
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Prov. 2:19• 19None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life. (Prov. 2:19)
bound him.
2 Kings 25:7• 7And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon. (2 Kings 25:7)
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2 Chron. 33:11• 11Wherefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon. (2 Chron. 33:11)
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Psa. 107:10‑12• 10Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;
 11Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:
 12Therefore he brought down their heart with labor; they fell down, and there was none to help. (Psa. 107:10‑12)
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Psa. 149:8• 8To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; (Psa. 149:8)
grind.
Ex. 11:5• 5And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts. (Ex. 11:5)
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Isa. 47:2• 2Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers. (Isa. 47:2)
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Matt. 24:41• 41Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. (Matt. 24:41)
• A condition, alas, worse than sleep! Samson is now only a poor blind slave, the sport of the enemies of Jehovah. (“Samson: Victories: Judges 15” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And the Philistines seized him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gazah, and bound him with fettersb of bronze; and he had to grind in the prison-house.

JND Translation Notes

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b
Or "two chains." the word is dual, and implies fetters or manacles in two parts, or in pairs.