The Meaning of Judges 16:15 Explained

Judges 16:15

KJV: And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.

YLT: And she saith unto him, 'How dost thou say, I have loved thee, and thy heart is not with me? these three times thou hast played upon me, and hast not declared to me wherein thy great power is.'

Darby: And she said to him, "How can you say, 'I love you,' when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times, and you have not told me wherein your great strength lies."

ASV: And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thy heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Judges 16:15?

MEANING: What does Judges 16:15 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Judges 16:15 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Judges 16:15?

What is the context of Judges 16:15?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart [is] not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength [lieth].

What does Judges 16:15 Mean?

Context Summary

Judges 16:15-31 - Dying With The Philistines

It may be that the razor has already severed your union with Christ. If we abide not in living union with Him, we are cast out as branches from the vine, and wither. This is bad enough, but it is still worse when we are not aware of it. See Hosea 7:9. Some of our greatest spiritual experiences may be like sunrise or sunset. "There is no speech nor language; their voice is not heard," but the effect, for good or ill, soon shows itself.

We may be blind and captive, yet for us also the hair that was cut may begin to grow again. The old faith and love, the old consecration and surrender, the old power with God and man may come again. Do not turn away from Him, penitent soul, for God is willing to take you back again into the secret of His power. "He hateth putting away," Malachi 2:16; Isaiah 50:1. Out of your sorrowful heart, send up Samson's prayer! But do not ask to be strengthened only this once. God will do it not for once, but for many times, if only you will trust Him absolutely, 2 Kings 13:19. And do not ask to die; believe that life shall again become bright, strong and victorious [source]

Chapter Summary: Judges 16

¹ Samson at Gaza escapes, and carries away the gates of the city
⁴ Delilah corrupted by the Philistines, entices Samson
⁶ Thrice she is deceived
¹⁵ At last she overcomes him
²¹ The Philistines take him, and put out his eyes
²² His strength renewing, he pulls down the house upon the Philistines and dies

What do the individual words in Judges 16:15 mean?

And she said to him how can you say I love you and when your heart [is] not with me this [is] three times You have mocked me and not have told me what [is] your strength great

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו אֵ֚יךְ תֹּאמַ֣ר אֲהַבְתִּ֔יךְ וְלִבְּךָ֖ אֵ֣ין אִתִּ֑י זֶ֣ה שָׁלֹ֤שׁ פְּעָמִים֙ הֵתַ֣לְתָּ בִּ֔י וְלֹא־ הִגַּ֣דְתָּ לִּ֔י בַּמֶּ֖ה כֹּחֲךָ֥ גָדֽוֹל

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר	And she said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֵלָ֗יו	to him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
אֵ֚יךְ	how
Parse: Interjection Root: אֵיךְ Sense: how? interj.
תֹּאמַ֣ר	can you say
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֲהַבְתִּ֔יךְ	I love you
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular, second person feminine singular Root: אָהַב Sense: to love.
וְלִבְּךָ֖	and when your heart [is]
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: לֵב Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding.
אִתִּ֑י	with me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular Root: אֵת Sense: with, near, together with.
זֶ֣ה	this [is]
Parse: Pronoun, masculine singular Root: זֶה Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.
שָׁלֹ֤שׁ	three
Parse: Number, feminine singular Root: מִשְׁלֹשׁ Sense: three, triad.
פְּעָמִים֙	times
Parse: Noun, feminine plural Root: פַּעַם Sense: stroke, beat, foot, step, anvil, occurrence.
הֵתַ֣לְתָּ	You have mocked
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, second person masculine singular Root: הָתַל Sense: (Piel) to mock, deceive.
בִּ֔י	me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
וְלֹא־	and not
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
הִגַּ֣דְתָּ	have told
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, second person masculine singular Root: נָגַד Sense: to be conspicuous, tell, make known.
לִּ֔י	me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
בַּמֶּ֖ה	what [is]
Parse: Preposition-b, Interrogative Root: לָמָּה Sense: what, how, of what kind.
כֹּחֲךָ֥	your strength
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: כֹּחַ Sense: strength, power, might.
גָדֽוֹל	great
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: גָּבֹול Sense: great.

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