הַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 הַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙

   ham-mish-TE

   the feast
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 שִׁבְעַ֨ת יְמֵ֤י הַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙

   shiv-AT ye-ME ham-mish-TE

   seven {of} days of the feast
3. clause🔊 אִם־הַגֵּ֣ד תַּגִּידוּ֩ אוֹתָ֨הּ לִ֜י שִׁבְעַ֨ת יְמֵ֤י הַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙ וּמְצָאתֶ֔ם וְנָתַתִּ֤י לָכֶם֙ שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים סְדִינִ֔ים וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים חֲלִפֹ֥ת בְּגָדִֽים׃

   im-ha-GED ta-GI-du o-TA LI shiv-AT ye-ME ham-mish-TE u-me-tsa-TEM ve-na-TAT-ti la-KHEM she-lo-SHIM se-di-NIM u-she-lo-SHIM kha-li-FOT be-ga-DIM

   if telling you tell it to me seven {of} days of the feast and you find {it} out then I will give to you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothes
4. sentence🔊 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן אָחֽוּדָה־נָּ֥א לָכֶ֖ם חִידָ֑ה אִם־הַגֵּ֣ד תַּגִּידוּ֩ אוֹתָ֨הּ לִ֜י שִׁבְעַ֨ת יְמֵ֤י הַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙ וּמְצָאתֶ֔ם וְנָתַתִּ֤י לָכֶם֙ שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים סְדִינִ֔ים וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים חֲלִפֹ֥ת בְּגָדִֽים׃

   va-yo-MER la-HEM shim-sHON a-khu-DA-na la-KHEM khi-DA im-ha-GED ta-GI-du o-TA LI shiv-AT ye-ME ham-mish-TE u-me-tsa-TEM ve-na-TAT-ti la-KHEM she-lo-SHIM se-di-NIM u-she-lo-SHIM kha-li-FOT be-ga-DIM

   and he said to them Samson let me now propose to you a riddle if telling you tell it to me seven {of} days of the feast and you find {it} out then I will give to you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothes

Exegesis

The construct chain shivʿat yemē ha-mishteh {שִׁבְעַת יְמֵי הַמִּשְׁתֶּה | shiv-ʿat ye-mē ha-mish-tēh} establishes the temporal window. The Qal perfects u-məṣātem and wə-nāṭaṯî link the condition to the reward. Vav-chaining and direct discourse pace the passage from challenge to promised gift, reflecting an ancient contest convention.

Root and etymology

sh-t-h🔊 שׁ-תּ-הshin–tav–heh

“banquet”

• 🔊 שָׁתָהšāṯāhe drankGenesis 9:21