| cumque molesta ei esset et per multos dies iugiter adhereret, spatium ad quietem non tribuens, |
cum...esset... : cum
+ subjunctive |
| how does Delilah treat Samson now? | |
| defecit anima eius et ad mortem usque lassata est. |
eius = Samson's |
| why does he finally give in to her? | |
| tunc aperiens veritatem rei dixit ad eam "ferrum numquam ascendit super caput meum, |
veritatem rei = veritatem fortitudinis eius aperiens...dixit: participle with main verb |
| what is Samson's secret? | |
| quia nazareus (id est, consecratus Deo) sum de utero matris meae. |
nazareus: Hebrew word, which Jerome glosses (id est...) |
| why has he never shaved his head? | |
| si rasum fuerit caput meum, recedet a me fortitudo mea et deficiam eroque ut ceteri homines." |
rasum fuerit: s.v. rado
recedet...deficiam...ero: future tense verbs |
| what wil happen if his head is shaved? | |
| videns illa quod confessus ei esset omnem animum suum, misit ad principes Philisthinorum |
videns quod: quod
for indirect statement videns...misit: participle plus main verb |
| what does Delilah do when she discovers Samson's secret? | |
| atque mandavit "ascendite adhuc semel! quia nunc mihi aperuit cor suum." |
ascendite: imperative cor suum: neuter accusative |
| what does she tell the Philistines to do? | |
| qui ascenderunt, adsumpta pecunia, quam promiserant, |
qui: relative pronoun at "beginning" of sentence (= "principes ascenderunt") adsumpta pecunia: ablative absolute |
| what do the Philistines bring with them this time? | |
| at illa dormire eum fecit super genua sua et in sinu suo reclinare caput |
illa fecit eum dormire... et [fecit eum] reclinare caput (parallel
structure)
sua...suo: refers back to subject of main verb, fecit (= Dalila)
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| where does Samson fall asleep? | |
| vocavitque tonsorem et rasit septem crines eius |
rasit: s.v. rado |
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what does Delilah do while Samson is sleeping? |
| et coepit abicere eum et a se repellere. |
a se: refers back to subject of main verb, coepit (= Dalila) |
| what does she do when the seven locks of his hair have been shaved off? | |
| statim enim ab eo fortitudo discessit dixitque "Philisthim super te, Samson!" |
enim: postpositive
discessit: s.v. discedo |
| what does Delilah shout? | |
| qui de somno consurgens dixit in animo suo "egrediar, sicut ante feci, et me excutiam!" |
qui: relative
pronoun at "beginning" of sentence (= "Samson dixit") |
| what does Samson think when he wakes up this time? | |
| (nesciens quod Dominus recessisset ab eo) |
quod: quod for indirect statement
introduced by nesciens recessisset: s.v. recedo |
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what did Samson not realize? |
| quem cum adprehendissent Philisthim, statim eruerunt oculos eius |
eum: relative
pronoun at "beginning" of sentence (= "eum adprehendissent") cum adprehendissent: cum + subjunctive |
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what did the Philistines do when they seized Samson? |
| et duxerunt Gazam vinctum catenis et clausum in carcere molere fecerunt |
Gazam: accusative of direction vinctum catenis: Philisthim eum vinxerunt catenis clausum in carcere: Philisthim eum clauserunt in carcere molere: s.v. molo |
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where did they take Samson and what did they force him to do? |
