Berean Standard Bible
Judges 16:23-26
23Now the lordsוְסַרְנֵ֣יve.sar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430gathered togetherנֶֽאֱסְפוּ֙ne.'es.FuH622to offerלִזְבֹּ֧חַliz.Bo.achH2076a greatגָּד֛וֹלga.DolH1419sacrificeזֶֽבַח־ze.vach-H2077to their godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430Dagonלְדָג֥וֹןle.da.GonH1712.They rejoicedוּלְשִׂמְחָ֑הu.le.sim.ChahH8057and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Our godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430has deliveredנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֥וֹןshim.ShonH8123our enemyאוֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃'oy.Vei.nuH341into our handsבְּיָדֵ֔נוּbe.ya.De.nuH3027אֵ֖ת'etH853.”
24And when the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971saw himוַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'UH7200אֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853,they praisedוַֽיְהַלְל֖וּvay.ha.LuH1984אֶת־'et-H853their godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,sayingכִּ֣יkiH3588אָמְר֗וּ'a.me.RuH559: “Our godאֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430has deliveredנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414into our handsבְיָדֵ֙נוּ֙ve.ya.De.nuH3027אֶת־'et-H853our enemyא֣וֹיְבֵ֔נוּ'oy.Ve.nuH341וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853who destroyedמַחֲרִ֣יבma.cha.RivH2717our landאַרְצֵ֔נוּ'ar.Tze.nuH776andוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834multipliedהִרְבָּ֖הhir.BahH7235אֶת־'et-H853our deadחֲלָלֵֽינוּ׃cha.la.Lei.nuH2491.”
25Andוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961while their heartsלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820H3588were merryכְּט֣וֹבke.tovH2895,they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Callקִרְא֥וּkir.'UH7121for Samsonלְשִׁמְשׁ֖וֹןle.shim.ShonH8123to entertainוִישַֽׂחֶק־vi.sa.chek-H7832us.”So they calledוַיִּקְרְא֨וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121Samsonלְשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןle.shim.ShonH8123out of the prisonמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004H615to entertain themוַיְצַחֵק֙ לִפְנֵיהֶ֔םvay.tza.Chek lif.nei.HemH6711H6440.And they stationedוַיַּעֲמִ֥ידוּvai.ya.'a.Mi.duH5975himאוֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996the pillarsהָעַמּוּדִֽים׃ha.'a.mu.DimH5982.
26Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the servantהַנַּ֨עַרha.Na.'arH5288who heldהַמַּחֲזִ֣יקha.ma.cha.ZikH2388his handבְּיָדוֹ֮be.ya.DoH3027, “Leadהַנִּ֣יחָהha.Ni.chahH5117meאוֹתִי֒'o.TiH853where I can feelH3237אֶת־'et-H853the pillarsהָֽעַמֻּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834supportingנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559the templeהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,so I can leanעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וְאֶשָּׁעֵ֖ן'a.lei.Hem ve.'e.sha.'EnH8172H5921against themעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH5921.”
Commentaries on Judges 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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