New American Standard Bible 1995
Judges 16:23-26
23Now the lordsוְסַרְנֵ֣יve.sar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430assembledנֶֽאֱסְפוּ֙ne.'es.FuH622to offerלִזְבֹּ֧חַliz.Bo.achH2076a greatגָּד֛וֹלga.DolH1419sacrificeזֶֽבַח־ze.vach-H2077toDagonלְדָג֥וֹןle.da.GonH1712their godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,and to rejoiceוּלְשִׂמְחָ֑הu.le.sim.ChahH8057,for they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Our godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430has givenנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֥וֹןshim.ShonH8123our enemyH340into our handsבְּיָדֵ֔נוּbe.ya.De.nuH3027.”
24When the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971sawוַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'UH7200him,they praisedוַֽיְהַלְל֖וּvay.ha.LuH1984their godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,for they saidאָמְר֗וּ'a.me.RuH559, “Our godאֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430has givenנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414our enemyH340into our handsבְיָדֵ֙נוּ֙ve.ya.De.nuH3027,Even the destroyerמַחֲרִ֣יבma.cha.RivH2717of our countryאַרְצֵ֔נוּ'ar.Tze.nuH776,Whoוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834has slainחֲלָלֵֽינוּ׃cha.la.Lei.nuH2491manyהִרְבָּ֖הhir.BahH7235of us.”
25It so happenedוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961whenthey were in highכְּט֣וֹבke.tovH2895spiritsלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820,that they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Callקִרְא֥וּkir.'UH7121for Samsonלְשִׁמְשׁ֖וֹןle.shim.ShonH8123,that he may amuseוִישַֽׂחֶק־vi.sa.chek-H7832us.” So they calledוַיִּקְרְא֨וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121for Samsonלְשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןle.shim.ShonH8123from the prisonמִבֵּ֣ית הָאֲסוּרִ֗יםmi.Beit ha.'a.si.rimH1004H631, and heentertainedוַיְצַחֵק֙ לִפְנֵיהֶ֔םvay.tza.Chek lif.nei.HemH6711H6440them. And they made him standוַיַּעֲמִ֥ידוּvai.ya.'a.Mi.duH5975betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996the pillarsהָעַמּוּדִֽים׃ha.'a.mu.DimH5982.
26Then Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the boyהַנַּ֨עַרha.Na.'arH5288who was holdingהַמַּחֲזִ֣יקha.ma.cha.ZikH2388his handבְּיָדוֹ֮be.ya.DoH3027, “Let me feelוַהֲמִשֵׁ֙נִי֙va.hei.mi.she.niH4184the pillarsהָֽעַמֻּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982on whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004restsנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559,that I may leanוְאֶשָּׁעֵ֖ןve.'e.sha.'EnH8172againstH5921them.”
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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