New American Standard Bible 2020
Judges 16:23-30
23Now the governorsוְסַרְנֵ֣יve.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 celebrateוּלְשִׂמְחָ֑הu.le.sim.ChahH8057,for they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Our godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430has handedבְּיָדֵ֔נוּbe.ya.De.nuH5414H3027Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֥וֹןshim.ShonH8123our enemyH340overH5414to us.”
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 handedבְיָדֵ֙נוּ֙ve.ya.De.nuH5414H3027our enemyH340overH5414to us,Even the destroyerמַחֲרִ֣יבma.cha.RivH2717of our countryאַרְצֵ֔נוּ'ar.Tze.nuH776,Whoוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834has killedחֲלָלֵֽינוּ׃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, “Letהַנִּ֣יחָהha.Ni.chahH5117me feelוַהֲמִשֵׁ֙נִי֙va.hei.mi.she.niH4184the pillarsהָֽעַמֻּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982on whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004restsנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559,so that I may leanוְאֶשָּׁעֵ֖ןve.'e.sha.'EnH8172againstH5921them.”
27Now the houseוְהַבַּ֗יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004was fullמָלֵ֤אma.Le'H4390of menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376and womenוְהַנָּשִׁ֔יםve.ha.na.ShimH802,and allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the governorsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430were thereוְשָׁ֕מָּהve.Sha.mahH8033.And about threeכִּשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתkish.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505menH376and womenוְאִשָּׁ֔הve.'i.ShahH802were on the roofהַגָּ֗גha.GagH1406lookingהָרֹאִ֖יםha.ro.'ImH7200on while Samsonשִׁמְשֽׁוֹן׃shim.ShonH8123was entertainingבִּשְׂח֥וֹקbis.ChokH7832them.
28Then Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֛וֹןshim.ShonH8123calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to the LordH3068and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068,pleaseנָא֩na'H4994rememberזָכְרֵ֣נִיza.khe.Re.niH2142me and pleaseנָ֜אna'H4994strengthenוְחַזְּקֵ֨נִיve.cha.ze.Ke.niH2388me justאַ֣ךְ'akhH389thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088timeהַפַּ֤עַםha.Pa.'amH6471,O Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,that I may at onceאַחַ֛ת'a.ChatH259take vengeanceוְאִנָּקְמָ֧הve.'i.na.ke.MahH5358on the Philistinesמִפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃mi.pe.lish.TimH6430for my twoמִשְּׁתֵ֥יmi.she.TeiH8147eyesעֵינַ֖י'ei.NaiH5869.”
29Then Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןshim.ShonH8123graspedוַיִּלְפֹּ֨תvai.yil.PotH3943the twoשְׁנֵ֣י׀she.NeiH8147middleהַתָּ֗וֶךְha.Ta.vekhH8432pillarsעַמּוּדֵ֣י'a.mu.DeiH5982on whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004restedנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559,and bracedוַיִּסָּמֵ֖ךְvai.yi.sa.MekhH5564himself againstH5921them, the oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259with his rightבִּימִינ֖וֹbi.mi.NoH3225handH3225and the otherוְאֶחָ֥דve.'e.ChadH259with his leftבִּשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃bis.mo.LoH8040.
30And Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֗וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Letme dieתָּמ֣וֹתta.MotH4191with the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּים֒pe.lish.TimH6430!”And he pushedH5186outwardsH5186powerfullyבְּכֹ֔חַbe.Kho.achH3581,so that the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004fellוַיִּפֹּ֤לvai.yi.PolH5307on the governorsהַסְּרָנִ֔יםha.se.ra.NimH5633and allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were in it. And the deadהַמֵּתִים֙ha.me.TimH4191whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he killedהֵמִ֣יתhe.MitH4191at his deathבְּמוֹת֔וֹbe.mo.ToH4194were moreרַבִּ֕יםra.BimH7227thanH4480those whomמֵאֲשֶׁ֥רme.'a.SherH834he killedהֵמִ֖יתhe.MitH4191during his lifetimeH2425.
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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