Revised Literal Translation

Judges 16:23-24

23Then the lordsוְסַרְנֵ֣יve.sar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430gathered them togetherנֶֽאֱסְפוּ֙ne.'es.FuH622for to offerלִזְבֹּ֧חַliz.Bo.achH2076a greatגָּד֛וֹלga.DolH1419sacrificeזֶֽבַח־ze.vach-H2077unto Dagonלְדָג֥וֹןle.da.GonH1712their godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,and to rejoiceוּלְשִׂמְחָ֑הu.le.sim.ChahH8057:for they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Our godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430hath deliveredנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֥וֹןshim.ShonH8123our enemyאוֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃'oy.Vei.nuH341into our handבְּיָדֵ֔נוּbe.ya.De.nuH3027.

24And when 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.nuH430hath deliveredנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414into our handsבְיָדֵ֙נוּ֙ve.ya.De.nuH3027our enemyא֣וֹיְבֵ֔נוּ'oy.Ve.nuH341,and the destroyerמַחֲרִ֣יבma.cha.RivH2717of our countryאַרְצֵ֔נוּ'ar.Tze.nuH776,which slewחֲלָלֵֽינוּ׃cha.la.Lei.nuH2491manyהִרְבָּ֖הhir.BahH7235of us.

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