Revised Literal Translation
Judges 16:23-26
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.
25And it came to pass, when their heartsלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820were merryH2896,that they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Callקִרְא֥וּkir.'UH7121for Samsonלְשִׁמְשׁ֖וֹןle.shim.ShonH8123,that he may make us sportוִישַֽׂחֶק־vi.sa.chek-H7832.And they calledוַיִּקְרְא֨וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121for Samsonלְשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןle.shim.ShonH8123out of the prisonהָאֲסוּרִ֗יםha.'a.si.rimH631houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004;and he made themלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.HemH6440sportוַיְצַחֵק֙vay.tza.ChekH6711:and they setוַיַּעֲמִ֥ידוּvai.ya.'a.Mi.duH5975him between the pillarsהָעַמּוּדִֽים׃ha.'a.mu.DimH5982.
26And Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the ladהַנַּ֨עַרha.Na.'arH5288that heldהַמַּחֲזִ֣יקha.ma.cha.ZikH2388him by the handבְּיָדוֹ֮be.ya.DoH3027,SufferH3240me that I may feelוַהֲמִשֵׁ֙נִי֙va.hei.mi.she.niH3237H4184the pillarsהָֽעַמֻּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982whereupon the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004standethנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559,that I may leanוְאֶשָּׁעֵ֖ןve.'e.sha.'EnH8172upon them.
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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