Revised Literal Translation

Judges 16:23-30

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.niH3237 H4184the pillarsהָֽעַמֻּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982whereupon the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004standethנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559,that I may leanוְאֶשָּׁעֵ֖ןve.'e.sha.'EnH8172upon them.

27Now the houseוְהַבַּ֗יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004was fullמָלֵ֤אma.Le'H4390of menהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582and womenוְהַנָּשִׁ֔יםve.ha.na.ShimH802;and all the lordsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430were there; and there wereupon the roofהַגָּ֗גha.GagH1406about threeכִּשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתkish.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376and womenוְאִשָּׁ֔הve.'i.ShahH802,that beheldהָרֹאִ֖יםha.ro.'ImH7200while Samsonשִׁמְשֽׁוֹן׃shim.ShonH8123made sportבִּשְׂח֥וֹקbis.ChokH7832.

28And Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֛וֹןshim.ShonH8123calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121unto Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיֱהֹוִ֡הYah.wehH3069,rememberזָכְרֵ֣נִיza.khe.Re.niH2142me, I pray thee, and strengthenוְחַזְּקֵ֨נִיve.cha.ze.Ke.niH2388me, I pray thee, only this onceהַפַּ֤עַםha.Pa.'amH6471,O Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,that I may be at onceאַחַ֛ת'a.ChatH259avengedוְאִנָּקְמָ֧ה נְקַם־ve.'i.na.ke.Mah ne.kam-H5359 H5358of the Philistinesמִפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃mi.pe.lish.TimH6430for my twoמִשְּׁתֵ֥יmi.she.TeiH8147eyesעֵינַ֖י'ei.NaiH5869.

29And Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןshim.ShonH8123took holdוַיִּלְפֹּ֨תvai.yil.PotH3943of the twoשְׁנֵ֣י׀she.NeiH8147middleהַתָּ֗וֶךְha.Ta.vekhH8432pillarsעַמּוּדֵ֣י'a.mu.DeiH5982upon which the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004stoodנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559,and on which it was borne upוַיִּסָּמֵ֖ךְvai.yi.sa.MekhH5564,of the oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259with his right handבִּימִינ֖וֹbi.mi.NoH3225,and of the otherוְאֶחָ֥דve.'e.ChadH259with his leftבִּשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃bis.mo.LoH8040.

30And Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֗וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let me dieתָּמ֣וֹת נַפְשִׁי֮ta.Mot naf.ShiH5315 H4191with the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּים֒pe.lish.TimH6430.And he bowedוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186himself with all hismightבְּכֹ֔חַbe.Kho.achH3581;and the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004fellוַיִּפֹּ֤לvai.yi.PolH5307upon the lordsהַסְּרָנִ֔יםha.se.ra.NimH5633,and upon all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971that weretherein. So the deadהַמֵּתִים֙ha.me.TimH4191which he slewהֵמִ֣יתhe.MitH4191at his deathבְּמוֹת֔וֹbe.mo.ToH4194were moreרַבִּ֕יםra.BimH7227than theywhich he slewהֵמִ֖יתhe.MitH4191in his lifeבְּחַיָּֽיו׃be.chai.YavH2416.

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