Revised Literal Translation

Judges 16:26-31

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.

31Then his brethrenאֶחָ֜יו'e.ChavH251and all the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of his fatherאָבִיהוּ֮'a.vi.HuH1came downוַיֵּרְד֨וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381,and tookוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375him, and brought himupוַֽיַּעֲל֣וּ׀vai.ya.'a.LuH5927,and buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֣וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him between Zorahצָרְעָה֙tza.re.'AhH6881and Eshtaolאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֔ל'esh.ta.'OlH847in the buryingplaceבְּקֶ֖בֶרbe.Ke.verH6913of Manoahמָנ֣וֹחַma.No.achH4495his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1.And he judgedשָׁפַ֥טsha.FatH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָֽה׃ פsha.NahH8141.

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