Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut Samson lay there only until midnight, when he got up, took hold of the doors of the city gate and both gateposts, and pulled them out, bar and all. Then he put them on his shoulders and took them to the top of the mountain overlooking Hebron. Young's Literal Translation And Samson lieth down till the middle of the night, and riseth in the middle of the night, and layeth hold on the doors of the gate of the city, and on the two side posts, and removeth them with the bar, and putteth on his shoulders, and taketh them up unto the top of the hill, which [is] on the front of Hebron. King James Bible And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put [them] upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that [is] before Hebron. Hebrew But Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹן֮ (šim·šō·wn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8123: Samson -- a deliverer of Israel lay there וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב (way·yiš·kaḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7901: To lie down only until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while midnight. חֲצִ֣י (ḥă·ṣî) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2677: The half, middle Then he got up וַיָּ֣קָם ׀ (way·yā·qām) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand and took hold וַיֶּאֱחֹ֞ז (way·ye·’ĕ·ḥōz) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 270: To grasp, take hold, take possession of the doors בְּדַלְת֤וֹת (bə·ḏal·ṯō·wṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 1817: Something swinging, the valve of a, door of the city הָעִיר֙ (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement gate, שַֽׁעַר־ (ša·‘ar-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate along with the two וּבִשְׁתֵּ֣י (ū·ḇiš·tê) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Number - fdc Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) gateposts, הַמְּזוּז֔וֹת (ham·mə·zū·zō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 4201: A doorpost, gatepost and pulled them out, וַיִּסָּעֵם֙ (way·yis·sā·‘êm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 5265: To pull up, the tent-pins, start on a, journey bar הַבְּרִ֔יחַ (hab·bə·rî·aḥ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1280: A bolt and all. עִֽם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's 5973: With, equally with Then he put [them] וַיָּ֖שֶׂם (way·yā·śem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against his shoulders כְּתֵפָ֑יו (kə·ṯê·p̄āw) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3802: The shoulder, side-piece, lateral projection of anything and took וַֽיַּעֲלֵם֙ (way·ya·‘ă·lêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively them to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the top רֹ֣אשׁ (rōš) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7218: The head of the mountain הָהָ֔ר (hā·hār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country overlooking עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Hebron. חֶבְרֽוֹן׃ (ḥeḇ·rō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 2275: Hebron -- 'association, league', a city in southern Judah |
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