Judges 16:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 16:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַתֹּ֕אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֥ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
עָלֶ֖יךָ
ʻal
H5921
upon
שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹן
Shimshôwn
H8123
Samson
וַיִּקַ֣ץ
yâqats
H3364
to awake
מִשְּׁנָת֗וֹ
shênâh
H8142
sleep
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵצֵ֞א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
כְּפַ֤עַם
paʻam
H6471
time
בְּפַ֨עַם֙
paʻam
H6471
time
וְאִנָּעֵ֔ר
nâʻar
H5287
to shake
וְהוּא֙
hûwʼ
H1931
he
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָדַ֔ע
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
סָ֥ר
çûwr
H5493
to turn aside
מֵעָלָֽיו
ʻal
H5921
upon
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World English Bible Public Domain
She said, The Philistines are on you, Samson. He awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times, and shake myself free. But he didn't know that Yahweh had departed from him.
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King James Version Public Domain
And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the LORD was departed from him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And she said, “The Philistines upon you, Samson!” And he woke from his sleep, and he said, “I will go out like time upon time, and I will shake myself.” But he himself did not know that Yahweh had turned from upon him.
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