Judges 16:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 16:23 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 →
וְסַרְנֵ֣י
çeren
H5633
lord
פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
נֶֽאֱסְפוּ֙
ʼâçaph
H622
to gather
לִזְבֹּ֧חַ
zâbach
H2076
to sacrifice
זֶֽבַח
zebach
H2077
sacrifice
גָּד֛וֹל
gâdôwl
H1419
great
לְדָג֥וֹן
Dâgôwn
H1712
Dagon
אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
וּלְשִׂמְחָ֑ה
simchâh
H8057
joy
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
נָתַ֤ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
אֱלֹהֵ֨ינוּ֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
בְּיָדֵ֔נוּ
yâd
H3027
hand
אֵ֖ת
ʼêth
H853
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שִׁמְשׁ֥וֹן
Shimshôwn
H8123
Samson
אוֹיְבֵֽינוּ
ʼôyêb
H341
enemy
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World English Bible Public Domain
The lords of the Philistines gathered them together to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to rejoice; for they said, Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now the lords of the Philistines gathered themselves to sacrifice a great sacrifice to Dagon their god and for celebration, for they said, “Our god has given into our hand Samson, our enemies.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).