Judges 16:25 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 16:25 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 →
וַֽיְהִי֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כי
kîy
H3588
that
טוב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
כְּט֣וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
לִבָּ֔ם
lêb
H3820
heart
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
קִרְא֥וּ
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
לְשִׁמְשׁ֖וֹן
Shimshôwn
H8123
Samson
וִישַֽׂחֶק
sâchaq
H7832
to laugh
לָ֑נוּ
וַיִּקְרְא֨וּ
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
לְשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹן
Shimshôwn
H8123
Samson
מִבֵּ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
האסירים
ʼâçîyr
H615
captive
הָאֲסוּרִ֗ים
ʼâçar
H631
to bind
וַיְצַחֵק֙
tsâchaq
H6711
to laugh
לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם
pânîym
H6440
face
וַיַּעֲמִ֥ידוּ
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
אוֹת֖וֹ
ʼêth
H853
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בֵּ֥ין
bêyn
H996
between
הָעַמּוּדִֽים
ʻammûwd
H5982
pillar
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. They called for Samson out of the prison-house; and he made sport before them. They set him between the pillars:
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened, when their heart good, that they said, “Call for Samson, that he may make us laugh.” So they called for Samson from the house of prisoners, and he caused laughter to their faces. And they made him stand between the columns.
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