Judges 16:26 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 16:26 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שִׁמְשׁ֜וֹן
Shimshôwn
H8123
Samson
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַנַּ֨עַר
naʻar
H5288
boy
הַמַּחֲזִ֣יק
châzaq
H2388
to strengthen
בְּיָדוֹ֮
yâd
H3027
hand
הַנִּ֣יחָה
yânach
H3240
to rest
אוֹתִי֒
ʼêth
H853
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והימשני
yâmash
H3237
to touch
וַהֲמִשֵׁ֨נִי֙
mûwsh
H4184
to feel
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָֽעַמֻּדִ֔ים
ʻammûwd
H5982
pillar
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הַבַּ֖יִת
bayith
H1004
house
נָכ֣וֹן
kûwn
H3559
to be established
עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם
ʻal
H5921
upon
וְאֶשָּׁעֵ֖ן
shâʻan
H8172
to lean on
עֲלֵיהֶֽם
ʻal
H5921
upon
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World English Bible Public Domain
and Samson said to the boy who held him by the hand, Allow me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house rests, that I may lean on them.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house standeth, that I may lean upon them.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Samson said to the young man holding onto his hand, “Let me rest. Let me feel the columns upon which the house is set so I may support myself on them.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).