Judges 16:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now Samsonשִׁמְשֹׁון֮
(shim·sho·vn)
8123: a deliverer of Isr.from the same as shemesh
layוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב
(vai·yish·kav)
7901: to lie downa prim. root
untilעַד־
(ad-)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah
midnight,חֲצִ֣י
(cha·tzi)
2677: halffrom chatsah
and at midnightבַּחֲצִ֣י
(ba·cha·tzi)
2677: halffrom chatsah
he aroseוַיָּ֣קָם
(vai·ya·kam)
6965: to arise, stand up, standa prim. root
and took holdוַיֶּאֱחֹ֞ז
(vai·ye·'e·choz)
270: to grasp, take hold, take possessiona prim. root
of the doorsבְּדַלְתֹ֤ות
(be·dal·to·vt)
1817: a doorfrom dalah
of the cityהָעִיר֙
(ha·'ir)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
gateשַֽׁעַר־
(sha·'ar-)
8179: a gatefrom an unused word
and the twoוּבִשְׁתֵּ֣י
(u·vish·tei)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
postsהַמְּזוּזֹ֔ות
(ham·me·zu·zo·vt,)
4201: a doorpost, gatepostfrom the same as ziz
and pulledוַיִּסָּעֵם֙
(vai·yis·sa·'em)
5265: to pull out or up, set out, journeya prim. root
them up alongעִֽם־
(im-)
5973: witha prim. preposition
with the bars;הַבְּרִ֔יחַ
(hab·be·ri·ach,)
1280: a barfrom barach
then he putוַיָּ֖שֶׂם
(vai·ya·sem)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
them on his shouldersכְּתֵפָ֑יו
(ke·te·fav;)
3802: shoulder, shoulder blade, sideof uncertain derivation
and carriedוַֽיַּעֲלֵם֙
(vai·ya·'a·lem)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
them up to the topרֹ֣אשׁ
(rosh)
7218: heada prim. root
of the mountainהָהָ֔ר
(ha·har,)
2022: mountain, hill, hill countryof uncertain derivation
whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
is oppositeעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
Hebron.חֶבְרֹֽון׃
(chev·ro·vn.)
2275a: "association, league," a city in S. Judahfrom chabar


















KJV Lexicon
And Samson
Shimshown  (shim-shone')
sunlight; Shimshon, an Israelite -- Samson.
lay
shakab  (shaw-kab')
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
till midnight
chetsiy  (khay-tsee')
the half or middle -- half, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.
layil  (lah'-yil)
a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity -- (mid-)night (season).
and arose
quwm  (koom)
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
at midnight
chetsiy  (khay-tsee')
the half or middle -- half, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.
layil  (lah'-yil)
a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity -- (mid-)night (season).
and took
'achaz  (aw-khaz')
to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
the doors
deleth  (deh'-leth)
something swinging, i.e. the valve of a door -- door (two-leaved), gate, leaf, lid. (In Psa. 141:3, dal, irreg.).
of the gate
sha`ar  (shah'-ar)
an opening, i.e. door or gate -- city, door, gate, port (-er).
of the city
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
and the two
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
posts
mzuwzah  (mez-oo-zaw')
a door-post (as prominent) -- (door, side) post.
and went away
naca`  (naw-sah')
to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on a journey
with them bar
briyach  (ber-ee'-akh)
a bolt -- bar, fugitive.
and all and put
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
them upon his shoulders
katheph  (kaw-thafe')
arm, corner, shoulder(-piece), side, undersetter.
and carried them up
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
to the top
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
of an hill
har  (har)
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) -- hill (country), mount(-ain), promotion.
that is before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
Hebron
Chebrown  (kheb-rone')
seat of association; Chebron, a place in Palestine, also the name of two Israelites -- Hebron.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now Samson lay until midnight, and at midnight he arose and took hold of the doors of the city gate and the two posts and pulled them up along with the bars; then he put them on his shoulders and carried them up to the top of the mountain which is opposite 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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But Samson stayed in bed until midnight when he got up, took hold of the doors of the city gate along with the two gateposts, and pulled them out, bar and all. He put them on his shoulders and took them to the top of the mountain overlooking Hebron.

International Standard Version
Meanwhile, Samson had sex until midnight, then at midnight he got up, grabbed the doors, the two door posts, and the bars of the city gate, and uprooted them. He put them on his shoulders and carried them to the top of the mountain opposite Hebron.

NET Bible
Samson spent half the night with the prostitute; then he got up in the middle of the night and left. He grabbed the doors of the city gate, as well as the two posts, and pulled them right off, bar and all. He put them on his shoulders and carried them up to the top of a hill east of Hebron.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But Samson was in bed [with the prostitute] only until midnight. Then he got up, took hold of the doors, door posts, and bar of the city gate and pulled them out. He carried them on his shoulders to the top of the hill facing Hebron.

King James 2000 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 a hill that is before Hebron.
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