Hebrew Interlinear

Judges 16:25 Interlinear

were merry And it came to pass when their hearts that they said And they called for Samson that he may make us sport And they called for Samson house out of the prison sport and he made them and they set him between the pillars

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַֽיְהִי֙H1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2כְּיH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
3ט֣וֹבH2896were merrygood (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
4לִבָּ֔םH3820And it came to pass when their heartsthe heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
5וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּH559that they saidto say (used with great latitude)
6וַיִּקְרְא֨וּH7121And they calledto call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
7לְשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןH8123for Samsonshimshon, an israelite
8וִישַֽׂחֶקH7832that he may make us sportto laugh (in pleasure or detraction); by implication, to play
9לָ֑נוּH0
10וַיִּקְרְא֨וּH7121And they calledto call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
11לְשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןH8123for Samsonshimshon, an israelite
12מִבֵּ֣יתH1004housea house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
13הָֽאֲסיּרִ֗יםH631out of the prisonto yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
14וַיְצַחֵק֙H6711sportto laugh outright (in merriment or scorn); by implication, to sport
15לִפְנֵיהֶ֔םH6440and he made themthe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
16וַיַּֽעֲמִ֥ידוּH5975and they setto stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
17אוֹת֖וֹH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
18בֵּ֥יןH996between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
19הָֽעַמּוּדִֽים׃H5982him between the pillarsa column (as standing); also a stand, i.e., platform

Verse Context

Judges 16:24saw And when the people him they praised Our god...
Judges 16:25 (current) were merry And it came to pass when their hearts that they said And they called for Samson that he may make us sport And they called for Samson house out of the prison sport and he made them and they set him between the pillars
Judges 16:26said And Samson unto the lad that held him by the hand...

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