| 20. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 15:20:1 ⧉וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֧טvayishpotand he judged Judges 15:20:2 ⧉אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לetyisraelthe Israel Judges 15:20:3 ⧉בִּימֵ֥יbimein the days of Judges 15:20:4 ⧉פְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpelishtimPhilistines Judges 15:20:5 ⧉עֶשְׂרִ֥יםeserimtwenty Judges 15:20:6 ⧉שָׁנָֽה׃פshanayear |
| 20. Formal Translation He judged Israel for twenty years, in the days of the Philistines. |
| 20. Dynamic Translation For twenty years, Samson served as Israel’s judge during the period when the Philistines held power. |