| 20. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 16:20:1 ⧉וַתֹּ֕אמֶרvatomerand she said Judges 16:20:2 ⧉פְּלִשְׁתִּ֥יםpelishtimPhilistines Judges 16:20:3 ⧉עָלֶ֖יךָalekhaupon you Judges 16:20:4 ⧉שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹןshimshonSamson Judges 16:20:5 ⧉וַיִּקַ֣ץvayikatsand he awoke Judges 16:20:6 ⧉מִשְּׁנָת֗וֹmishshenatofrom his sleep Judges 16:20:7 ⧉וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vayomerand he said Judges 16:20:8 ⧉אֵצֵ֞אetseI will go out Judges 16:20:9 ⧉כְּפַ֤עַםkefaamas time Judges 16:20:10 ⧉בְּפַ֙עַם֙befaamin time Judges 16:20:11 ⧉וְאִנָּעֵ֔רveinnaerand shake myself Judges 16:20:12 ⧉וְהוּא֙vehuand he Judges 16:20:13 ⧉לֹ֣אlonot Judges 16:20:14 ⧉יָדַ֔עyadahe knew Judges 16:20:15 ⧉כִּ֥יkithat Judges 16:20:16 ⧉יְהוָ֖הyahwehthe LORD Judges 16:20:17 ⧉סָ֥רsarhad turned away Judges 16:20:18 ⧉מֵעָלָֽיו׃mealavfrom upon him |
| 20. Formal Translation And she said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And he awoke from his sleep, and he said, “I will go out time after time and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the LORD {Yahweh, Strength Giver} had departed from him. |
| 20. Dynamic Translation Then she cried out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” He woke up from his sleep and thought, “I will go out like before and break free.” But he did not realize that the LORD {Yahweh, Covenant Keeper} had left him. |