| 25. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 16:25:1 ⧉וַֽיְהִי֙vayehiand it happened Judges 16:25:2 ⧉כיkithat Judges 16:25:3 ⧉טובtovgood Judges 16:25:4 ⧉כְּט֣וֹבketovwhen good Judges 16:25:5 ⧉לִבָּ֔םlibbamtheir heart Judges 16:25:6 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvayomeruand they said Judges 16:25:7 ⧉קִרְא֥וּkireucall Judges 16:25:8 ⧉לְשִׁמְשׁ֖וֹןleshimshonto Samson Judges 16:25:9 ⧉וִישַֽׂחֶק־לָ֑נוּvisakheklanuand he will entertain for us Judges 16:25:10 ⧉וַיִּקְרְא֨וּvayikreuand they called Judges 16:25:11 ⧉לְשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןleshimshonto Samson Judges 16:25:12 ⧉מִבֵּ֣יתmibbetfrom {the} house of Judges 16:25:13 ⧉האסיריםhaasirimthe prisoners Judges 16:25:14 ⧉הָאֲסוּרִ֗יםhaasurimthe bound ones Judges 16:25:15 ⧉וַיְצַחֵק֙vaytsakhekand he entertained Judges 16:25:16 ⧉לִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlifnehembefore them Judges 16:25:17 ⧉וַיַּעֲמִ֥ידוּvayaamiduand they made stand Judges 16:25:18 ⧉אוֹת֖וֹotohim Judges 16:25:19 ⧉בֵּ֥יןbenbetween Judges 16:25:20 ⧉הָעַמּוּדִֽים׃haammudimthe pillars |
| 25. Formal Translation And it came to pass, when their heart was merry, they said, “Call Samson, that he may entertain us.” So they called Samson from the prison house, and he entertained them. Then they set him between the pillars. |
| 25. Dynamic Translation When they were in high spirits, they said, “Bring Samson to amuse us.” So they brought Samson out of the prison, and he amused them. They set him between the pillars. |