| 27. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 16:27:1 ⧉וְהַבַּ֗יִתvehabayitand the house Judges 16:27:2 ⧉מָלֵ֤אmalewas full Judges 16:27:3 ⧉הָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙haanashimof the men Judges 16:27:4 ⧉וְהַנָּשִׁ֔יםvehanashimand the women Judges 16:27:5 ⧉וְשָׁ֕מָּהveshamaand there Judges 16:27:6 ⧉כֹּ֖לkolall Judges 16:27:7 ⧉סַרְנֵ֣יsarnethe lords of Judges 16:27:8 ⧉פְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpelishtimthe Philistines Judges 16:27:9 ⧉וְעַל־הַגָּ֗גvealhagagand on the roof Judges 16:27:10 ⧉כִּשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתkishloshetabout three Judges 16:27:11 ⧉אֲלָפִים֙alafimthousands Judges 16:27:12 ⧉אִ֣ישׁisha man Judges 16:27:13 ⧉וְאִשָּׁ֔הveishaand a woman Judges 16:27:14 ⧉הָרֹאִ֖יםharoimthe ones seeing Judges 16:27:15 ⧉בִּשְׂח֥וֹקbiskhokat the sport of Judges 16:27:16 ⧉שִׁמְשֽׁוֹן׃shimshonSamson |
| 27. Formal Translation And the house was filled with men and women, and all the rulers of the Philistines were present, and on the roof there were about three thousand men and women watching Samson in amusement. |
| 27. Dynamic Translation The building was crowded with men and women, and all the Philistine leaders were there. On the roof, about three thousand men and women watched Samson in laughter. |