בִּשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 בִּשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃

   bi-se-MO-lo

   in his left hand
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְאֶחָ֥ד בִּשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃

   ve-e-KHAD bi-se-MO-lo

   and one in his left hand
3. clause🔊 אֶחָ֥ד בִּימִינ֖וֹ וְאֶחָ֥ד בִּשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃

   e-KHAD bi-yi-mi-NO ve-e-KHAD bi-se-MO-lo

   one in his right hand and one in his left hand
4. sentence🔊 וַיִּלְפֹּ֨ת שִׁמְשׁ֜וֹן אֶת־שְׁנֵ֣י עַמּוּדֵ֣י הַתָּ֗וֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֤ר הַבַּ֙יִת֙ נָכ֣וֹן עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וַיִּסָּמֵ֖ךְ עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם אֶחָ֥ד בִּימִינ֖וֹ וְאֶחָ֥ד בִּשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃

   va-yil-POT shim-SHON et-she-NE a-mu-DE ha-TA-vekh a-SHER ha-BA-yit na-KHON a-le-HEM va-yis-sa-MEKH a-le-HEM e-KHAD bi-yi-mi-NO ve-e-KHAD bi-se-MO-lo

   and he grasped Samson the two pillars of the middle which the house was set up upon them and he leaned upon them one in his right hand and one in his left hand

Exegesis

The distributive coordination ʾeḥād bîyyəmînô wə-ʾeḥād bišmôʾlô {אֶחָד בִּימִינֹו וְאֶחָד בִּשְׂמֹאלוֹ | ʾeḥād bîyyəmînô wə-ʾeḥād bišmôʾlô} allocates Samson’s strength between his right and left hands, intensifying the dramatic imagery. Preserving the original clause order and distributive structure maintains the vivid depiction of physical exertion and impending judgment.