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Judges 16:28-30

Samson's Fall, Blindness, Final Prayer, and Death

Judges 16 moves from Samson's repeated entanglement with Philistine women to his exposed weakness, captivity, and final prayer, showing that the LORD can judge His enemies through a broken deliverer while still warning that consecration cannot be treated casually.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

28Then Samson called out to the LORD: “O Lord GOD, please remember me. Strengthen me, O God, just once more, so that with one vengeful blow I may pay back the Philistines for my two eyes.”

29And Samson reached out for the two central pillars supporting the temple. Bracing himself against them with his right hand on one pillar and his left hand on the other,

30Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines.” Then he pushed with all his might, and the temple fell on the lords and all the people in it. So in his death he killed more than he had killed in his life.

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Verse 28

Cross-references

Isaiah 40:31Classic cross-references Jeremiah 15:15Classic cross-references Lamentations 3:31Classic cross-references Joshua 10:13Classic cross-references Psalms 143:12Classic cross-references

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Then Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֛וֹןH8123Noun - proper - masculine singularcalled outוַיִּקְרָ֥אH7121Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .וַיֹּאמַ֑רH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularO Lordאֲדֹנָ֣יH136Noun - proper - masculine singularGODיֱהֹוִ֡הH3069Noun - proper - masculine singularpleaseנָא֩H4994Interjectionremember meזָכְרֵ֣נִיH2142Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singularStrengthen meוְחַזְּקֵ֨נִיH2388Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular. . .נָ֜אH4994InterjectionO Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםH430Article | Noun - masculine pluraljustאַ֣ךְH389Adverbonce moreהַפַּ֤עַםH6471Article | Noun - feminine singular. . .הַזֶּה֙H2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularso that with oneאַחַ֛תH259Number - feminine singularvengeful blowנְקַם־H5359Noun - masculine singular constructI may pay backוְאִנָּקְמָ֧הH5358Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularthe Philistinesמִפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃H6430Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine pluralfor my twoמִשְּׁתֵ֥יH8147Preposition-m | Number - feminine dual constructeyesעֵינַ֖יH5869Noun - cdc | first person common singular

Verse 29

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And Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןH8123Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerreached outוַיִּלְפֹּ֨תH3943Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularfor the twoשְׁנֵ֣י׀H8147Number - masculine dual constructcentralהַתָּ֗וֶךְH8432Article | Noun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֤רH834Pronoun - relativepillarsעַמּוּדֵ֣יH5982Noun - masculine plural constructsupportingנָכ֣וֹןH3559Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularthe templeהַבַּ֙יִת֙H1004Article | Noun - masculine singularBracing himselfוַיִּסָּמֵ֖ךְH5564Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .עֲלֵיהֶ֑םH5921Preposition | third person masculine pluralagainst themעֲלֵיהֶ֔םH5921Preposition | third person masculine pluralwith his right handבִּימִינ֖וֹH3225Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularon one [pillar]אֶחָ֥דH259Number - masculine singularand his left handבִּשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃H8040Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularon the otherוְאֶחָ֥דH259Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular

Verse 30

Cross-references

Matthew 16:25Classic cross-references Philippians 2:8Classic cross-references 1 Thessalonians 5:2Classic cross-references Acts 21:13Classic cross-references Judges 14:6Classic cross-references

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Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֗וֹןH8123Noun - proper - masculine singularsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularLet meנַפְשִׁי֮H5315Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singulardieתָּמ֣וֹתH4191Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularwithעִם־H5973Prepositionthe Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּים֒H6430Noun - proper - masculine pluralThen he pushedוַיֵּ֣טH5186Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularwith all his mightבְּכֹ֔חַH3581Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularand the templeהַבַּ֙יִת֙H1004Article | Noun - masculine singularfellוַיִּפֹּ֤לH5307Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularonעַל־H5921Prepositionthe lordsהַסְּרָנִ֔יםH5633Article | Noun - masculine pluralandוְעַל־H5921Conjunctive waw | Prepositionallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe people in itהָעָ֖םH5971Article | Noun - masculine singularSo in his deathבְּמוֹת֔וֹH4194Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularvvvהַמֵּתִים֙H4191Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralvvvאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativehe killedהֵמִ֣יתH4191Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularmoreרַבִּ֕יםH7227Adjective - masculine pluralthanמֵאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Preposition-m | Pronoun - relative-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeוַיִּהְי֤וּוַיִּהְי֤וּH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralhe had killedהֵמִ֖יתH4191Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularin his lifeבְּחַיָּֽיו׃H2416Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular

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