Study it in the app“Now the lords of the Philistines gathered to sacrifice a great sacrifice to Dagon their god and to rejoice, and they said, “Our god has given into our hand Samson our enemy.””
Now the lordsוְסַרְנֵיof the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםgatheredנֶאֱסְפוּto sacrificeלִזְבֹּחַa greatגָּדוֹלsacrificeזֶבַחto Dagonלְדָגוֹןtheir godאֱלֹהֵיהֶםand to rejoice,וּלְשִׂמְחָהand they said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“Our godאֱלֹהֵינוּhas givenנָתַןinto our handבְּיָדֵנוּSamsonאֵת שִׁמְשׁוֹןour enemy.”אוֹיְבֵינוּ
lord
One of the five chiefs of the Philistine cities.
Where else “sarne” appearsPhilistines
Philistines: a people that settled on the south-west coast of Canaan and was Israel's enemy in the days of the judges and of David.
Where else “felishtim” appearsassemble
To bring people together in one place.
Where else “neesfu” appearssacrifice
To kill an animal as a gift to God or other gods.
Where else “zeboach” appearsgreat
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gadol” appearssacrifice
An animal offered to God and eaten together.
Where else “zevach” appearsDagon
Dagon, the chief god of the Philistines; he had temples in Gaza and in Ashdod (1 Samuel 5:2).
Where else “dagon” appearsgods
The gods of other peoples.
Where else “elohe” appearsjoy
Joy, gladness, celebration.
Where else “simcha” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appearshand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “natan” appearspower
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yade” appearsSamson
Samson, son of Manoah, a Nazirite from birth and judge of Israel for twenty years. The name comes from the word for "sun."
Where else “shimshon” appearsenemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyve” appearsDagon was the chief god of the Philistines (1 Samuel 5:2).
22But the hair of his head began to grow after he had been shaved.
23 · This verse (above)
24And the people saw him and praised their god, for they said, “Our god has given into our hand our enemy, and the one who laid waste our land and who multiplied our dead.”
