Judges 16:24

“And 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.””

Judges 16:24 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 16:24, word by word

And the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

Where else “am” appears
sawיִּרְאוּyiru

see

To see with one's eyes.

Where else “yiru” appears
and praisedיְהַלְלוּyehallu

praise

To celebrate someone's greatness with voice and song, above all YHWH's.

Where else “yehallu” appears
their godאֱלֹהֵיelohe

gods

The gods of other peoples.

Where else “elohe” appears
they saidאָמְרוּamru

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “amru” appears
has givenנָתַןnatan

hand over

To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.

Where else “natan” appears
into our handיָדֵyade

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

Where else “yade” appears
our enemyאוֹיְבֵoyve

enemy

Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.

Where else “oyve” appears
the one who laid wasteמַחֲרִיבmachariv

lie in ruins

To be left in ruins.

Where else “machariv” appears
our landאַרְצֵartse

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “artse” appears
multipliedהִרְבָּהhirba

multiply

To grow in number.

Where else “hirba” appears
our deadחֲלָלֵיchalale

slain

Someone killed or wounded in war.

Where else “chalale” appears

The context

23Now 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.”

24 · This verse (above)

25And it happened, when their heart was merry, that they said, “Call Samson, that he may entertain us.” So they called Samson from the house of the prisoners, and he made them laugh in their presence; and they stood him between the pillars.

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