And the peopleוַ הָעָםsawיִּרְאוּhimאֹתוֹand praisedוַיְהַלְלוּtheir god,אֶת אֱלֹהֵיהֶםforכִּיthey said,אָמְרוּ“Our godאֱלֹהֵינוּhas givenנָתַןinto our handבְיָדֵנוּour enemy,אֶת אוֹיְבֵנוּandוְthe one who laid wasteאֵת מַחֲרִיבour landאַרְצֵנוּandוַwhoאֲשֶׁרmultipliedהִרְבָּהour dead.”אֶת חֲלָלֵינוּ
Judges 16:24
Study it in the app“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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
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.