Study it in the app“And Samson called to YHWH and said, “Adonai YHWH, remember me, please, and strengthen me, please, only this time, O Elohim, that I may take one vengeance on the Philistines for my two eyes.””
And Samsonוַ שִׁמְשׁוֹןcalledיִּקְרָאtoאֶלYHWHיְהוָהand said,וַיֹּאמַר“AdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH,יֱהֹוִהremember me,זָכְרֵנִיplease,נָאand strengthen me,וְחַזְּקֵנִיplease,נָאonlyאַךְthisהַזֶּהtime,הַפַּעַםO Elohim,הָאֱלֹהִיםthat I may takeוְאִנָּקְמָהoneאַחַתvengeanceנְקַםon the Philistinesמִפְּלִשְׁתִּיםfor my twoמִשְּׁתֵיeyes.”עֵינַי
Samson
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” appearscry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “yikra” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomar” appearsAdonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appearsYHWH (with Adonai)
The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".
Where else “yehovi” appearsremember favorably
God turns his mind to someone and helps them.
Where else “zachre” appearsrepair
To give strength or make firm, or repair what was broken.
Where else “chazke” appearstime
Each of the occasions on which something happens or is repeated.
Where else “paam” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appearsavenge
Avenge: make someone pay for the wrong done; take vengeance.
Where else “inakma” appearsone
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “achat” appearsvengeance
Vengeance: the punishment that does justice for an offense.
Where else “nekam” 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 “pelishtim” appearstwo
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shete” appearseye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ena” appearsThe ending can also be read: “a vengeance for one of my two eyes.”
27Now the house was full of men and women, and there were all the lords of the Philistines; and on the roof were about three thousand men and women who were watching Samson entertain them.
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29And Samson grasped the two middle pillars on which the house rested, and he braced himself against them, one with his right hand and one with his left.
