Judges 16:31

“Then his brothers and all the house of his father came down and took him and brought him up and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of Manoah his father. He had judged Israel twenty years.”

Judges 16:31 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 16:31, word by word

Then his brothersאֶחָיechay

brother

A son of the same father or the same mother.

Where else “echay” appears
the houseבֵּיתbet

household

The family, everyone living under one roof.

Where else “bet” appears
of his fatherאָבִיavi

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

Where else “avi” appears
came downיֵּרְדוּyerdu

go down

To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.

Where else “yerdu” appears
and tookיִּשְׂאוּyisu

lift up

To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.

Where else “yisu” appears
and brought him upיַּעֲלוּyaalu

bring up

To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".

Where else “yaalu” appears
and buriedיִּקְבְּרוּyikbru

bury

Bury.

Where else “yikbru” appears
Zorahצָרְעָהtsara

Zorah

Zorah: a town of the Shephelah, between Judah and Dan; Samson came from there (Judges 13:2).

Where else “tsara” appears
Eshtaolאֶשְׁתָּאֹלeshtaol

Eshtaol

Eshtaol: a town of the Shephelah, between Judah and Dan.

Where else “eshtaol” appears
in the tombקֶבֶרkever

tomb

Tomb, grave.

Where else “kever” appears
of Manoahמָנוֹחַmanoach

Manoah

Manoah, of the tribe of Dan, the father of Samson. The name means "rest."

Where else “manoach” appears
had judgedשָׁפַטshafat

govern

To rule the people, like Gideon or Samuel.

Where else “shafat” appears
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

Where else “yisrael” appears
twentyעֶשְׂרִיםesrim

twenty

Twenty; also "twentieth".

Where else “esrim” appears
yearsשָׁנָהshana

year

Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.

Where else “shana” appears

The context

30And Samson said, “Let my soul die with the Philistines!” And he pushed with force, and the house fell on the lords and on all the people who were in it. So the dead whom he put to death at his death were more than those he had put to death in his life.

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