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And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars. (KJV)

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וַֽיְהִי֙vay.Hiand it was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Judges 16:25 word 1

לִבָּ֔םli.Bamheart their

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Judges 16:25 word 2

וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.Ruand they said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Judges 16:25 word 3

קִרְא֥וּkir.'Usummon

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to call: call to

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 16:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7121G; TAHOT Judges 16:25 word 4

לְשִׁמְשׁ֖וֹןle.shim.Shon<to> Samson

Lemma: שִׁמְשׁוֹן (shim.shon) · Strong's: H8123

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Samson

Used 38 times. Also: Judges 13:24, Judges 14:1, Judges 14:3, Judges 14:5, Judges 14:7, Judges 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8123; TAHOT Judges 16:25 word 5

וִישַֽׂחֶק\־vi.sa.chek-so he may make sport

Lemma: שָׂחַק (sa.chaq) · Strong's: H7832

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpu3ms)

Meaning: to laugh

Used 36 times. Also: Judges 16:27, 1 Samuel 18:7, 2 Samuel 2:14, 2 Samuel 6:5, 2 Samuel 6:21, 1 Chronicles 13:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7832; TAHOT Judges 16:25 word 6

וַיִּקְרְא֨וּvai.yik.re.'Uand they summoned

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to call: call to

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 16:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7121G; TAHOT Judges 16:25 word 7

לְשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןle.shim.Shon<to> Samson

Lemma: שִׁמְשׁוֹן (shim.shon) · Strong's: H8123

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Samson

Used 38 times. Also: Judges 13:24, Judges 14:1, Judges 14:3, Judges 14:5, Judges 14:7, Judges 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8123; TAHOT Judges 16:25 word 8

מִבֵּ֣יתmi.Beitfrom [the] house of

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Judges 16:25 word 9

וַיְצַחֵק֙vay.tza.Chekand he made sport

Lemma: צָחַק (tsa.chaq) · Strong's: H6711

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)

Meaning: to laugh

Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:12, Genesis 18:13, Genesis 18:15, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 21:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6711; TAHOT Judges 16:25 word 10

לִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.Hem<to> before them

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Judges 16:25 word 11

וַיַּעֲמִ֥ידוּvai.ya.'a.Mi.duand they made stand

Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhw3mp)

Meaning: to stand: stand

Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT Judges 16:25 word 12

אוֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> him

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Judges 16:25 word 13

בֵּ֥יןbeinbetween

Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)

Meaning: between

Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Judges 16:25 word 14

הָעַמּוּדִֽים\׃ha.'a.mu.Dimthe pillars

Lemma: עַמּוּד (am.mud) · Strong's: H5982G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: pillar

Used 109 times. Also: Exodus 13:21, Exodus 13:22, Exodus 14:19, Exodus 14:24, Exodus 26:32, Exodus 26:37 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5982G; TAHOT Judges 16:25 word 15

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

And	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
while their hearts	→	לֵב H3820A heart
were merry	→	טוֹב H2895 be pleasing
they said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Call	→	קָרָא H7121G to call: call to
for Samson	→	שִׁמְשׁוֹן H8123 Samson
to entertain	→	שָׂחַק H7832 to laugh
us	→
So they called	→	קָרָא H7121G to call: call to
Samson	→	שִׁמְשׁוֹן H8123 Samson
out of the prison	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
. . .	→	אָסִיר H0615 prisoner
to entertain them	→	צָחַק H6711 to laugh
. . .	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
And they stationed	→	עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand
him	→	אֵת H0853 [Obj.]
between	→	בַּ֫יִן H0996G between
the pillars	→	עַמּוּד H5982G pillar

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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