Judges 15:20

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Samson led Israel for twenty years in the days of the Philistines.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֧ט אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל בִּימֵ֥י פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים עֶשְׂרִ֥ים שָׁנָֽה׃ פ

Transliteration

And wayyišpōṭ ʾet-yiśrāʾēl in days bîmê pəlištîm ʿeśrîm šānâ. פ

Grammar Details

• *wayyišpōṭ*: conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he judged
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *bîmê*: preposition + masculine plural construct - in days of
• *pəlištîm*: proper noun, masculine plural - Philistines
• *ʿeśrîm*: numeral - twenty
• *šānâ*: feminine singular noun - year
• פ: Hebrew scribal marker - section break

Word Meanings

• *wayyišpōṭ*: and he judged/and he governed/and he led
• *bîmê pəlištîm*: in the days of the Philistines/during the Philistine period

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  He judged Israel in the days of the Philistines for twenty years.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he judged{H8199} Israel{H3478} in the days{H3117} of the Philistines{H6430} twenty{H6242} years.{H8141}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he judged{H8199}{(H8799)} Israel{H3478} in the days{H3117} of the Philistines{H6430} twenty{H6242} years{H8141}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he iudged Israel in the tyme of the Philistynes twetye yeare.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And hee iudged Israel in the dayes of the Philistims twentie yeeres.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he iudged Israel in the dayes of the Philistines, twentie yeres.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he judgeth Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he was judge of Israel in the days of the Philistines for twenty years.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Samson led Israel for twenty years during the days of Philistine prominence.

Referenced Verses

• Judg 13:1 : 1 The Israelites again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord handed them over to the Philistines for forty years.
• Judg 16:31 : 31 Then his brothers and his father's whole family went down to get him. They brought him back and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of Manoah, his father. He had led Israel for twenty years.
• Heb 11:32 : 32 And what more shall I say? Time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,
• Judg 13:5 : 5 For you will conceive and give birth to a son, and no razor is to touch his head, because the boy will be a Nazirite, dedicated to God from birth. He will begin to rescue Israel from the power of the Philistines.