Judges 16:30

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Samson said, 'Let me die with the Philistines!' Then he pushed with all his might, and down came the temple on the rulers and all the people in it. So he killed many more when he died than while he lived.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שִׁמְשׁ֗וֹן תָּמ֣וֹת נַפְשִׁי֮ עִם־פְּלִשְׁתִּים֒ וַיֵּ֣ט בְּכֹ֔חַ וַיִּפֹּ֤ל הַבַּ֙יִת֙ עַל־הַסְּרָנִ֔ים וְעַל־כָּל־הָעָ֖ם אֲשֶׁר־בּ֑וֹ וַיִּהְי֤וּ הַמֵּתִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֵמִ֣ית בְּמוֹת֔וֹ רַבִּ֕ים מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר הֵמִ֖ית בְּחַיָּֽיו׃

Transliteration

wa-yōʾmer šimšôn: tāmôt napšî with-pəlištîm. wa-yēṭ in-kōaḥ, wa-yippōl the-bayit upon-the-sərānîm wə-upon-all-the-ʿām ʾăšer-in-it. wa-yihyû the-mētîm ʾăšer hēmît in-môtô rabbîm from-ʾăšer hēmît in-ḥayyāyw.

Grammar Details

• *wa*-*yōʾmer*: consecutive imperfect, Qal, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *šimšôn*: proper noun - Samson
• *tāmôt*: imperfect, Qal, 3rd feminine singular jussive - let die
• *napšî*: feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my soul
• *pəlištîm*: proper noun, plural - Philistines
• *wa*-*yēṭ*: consecutive imperfect, Qal, 3rd masculine singular - and he bent/pushed
• *kōaḥ*: masculine singular noun - strength/power
• *wa*-*yippōl*: consecutive imperfect, Qal, 3rd masculine singular - and fell
• *bayit*: masculine singular noun with definite article - house/temple
• *sərānîm*: masculine plural noun with definite article - lords/rulers
• *ʿām*: masculine singular noun - people
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - who/which
• *wa*-*yihyû*: consecutive imperfect, Qal, 3rd masculine plural - and they were
• *mētîm*: masculine plural adjective with definite article - the dead
• *hēmît*: perfect, Hiphil, 3rd masculine singular - he killed
• *môtô*: masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his death
• *rabbîm*: masculine plural adjective - many
• *ḥayyāyw*: masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his life

Word Meanings

• *tāmôt*: let die/may die
• *napšî*: my soul/my life/myself
• *yēṭ*: bent/pushed/extended
• *kōaḥ*: strength/power/might
• *sərānîm*: lords/rulers/tyrants
• *hēmît*: killed/caused to die/put to death

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Then Samson said, "Let me die with the Philistines!" And he pushed with all his might, and the temple fell on the lords and all the people who were in it. So the dead that he killed at his death were more than he had killed in his life.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Samson{H8123} said,{H559} Let me die{H4191} with the Philistines.{H6430} And he bowed{H5186} himself with all his might;{H3581} and the house{H1004} fell{H5307} upon the lords,{H5633} and upon all the people{H5971} that were therein. So the dead{H4191} that he slew{H4191} at his death{H4194} were more{H7227} than they that he slew{H4191} in his life.{H2416}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Samson{H8123} said{H559}{(H8799)}, Let me die{H4191}{(H8799)}{H5315} with the Philistines{H6430}. And he bowed{H5186}{(H8799)} himself with all his might{H3581}; and the house{H1004} fell{H5307}{(H8799)} upon the lords{H5633}, and upon all the people{H5971} that were therein. So the dead{H4191}{(H8801)} which he slew{H4191}{(H8689)} at his death{H4194} were more{H7227} than they which he slew{H4191}{(H8689)} in his life{H2416}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  & saide: My soule dye wt the Philistynes, & he bowed him selfe mightely. Then fell the house vpon the prynces & vpon all the people that were therin, so that there were mo of ye slayne which dyed in his death, the he slewe whyle he lyued.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Samson saide, Let me lose my life with the Philistims: and he bowed him with all his might, and the house fell vpon the princes, & vpon all the people that were therein. so the dead which he slewe at his death were mo then they which he had slaine in his life.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Samson sayde: My soule shall dye with the Philistines, and bowed them with all his myght, and the house fell vpon the lordes and vpon all the people that were therin: And so ye dead which he slue at his death, were mo then they which he slue in his lyfe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with [all his] might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that [were] therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than [they] which he slew in his life.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. He bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell on the lords, and on all the people who were therein. So the dead that he killed at his death were more than those who he killed in his life.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Samson saith, `Let me die with the Philistines,' and he inclineth himself powerfully, and the house falleth on the princes, and on all the people who `are' in it, and the dead whom he hath put to death in his death are more than those whom he put to death in his life.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead that he slew at his death were more than they that he slew in his life.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead that he slew at his death were more than they that he slew in his life.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Samson said, Let death overtake me with the Philistines. And he put out all his strength, and the house came down on the chiefs and on all the people who were in it. So the dead whom he sent to destruction by his death were more than all those on whom he had sent destruction in his life.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Samson said, "Let me die with the Philistines!" He bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell on the lords, and on all the people who were therein. So the dead that he killed at his death were more than those who he killed in his life.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Samson said,“Let me die with the Philistines!” He pushed hard and the temple collapsed on the rulers and all the people in it. He killed many more people in his death than he had killed during his life.

Referenced Verses

• Matt 16:25 : 25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
• Matt 24:38-39 : 38 For in the days before the flood, people were eating, drinking, marrying, and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; 39 and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.
• Acts 20:24 : 24 'But I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish my course and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus—to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.'
• Acts 21:13 : 13 Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
• Phil 2:8 : 8 He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death—even death on a cross.
• Phil 2:17 : 17 But even if I am being poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.
• Phil 2:30 : 30 because he came close to death for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for what was lacking in your service to me.
• Col 2:15 : 15 He disarmed the rulers and authorities, and he publicly exposed them, triumphing over them in him.
• 1 Thess 5:2 : 2 For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
• Heb 2:14-15 : 14 Since the children share in flesh and blood, He too likewise partook of the same, so that through death He might destroy the one who has the power of death—that is, the devil. 15 and might free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.
• Heb 12:1-4 : 1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set before us. 2 Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising its shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. 4 In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.
• Gen 3:15 : 15 'And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.'
• Judg 14:19 : 19 Then the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him. He went down to Ashkelon, struck down thirty of their men, took their belongings, and gave their clothes to those who had explained the riddle. Burning with anger, he went back to his father’s house.
• Judg 15:8 : 8 He attacked them viciously, defeating them completely. Then he went down and stayed in the cleft of the rock of Etam.
• Judg 15:15 : 15 Finding a fresh jawbone of a donkey, he reached out, took it, and struck down a thousand men with it.
• Job 20:5 : 5 that the triumph of the wicked is short-lived, and the joy of the godless lasts only a moment?
• Job 31:3 : 3 Is it not disaster for the wicked and calamity for those who do evil?
• Ps 62:3 : 3 Truly He is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will never be shaken.
• Eccl 9:12 : 12 For no one knows their time. Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so are people ensnared by an evil time when it suddenly falls upon them.