Verse 26

Judges 16:26

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

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26 And he said to the lad that guided his steps: Suffer me to touch the pillars which support the whole house, and let me lean upon them, and rest a little.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר שִׁמְשׁ֜וֹן אֶל הַ/נַּ֨עַר הַ/מַּחֲזִ֣יק בְּ/יָד/וֹ֮ הַנִּ֣יחָ/ה אוֹתִ/י֒ ו/הימש/ני וַ/הֲמִשֵׁ֨/נִי֙ אֶת הָֽ/עַמֻּדִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הַ/בַּ֖יִת נָכ֣וֹן עֲלֵי/הֶ֑ם וְ/אֶשָּׁעֵ֖ן עֲלֵי/הֶֽם

English Translation

And Samson said to the young man who was holding his hand, "Let me go, and I will lean against the pillars that the house is supported by, and I will rest upon them."

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Chapter 16 Context

1 He went also into Gaza, and saw there a woman a harlot, and went in unto her. Focus ↗

2 And when the Philistines had beard this, and it was noised about among them, that Samson was come in... Focus ↗

3 But Samson slept till midnight, and then rising he took both the doors of the gate, with the posts t... Focus ↗

4 After this he loved a woman, who dwelt in the valley of Sorec, and she was called Dalila. Focus ↗

5 And the princes of the Philistines came to her, and said: Deceive him, and learn of him wherein his... Focus ↗

6 And Dalila said to Samson: Tell me, I beseech thee, wherein thy greatest strength lieth, and what it... Focus ↗

7 And Samson answered her: If I shall be bound with seven cords made of sinews not yet dry, but still... Focus ↗

8 And the princes of the Philistines brought unto her seven cords, such is he spoke of, with which she... Focus ↗

9 Men lying privately in wait with her, and in the chamber expecting the event of the thing, and she c... Focus ↗

10 And Dalila said to him: Behold thou hast mocked me, and hast told me a false thing: but now at least... Focus ↗

11 And he answered her: If I shall be bound with new ropes, that were never in work, I shall be weak an... Focus ↗

12 Dalila bound him again with these, and cried out: The Philistines are upon thee, Samson, there being... Focus ↗

13 And Dalila said to him again: How long dost thou deceive me, and tell me lies? Shew me wherewith tho... Focus ↗

14 And when Dalila had done this, she said to him: The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And awaking o... Focus ↗

15 And Dalila said to him: How dost thou say thou lovest me, when thy mind is not with me? Thou hast to... Focus ↗

16 And when she pressed him much, and continually hung upon him for many days, giving him no time to re... Focus ↗

17 Then opening the truth of the thing, he said to her: The razor hath never come upon my head, for I a... Focus ↗

18 Then seeing that be had discovered to her all his mind, she sent to the princes of the Philistines,... Focus ↗

19 But she made him sleep upon her knees, and lay his head in her bosom. And she called a barber, and s... Focus ↗

20 And she said: The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And awaking from sleep, he said in his mind: I... Focus ↗

21 Then the Philistines seized upon him, and forthwith pulled out his eyes, and led him bound in chains... Focus ↗

22 And now his hair began to grow again. Focus ↗

23 And the princes of the Philistines assembled together, to offer great sacrifices to Dagon their god,... Focus ↗

24 And the people also seeing this, praised their god, and said the same: Our god hath delivered our ad... Focus ↗

25 And rejoicing in their feasts, when they had now taken their good cheer, they commanded that Samson... Focus ↗

26 And he said to the lad that guided his steps: Suffer me to touch the pillars which support the whole...

27 Now the house was full of men and women, and all the princes of the Philistines were there. Moreover... Focus ↗

28 But he called upon the Lord, saying: O Lord God (Elohim), remember me, and restore to me now my form... Focus ↗

29 And laying hold on both the pillars on which the house rested, and holding the one with his right ha... Focus ↗

30 He said: Let me die with the Philistines. And when he had strongly shook the pillars, the house fell... Focus ↗

31 And his brethren and all his kindred, going down took his body, and buried it between Saraa and Esth... Focus ↗

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Book: Judges
Chapter: Chapter 16 (31 verses)
Version: Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

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