Judges

Judges 16:30

³⁰Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines.”

Then he pushed with all his might, and the temple fell on the lords and all the people in it. So in his death he killed more than he had killed in his life.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Samson	שִׁמְשׁ֗וֹן	šim·šō·wn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8123 Samson
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Let me	נַפְשִׁי֮	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
die	תָּמ֣וֹת	tā·mō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H4191 die
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
the Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּים֒	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
Then he pushed	וַיֵּ֣ט	way·yêṭ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
with all his might	בְּכֹ֔חַ	bə·ḵō·aḥ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H3581 strength, power
and the temple	הַבַּ֙יִת֙	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
fell	וַיִּפֹּ֤ל	way·yip·pōl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the lords	הַסְּרָנִ֔ים	has·sə·rā·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5633 tyrant, lord
and	וְעַל־	wə·‘al-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the people in it	הָעָ֖ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
So in his death	בְּמוֹת֔וֹ	bə·mō·w·ṯōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4194 death
he killed	הֵמִ֣ית	hê·mîṯ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
more	רַבִּ֕ים	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
than	מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר	mê·’ă·šer	Preposition-m; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he had killed	הֵמִ֖ית	hê·mîṯ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
in his life	בְּחַיָּֽיו׃	bə·ḥay·yāw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2416 alive, living

Cross-references

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Matthew 16:25 · Philippians 2:8 · Acts 21:13 · 1 Thessalonians 5:2 · Philippians 2:17 · Matthew 24:38–39

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.