Judges 16:27
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Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women, that beheld while Samson made sport.Now the temple was full of men and women; all the lords of the Philistines were there, and about three thousand men and women were on the roof watching Samson entertain them.
In other translations
Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women, that beheld while Samson made sport.Now the temple was full of men and women; all the lords of the Philistines were there, and about three thousand men and women were on the roof watching Samson entertain them.
Hebrew words
וְהַבַּיִתvehabayitand the houseH1004מָלֵאmale'was fullH4390הָאֲנָשִׁיםha'anashim<the> menH582וְהַנָּשִׁיםvehanashimand <the> womenH802וְשָׁמָּהveshamahand [were] there <towards>H8033כֹּלkolallH3605סַרְנֵיsarnei[the] rulers ofH5633פְלִשְׁתִּיםfelishtim[the] PhilistinesH6430וְעַל־ve'al-and [were] onH5921הַגָּגhagagthe roofH1406כִּשְׁלֹשֶׁתkishloshetabout threeH7969אֲלָפִים'alafimthousand<s>H505אִישׁ'ishmanH376וְאִשָּׁהve'ishahand womanH802הָרֹאִיםharo'imwho were lookingH7200בִּשְׂחוֹקbischokwhen sportedH7832שִׁמְשׁוֹן׃shimshonSamsonH8123
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Deuteronomy 22:8When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thine house, if any man fall from thence.If you build a new house, you are to construct a railing around your roof, so that you do not bring bloodguilt on your house if someone falls from it.
- 2 Samuel 11:2And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman.
- Joshua 2:8And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;Before the spies lay down for the night, Rahab went up on the roof
- Judges 9:51But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower.But there was a strong tower inside the city, and all the men, women, and leaders of the city fled there. They locked themselves in and went up to the roof of the tower.
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People and places
People: Samson