Judges 16:30
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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.Samson 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.
In other translations
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.Samson 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.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559שִׁמְשׁוֹןshimshonSamsonH8123תָּמוֹתtamotlet it dieH4191נַפְשִׁיnafshilife myH5315עִם־'im-withH5973פְּלִשְׁתִּיםpelishtim[the] PhilistinesH6430וַיֵּטvaiyetand he stretched outH5186בְּכֹחַbekhoachwith strengthH3581וַיִּפֹּלvaiyipoland it fellH5307הַבַּיִתhabayitthe houseH1004עַל־'al-onH5921הַסְּרָנִיםhaseranimthe rulersH5633וְעַל־ve'al-and onH5921כָּל־kol-allH3605הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whichH834בּוֹbo[was] in <the> itוַיִּהְיוּvaiyihyuand they wereH1961הַמֵּתִיםhametimthe deadH4191אֲשֶׁר'asherwhomH834הֵמִיתhemithe killedH4191בְּמוֹתוֹbemotoin death hisH4194רַבִּיםrabimmanyH7227מֵאֲשֶׁרme'ashermore than [those] whomH834הֵמִיתhemithe had killedH4191בְּחַיָּיו׃bechaiyavin life hisH2416
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