Judges 16:1–3 — Shimshon carries away the gates

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16:1 Shimshon carries away the gates

16 Shimshon (Samson) went to Azah (Gaza) city and he saw a prostitute woman there so he went in to spend the night with her. 2 But the Gazim passed around the news, “Shimshon’s in town.” So they encircled the city gate and they laid in wait for him all night. They stayed quiet the whole night, saying, “We’ll kill him when it gets light.” 3 Shimshon stayed with her until the middle of the night, then he got up. He picked up both the gates including the cross-bar and their posts, and hoisted them up onto his shoulders, and he carried them up to the top of the hill which is in front of Hevron.

16 And_ Shimshvōn/(Samson) _he/it _went to_ˊAzzāh and_he/it _saw there a _woman a _prostitute and_he _went into_her.

2 To_Gazites to_say Shimshvōn he _has _come here and_they _surrounded and_they _lay _in _wait to_him/it all _of the_night at_the _gate _of the_city and_they _were _silent all _of the_night to_say until the _light _of the _morning and_we_will _kill _him.
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3 And_ Shimshvōn _he _lay _down until the _middle _of the_night and_he/it _rose _up in_the _middle _of the_night and_he _took _hold on_the _doors _of the _gate _of the_city and_on_the _two _of the_doorposts and_he_pulled _them _up with the_bar and_he/it _assigned on shoulders _of_his and_he_carried _them _up to the _top _of the _mountain which is_on the _face _of Ḩeⱱrōn.

16:2 OSHB note: We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.

OET by section HERO (JDG) 16:1

Shimshon carries away the gates

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