Judges 16:3 
Context| NET © | Samson spent half the night with the prostitute; then he got up in the middle of the night and left. 1 He grabbed the doors of the city gate, as well as the two posts, and pulled them right off, bar and all. 2 He put them on his shoulders and carried them up to the top of a hill east of Hebron. 3 |
| NIV © | But Samson lay there only until the middle of the night. Then he got up and took hold of the doors of the city gate, together with the two posts, and tore them loose, bar and all. He lifted them to his shoulders and carried them to the top of the hill that faces Hebron. |
| NASB © | Now Samson lay until midnight, and at midnight he arose and took hold of the doors of the city gate and the two posts and pulled them up along with the bars; then he put them on his shoulders and carried them up to the top of the mountain which is opposite Hebron. |
| NLT © | But Samson stayed in bed only until midnight. Then he got up, took hold of the city gates with its two posts, and lifted them, bar and all, right out of the ground. He put them on his shoulders and carried them all the way to the top of the hill across from Hebron. |
| MSG © | Samson was in bed with the woman until midnight. Then he got up, seized the doors of the city gate and the two gateposts, bolts and all, hefted them on his shoulder, and carried them to the top of the hill that faces Hebron. |
| BBE © | And Samson was there till the middle of the night; then he got up, and took a grip on the doors of the town, pulling them up, together with their two supports and their locks, and put them on his back and took them up to the top of the hill in front of Hebron. |
| NRSV © | But Samson lay only until midnight. Then at midnight he rose up, took hold of the doors of the city gate and the two posts, pulled them up, bar and all, put them on his shoulders, and carried them to the top of the hill that is in front of Hebron. |
| NKJV © | And Samson lay low till midnight; then he arose at midnight, took hold of the doors of the gate of the city and the two gateposts, pulled them up, bar and all, put them on his shoulders, and carried them to the top of the hill that faces Hebron. |
| KJV | |
| NASB © | Now Samson <08123> lay <07901> until <05704> midnight <02677> and took <0270> hold <0270> of the doors <01817> of the city <05892> gate <08179> and the two <08147> posts <04201> and pulled <05265> them up along <05973> with the bars <01280> ; then he put <07760> them on his shoulders <03802> and carried <05927> them up to the top <07218> of the mountain <02022> which <0834> is opposite .<05921> |
| HEBREW | P |
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| NET © [draft] ITL | Samson <08123> spent <07901> half <02677> the night <03915> with the prostitute; then he got up <06965> in the middle <02677> of the night <03915> and left. He grabbed <0270> the doors <01817> of the city <05892> gate <08179> , as well as the two <08147> posts <04201> , and pulled <05265> them right <05265> off <05973> , bar <01280> and all. He put <07760> them on <05921> his shoulders <03802> and carried them up <05927> to <0413> the top <07218> of a hill <02022> east of Hebron <02275> <06440> <05921> |
| NET © | Samson spent half the night with the prostitute; then he got up in the middle of the night and left. 1 He grabbed the doors of the city gate, as well as the two posts, and pulled them right off, bar and all. 2 He put them on his shoulders and carried them up to the top of a hill east of Hebron. 3 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “And Samson lay until the middle of the night and arose in the middle of the night.” 2 tn Heb “with the bar.” 3 tn Heb “which is upon the face of Hebron.” |
