Judges 16:29
And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left.
Judges 16:29 in other translations
| BSB | And Samson reached out for the two central pillars supporting the temple. Bracing himself against them with his right hand on one pillar and his left hand on the other, |
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| WEB | Samson took hold of the two middle pillars on which the house rested and leaned on them, the one with his right hand and the other with his left. |
| ASV | And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house rested, and leaned upon them, the one with his right hand, and the other with his left. |
| YLT | And Samson turneth aside to the two middle pillars, on which the house is established, and on which it is supported, to the one with his right hand, and one with his left; |
| DARBY | And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood (and he supported himself upon them), the one with his right hand and the other with his left. |
| BBE | Then Samson put his arms round the two middle pillars supporting the house, putting his weight on them, on one with his right hand and on the other with his left. |
| Webster | And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was supported, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left. |
What does Judges 16:29 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 16:25-31
Nothing fills up the sins of any person or people faster than mocking and misusing the servants of God, even thought it is by their own folly that they are brought low. God put it into Samson's heart, as a public person, thus to avenge on them God's quarrel, Israel's, and his own. That strength which he had lost by sin, he recovers by prayer. That it was not from passion or personal revenge, but from holy zeal for…
Judges 16:29 in the original Hebrew
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain
Context
- Judges 16:28
And Samson called unto the Lord, and said, O Lord God, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.
- Judges 16:29
And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left.
- Judges 16:30
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.
Judges 16:29 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Asió luego Samsón las dos columnas del medio sobre las cuales se sustentaba la casa, y estribó en ellas, la una con la mano derecha, y la otra con la izquierda; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Samson saisit les deux colonnes du milieu, sur lesquelles la maison était assise (et il s’appuya sur elles), l’une de sa main droite, et l’autre de sa main gauche. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Simson umfaßte die beiden Mittelsäulen, auf welchen das Haus ruhte, die eine mit seiner Rechten und die andere mit seiner Linken; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et apprehendens ambas columnas quibus innitebatur domus, alteramque earum dextera et alteram læva tenens, |