Judges 16:3 BSB — MannaFest

Judges 16:3

But Samson lay there only until midnight, when he got up, took hold of the doors of the city gate and both gateposts, and pulled them out, bar and all. Then he put them on his shoulders and took them to the top of the mountain overlooking Hebron.

BSB

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ASV

And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and laid hold of the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and plucked them up, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of the mountain that is before Hebron.

KJV

And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before Hebron.

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Instead of forcing the doors open, he tore the posts up, as it were, by the roots, with the barred doors attached to them. The word rendered “went away with them,” means “to pluck up the tent-pins,” and hence, “to remove.” The present town of Gaza (Ghuzzeh) is an open town, without gates or walls, but the sites of the ancient gates still remain visible. One of these, on the southeast, is shown as the gate carried off by Samson.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

The city of Gaza was, in those days, probably not less than three-quarters of an hour distant from El-Montar. To have climbed to the top of this hill with the ponderous doors and their bolts on his shoulders, through a road of thick sand, was a feat which none but a Samson could have accomplished [VAN DE VELDE].

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Original language & word study

28 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב	vai.yish.Kav	and he lay down	H7901 →
שִׁמְשׁוֹן֮	shim.shOn	Samson	H8123 →
עַד־	'ad-	until	H5704 →
חֲצִ֣י	cha.Tzi	[the] middle of	H2677 →
הַלַּיְלָה֒	ha.lay.Lah	the night	H3915 →
וַיָּ֣קָם׀	vai.Ya.kom	and he arose	H6965 →
בַּחֲצִ֣י	ba.cha.Tzi	in [the] middle of	H2677 →
הַלַּ֗יְלָה	ha.Lay.lah	the night	H3915 →
וַיֶּאֱחֹ֞ז	vai.ye.'e.Choz	and he took hold	H270 →
בְּדַלְת֤וֹת	be.dal.Tot	on [the] doors of	H1817 →
שַֽׁעַר־	sha.'ar-	[the] gate of	H8179 →
הָעִיר֙	ha.'Ir	the city	H5892 →
וּבִשְׁתֵּ֣י	u.vish.Tei	and on [the] two	H8147 →
הַמְּזוּז֔וֹת	ha.me.zu.Zot	the doorposts	H4201 →
וַיִּסָּעֵם֙	vai.yi.sa.'Em	and he pulled up them	H5265 →
עִֽם־	'im-	with	H5973 →
הַבְּרִ֔יחַ	ha.be.Ri.ach	the bar	H1280 →
וַיָּ֖שֶׂם	vai.Ya.sem	and he put [them]	H7760 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
כְּתֵפָ֑יו	ke.te.Fav	shoulders his	H3802 →
וַֽיַּעֲלֵם֙	vai.ya.'a.Lem	and he carried up them	H5927 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
רֹ֣אשׁ	rosh	[the] top of	H7218 →
הָהָ֔ר	ha.Har	the mountain	H2022 →
אֲשֶׁ֖ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
עַל־	'al-	[is] on	H5921 →
פְּנֵ֥י	pe.Nei	[the] face of	H6440 →
חֶבְרֽוֹן׃ פ	chev.Ron	Hebron	H2275 →

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 107:16
For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
leads to
- Isaiah 45:1–2
  This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Acts 2:24
But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for Him to be held in its clutches.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 6:14
  By His power God raised the Lord from the dead, and He will raise us also.
- 1 Peter 1:21
  Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.
- Acts 2:32
  God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.
- Romans 8:11
  And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His…
- Colossians 2:12
  And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead.
Through
Micah 2:13
One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate, and go out by it. Their King will pass through before them, the LORD as their leader.
leads to
- Isaiah 52:12
  For you will not leave in a hurry nor flee in haste, for the LORD goes before you, and the God of Israel is your rear guard.
- Zechariah 9:14–15
  Then the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn and advance in the whirlwinds of the south.

About Judges

Samson and Delilah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Judges

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

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About Judges