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Judges 16:30

Samson
Death and lossServing othersCourage and strength

28 Then Samson called out to the LORD: “O Lord GOD, please remember me. Strengthen me, O God, just once more, so that with one vengeful blow I may pay back the Philistines for my two eyes.”

29 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,

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.

31 Then Samson’s brothers and his father’s family came down, carried him back, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of his father Manoah. And he had judged Israel twenty years.

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines!” He bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell on the lords, and on all the people who were in it. So the dead that he killed at his death were more than those who he killed in his life.
ASV
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 that he slew at his death were more than they that he slew in his life.
DARBY
And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines! And he bowed himself with might; and the house fell on the lords, and on all the people that were therein. So the dead that he slew at his death were more than those whom he had slain in his life.
BLB
And Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines.” And he pushed with power, and the temple fell on the lords and all the people who [were] in it. And the dead that he killed at his death were more than he had killed in his life.
ÅB
Og Samson sa: La meg dø sammen med filistrene! Så bøyde han seg fremover av all sin makt; da falt huset sammen over høvdingene og over alt folket som var der inne, og de som han drepte i sin død, var flere enn de han hadde drept i sitt liv.
OTB
Samson sa, "La meg dø med filisterne!" Han presset med all sin kraft, og tempelet kollapset over lederne og alle menneskene i det. Dermed drepte han flere i sin død enn han hadde gjort i løpet av sitt liv.
B1930
Og Samson sa: La mig dø sammen med filistrene! Så bøide han sig fremover av all sin makt; da falt huset sammen over høvdingene og over alt folket som var der inne, og de som han drepte i sin død, var flere enn de han hadde drept i sitt liv.

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