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Judg. 16:25 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And it came to pass, when their hearts
leb (Hebrew #3820)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
KJV usage: + care for, comfortably, consent, X considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart((-ed)), X heed, X I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), X regard((-ed)), X themselves, X unawares, understanding, X well, willingly, wisdom.
Pronounce: labe
Origin: a form of 3824
were merry
towb (Hebrew #2896)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
KJV usage: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, X most, pleasant, + pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well ((-favoured)).
Pronounce: tobe
Origin: from 2895
n, that they said
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
, Call
qara' (Hebrew #7121)
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(- ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
Pronounce: kaw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root (rather identical with 7122 through the idea of accosting a person met)
for Samson
Shimshown (Hebrew #8123)
sunlight; Shimshon, an Israelite
KJV usage: Samson.
Pronounce: shim-shone'
Origin: from 8121
, that he may make uso sport
sachaq (Hebrew #7832)
to laugh (in pleasure or detraction); by implication, to play
KJV usage: deride, have in derision, laugh, make merry, mock(-er), play, rejoice, (laugh to) scorn, be in (make) sport.
Pronounce: saw-khak'
Origin: a primitive root
. And they called
qara' (Hebrew #7121)
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(- ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
Pronounce: kaw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root (rather identical with 7122 through the idea of accosting a person met)
for Samson
Shimshown (Hebrew #8123)
sunlight; Shimshon, an Israelite
KJV usage: Samson.
Pronounce: shim-shone'
Origin: from 8121
out of the prison
'acar (Hebrew #631)
to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
KJV usage: bind, fast, gird, harness, hold, keep, make ready, order, prepare, prison(-er), put in bonds, set in array, tie.
Pronounce: aw-sar'
Origin: a primitive root
house
bayith (Hebrew #1004)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
KJV usage: court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, X great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter)house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).
Pronounce: bah'-yith
Origin: probably from 1129 abbreviated
; and he made θthem
paniym (Hebrew #6440)
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
KJV usage: + accept, a-(be- )fore(-time), against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of), + beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him(-self), + honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look(-eth) (- s), X me, + meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on, open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, + regard, right forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street, X thee, X them(-selves), through (+ - out), till, time(-s) past, (un-)to(-ward), + upon, upside (+ down), with(- in, + -stand), X ye, X you.
Pronounce: paw-neem'
Origin: plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun (paneh {paw-neh'}; from 6437)
sport
tsachaq (Hebrew #6711)
to laugh outright (in merriment or scorn); by implication, to sport
KJV usage: laugh, mock, play, make sport.
Pronounce: tsaw-khak'
Origin: a primitive root
: and they set
`amad (Hebrew #5975)
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
KJV usage: abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, + serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, make to be at a, with-)stand (by, fast, firm, still, up), (be at a) stay (up), tarry.
Pronounce: aw-mad'
Origin: a primitive root
him between the pillars
`ammuwd (Hebrew #5982)
from 5975; a column (as standing); also a stand, i.e. platform
KJV usage: X apiece, pillar.
Pronounce: am-mood'
Origin: or ammud {am-mood'}
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their hearts.
Judg. 9:27• 27And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode the grapes, and made rejoicings, and went into the house of their god, and ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech. (Judg. 9:27)
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Judg. 18:20• 20Then the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people. (Judg. 18:20)
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Judg. 19:6,9• 6And they sat down, and ate and drank, both of them together. And the damsel's father said to the man, Be content, I pray thee, and pass the night, and let thy heart be glad.
9And the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant; and his father-in-law, the damsel's father, said to him, Behold now, the day draws toward evening--I pray you stay all night; behold, the day is declining, lodge here, and let thy heart be merry; and to-morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go to thy tent.
(Judg. 19:6,9)
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2 Sam. 13:28• 28And Absalom commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, Smite Amnon; then slay him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant. (2 Sam. 13:28)
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1 Kings 20:12• 12And it came to pass when he heard this word, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the tents, that he said to his servants, Set yourselves. And they set themselves against the city. (1 Kings 20:12)
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Esther 3:15• 15The couriers went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the fortress. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was in consternation. (Esther 3:15)
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Isa. 22:13• 13and behold joy and rejoicing, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine:--Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die. (Isa. 22:13)
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Dan. 5:2‑3• 2Belshazzar, while he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines, might drink in them.
3Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines, drank in them.
(Dan. 5:2‑3)
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Matt. 14:6‑7• 6But when Herod's birthday was celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod;
7whereupon he promised with oath to give her whatsoever she should ask.
(Matt. 14:6‑7)
them.
Heb. before them.
sport.
Job 30:9‑10• 9And now I am their song, yea, I am their byword.
10They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, yea, they spare not to spit in my face.
(Job 30:9‑10)
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Psa. 35:15‑16• 15But at my halting they rejoiced, and gathered together: the slanderers gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:
16With profane jesters for bread, they have gnashed their teeth against me.
(Psa. 35:15‑16)
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Psa. 69:12,26• 12They that sit in the gate talk of me, and I am the song of the drunkards.
26For they persecute him whom *thou* hast smitten, and they talk for the sorrow of those whom thou hast wounded.
(Psa. 69:12,26)
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Prov. 24:17‑18• 17Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth;
18lest Jehovah see it, and it be evil in his sight, and he turn away his anger from him.
(Prov. 24:17‑18)
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Mic. 7:8‑10• 8Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: though I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, Jehovah shall be a light unto me.
9I will bear the indignation of Jehovah--for I have sinned against him--until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light; I shall behold his righteousness.
10And mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is Jehovah thy God? Mine eyes shall behold her; now shall she be trodden down, as the mire of the streets.
(Mic. 7:8‑10)
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Matt. 26:67‑68• 67Then they spit in his face, and buffeted him, and some struck him with the palms of their hand,
68saying, Prophesy to us, Christ, Who is it who struck thee?
(Matt. 26:67‑68)
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Matt. 27:29,39‑44• 29and having woven a crown out of thorns, they put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and, bowing the knee before him, they mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
39But the passers-by reviled him, shaking their heads
40and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou art Son of God, descend from the cross.
41And in like manner the chief priests also, mocking, with the scribes and elders, said,
42He saved others, himself he cannot save. He is King of Israel: let him descend now from the cross, and we will believe on him.
43He trusted upon God; let him save him now if he will have him. For he said, I am Son of God.
44And the robbers also who had been crucified with him cast the same reproaches on him.
(Matt. 27:29,39‑44)
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Heb. 11:36• 36and others underwent trial of mockings and scourgings, yea, and of bonds and imprisonment. (Heb. 11:36)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And it came to pass when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison-house, and he played before them; and they set him between the pillars.