Judges 16:3
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
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.

Young's Literal Translation
And Samson lieth down till the middle of the night, and riseth in the middle of the night, and layeth hold on the doors of the gate of the city, and on the two side posts, and removeth them with the bar, and putteth on his shoulders, and taketh them up unto the top of the hill, which [is] on the front of Hebron.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
But Samson
שִׁמְשׁוֹן֮ (šim·šō·wn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8123: Samson -- a deliverer of Israel

lay there
וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב (way·yiš·kaḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7901: To lie down

only until
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

midnight.
חֲצִ֣י (ḥă·ṣî)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2677: The half, middle

Then he got up
וַיָּ֣קָם ׀ (way·yā·qām)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

and took hold
וַיֶּאֱחֹ֞ז (way·ye·’ĕ·ḥōz)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 270: To grasp, take hold, take possession

of the doors
בְּדַלְת֤וֹת (bə·ḏal·ṯō·wṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 1817: Something swinging, the valve of a, door

of the city
הָעִיר֙ (hā·‘îr)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

gate,
שַֽׁעַר־ (ša·‘ar-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate

along with the two
וּבִשְׁתֵּ֣י (ū·ḇiš·tê)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Number - fdc
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

gateposts,
הַמְּזוּז֔וֹת (ham·mə·zū·zō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 4201: A doorpost, gatepost

and pulled them out,
וַיִּסָּעֵם֙ (way·yis·sā·‘êm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5265: To pull up, the tent-pins, start on a, journey

bar
הַבְּרִ֔יחַ (hab·bə·rî·aḥ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1280: A bolt

and all.
עִֽם־ (‘im-)
Preposition
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

Then he put [them]
וַיָּ֖שֶׂם (way·yā·śem)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

his shoulders
כְּתֵפָ֑יו (kə·ṯê·p̄āw)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3802: The shoulder, side-piece, lateral projection of anything

and took
וַֽיַּעֲלֵם֙ (way·ya·‘ă·lêm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively

them to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

the top
רֹ֣אשׁ (rōš)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7218: The head

of the mountain
הָהָ֔ר (hā·hār)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country

overlooking
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

Hebron.
חֶבְרֽוֹן׃ (ḥeḇ·rō·wn)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 2275: Hebron -- 'association, league', a city in southern Judah

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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