26and Samson said to the lad who held him by the hand, |Let me feel the pillars on which the house rests, that I may lean against them.|


In Context

23 Now the lords of the Philistines gathered to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to rejoice; for they said, |Our god has given Samson our enemy into our hand.|

24 And when the people saw him, they praised their god; for they said, |Our god has given our enemy into our hand, the ravager of our country, who has slain many of us.|

25 And when their hearts were merry, they said, |Call Samson, that he may make sport for us.| So they called Samson out of the prison, and he made sport before them. They made him stand between the pillars;

26 and Samson said to the lad who held him by the hand, |Let me feel the pillars on which the house rests, that I may lean against them.|

27 Now the house was full of men and women; all the lords of the Philistines were there, and on the roof there were about three thousand men and women, who looked on while Samson made sport.

28 Then Samson called to 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 avenged upon the Philistines for one of my two eyes.|

Judges 16:26 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

16:26Samson said to the servant who held his hand, "Put me where I can feel the pillars that support the temple, so that I may lean against them."

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:26And Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house standeth, that I may lean upon them.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

16:26And he said to the lad that guided his steps: Suffer me to touch the pillars which support the whole house, and let me lean upon them, and rest a little.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

16:26and Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house resteth, that I may lean upon them.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

16:26and Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house resteth, that I may lean upon them.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:26And Samson said to the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars upon which the house standeth, that I may lean upon them.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:26and Samson said to the boy who held him by the hand, |Allow me to feel the pillars whereupon the house rests, that I may lean on them.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:26And Samson saith unto the young man who is keeping hold on his hand, 'Let me alone, and let me feel the pillars on which the house is established, and I lean upon them.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:26And Samson said to the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house stands, that I may lean on them.