Judges. Ultio Samson.
Brief Comments on the Latin:
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15:1 The classical Latin spelling of hedum would be haedum. The word solito is used adverbially here: "as usual."
15:2 The use of quod to introduce indirect statement is non-classical. The word illa is in the ablative (pulchrior illa, "more beautiful than she").
15:3 Latin often uses a relative pronoun,cui, to join together what would be two separate sentences in English: "(and) Samson replied to him..."
15:5 Latin often uses a relative pronoun,quas, to join together what would be two separate sentences in English: "(and) he set them on fire..." The participle-verb combination, succendents dimisit, can be translated as verb-verb: "he set on fire ... (and) let loose..."
15:6 The word Philisthim is a Hebrew plural form. Latin often uses a relative pronoun,quibus, to join together what would be two separate sentences in English: "(and) it was explained to them..." Note that the subject of tulit et tradidit is not Samson, but Samson's father-in-law, Thamnatheus. The deponent verb operatus est is transitive and takes a direct object (haec).
15:7 Latin often uses a relative pronoun,quibus, to join together what would be two separate sentences in English: "(and) Samson said to them..."
15:8 The participle-verb combination, descendens habitavit, can be translated as verb-verb: "he went down (and) dwelled..." The place name Aetham does not decline.
15:9 The word Philisthim is a Hebrew plural form. The participle-verb combination, ascendentes ... castrametati sunt, can be translated as verb-verb: "they went up... (and) made camp..." Note that the possessive pronoun eorum goes with exercitus.
15:10 Latin often uses a relative pronoun,qui, to join together what would be two separate sentences in English: "(and) they replied..." The Hebrew name Samson does not decline; here it is in the accusative. The deponent verb operatus est is transitive and takes a direct object (haec).
15:11 The place name Aetham does not decline. The use of quod to introduce indirect statement is non-classical. The word Philisthim is a Hebrew plural form. Latin often uses a relative pronoun,quibus, to join together what would be two separate sentences in English: "(and) he said to them..."
15:12 The verbs inquiunt and respondit are being used postpositively here to indicate direct speech. The use of quod to introduce indirect statement is non-classical.
15:13 The place name Aetham does not decline.
15:14 Latin often uses a relative pronoun, qui, to join together what would be two separate sentences in English: "(and) when he came..." The word Philisthim is a Hebrew plural form. The verb solent takes a complementary infinitive, consumi.
15:15 The participle-verb combination, arripiens interfecit, can be translated as verb-verb: "he seized ... (and) killed ..."
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