Judges. Samson Mortuus Est.
Brief Comments on the Latin:
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16:21 Latin often uses a relative pronoun,quem, to join together what would be two separate sentences in English: "(and) when the Philistines had seized him..." The word Philisthim is a Hebrew plural form. Gazam is in the accusative (= ad Gazam).
16:23 The name Dagon does not decline; here it is in the dative, in apposition with deo. The name Samson does not decline; here it is in the accusative, in apposition with inimicum.
16:24 Latin often uses a relative pronoun,quod, to join together what would be two separate sentences in English: "(and) the people also saw this..." The participle-verb combination, videns laudabat, can be translated as verb-verb: "the people saw... (and) praised..."
16:25 The phrase sumptis epulis is an ablative absolute. The name Samson does not decline; here it is in the accusative. Latin often uses a relative pronoun,qui, to join together what would be two separate sentences in English: "(and) he..."
16:26 Latin often uses a relative pronoun,qui, to join together what would be two separate sentences in English: "(and) he..." The participle regenti modifies puero.
16:27 The name Samson does not decline; here it is in the accusative.
16:28 The phrase invocato Domino is an ablative absolute. The phrases Domine Deus and Deus meus are in the vocative.
16:30 The word Philisthim is a Hebrew plural and does not decline; here it is in the ablative. The phrase concussis columnis is an ablative absolute. The word multo is an ablative of comparison with plures ("many more").
16:31 The participle-verb combination, descendentes ... tulerunt, can be translated as verb-verb: "they came down ... (and) took away..." The place names Saraa and Esthaol do not decline; here they are in the accusative. The name Manue does not decline; here it is in the genitive, in apposition with patris. The name Israhel does not decline; here it is in the accusative.
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