Judges 16:21
“But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Judges 16:21 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And the Philistines laid hold on him, and put out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison-house.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und sie Philister griffen ihn und stachen ihm die Augen aus; und sie führten ihn nach Gasa hinab und banden ihn mit ehernen Fesseln, und er mußte mahlen im Gefängnis.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Mas los Filisteos echaron mano de él, y sacáronle los ojos, y le llevaron á Gaza; y le ataron con cadenas, para que moliese en la cárcel.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Mas os filisteus lançaram mão dele, e tiraram-lhe os olhos, e o levaram a Gaza; e o ataram com correntes, para que moesse no cárcere.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Os filisteus capturaram-no e arrancaram-lhe os olhos. Levaram-no para Gaza, amarraram-no com grilhões de bronze e o fizeram girar a pedra de moinho da prisão.
📖 Judges 16:21 in Context
19And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.
20And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the Lord was departed from him.
21But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.
22Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.
23Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.
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