Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd while their hearts were merry, they said, “Call for Samson to entertain us.” So they called Samson out of the prison to entertain them. And they stationed him between the pillars. Young's Literal Translation And it cometh to pass, when their heart [is] glad, that they say, ‘Call for Samson, and he doth play before us;’ and they call for Samson out of the prison-house, and he playeth before them, and they cause him to stand between the pillars. King James Bible And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars. Hebrew Andוַֽיְהִי֙ (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be while their hearts לִבָּ֔ם (lib·bām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre were merry, כְּט֣וֹב (kə·ṭō·wḇ) Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good they said, וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say “Call קִרְא֥וּ (qir·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read for Samson לְשִׁמְשׁ֖וֹן (lə·šim·šō·wn) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8123: Samson -- a deliverer of Israel to entertain us.” וִישַֽׂחֶק־ (wî·śa·ḥeq-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7832: To laugh, to play So they called וַיִּקְרְא֨וּ (way·yiq·rə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read Samson לְשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹן (lə·šim·šō·wn) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8123: Samson -- a deliverer of Israel out of the prison מִבֵּ֣ית (mib·bêṯ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house to entertain them. וַיְצַחֵק֙ (way·ṣa·ḥêq) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6711: To laugh outright, to sport And they stationed וַיַּעֲמִ֥ידוּ (way·ya·‘ă·mî·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations him אוֹת֖וֹ (’ō·w·ṯōw) Direct object marker | third person masculine singular Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case between בֵּ֥ין (bên) Preposition Strong's 996: An interval, space between the pillars. הָעַמּוּדִֽים׃ (hā·‘am·mū·ḏîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5982: A column, a stand, platform |