1:7

ibu jari(TB/TL) <0931> [their thumbs. Heb. the thumbs of their hands and of their feet.]

This was not an unusual act of cruelty in ancient times towards enemies.--’lian informs us, that in after ages "the Athenians, at the instigation of Cleon, son of Cleoenetus, made a decree that all the inhabitants of the island of ’gina should have the thumb cut off from the right hand, so that they might ever after be disabled from holding a spear, yet might handle an oar." It was a custom among those Romans who did not like a military life, to cut off their thumbs, that they might be incapable of serving in the army; and for the same reason, parents sometimes cut off the thumbs of their children.

memungut(TB/TL) <03950> [gathered. or, gleaned. as I have.]

1:7

demikianlah dibalaskan

Im 24:19; Yer 25:12 [Semua]

ke Yerusalem

Yos 10:1; [Lihat FULL. Yos 10:1]

3:15

berseru ... TUHAN Tuhan TUHAN ... Tuhan(TB)/berserulah(TL) <02199 03068> [A.M. 2679. B.C. 1325. An. Ex. Is. 166. cried unto.]

orang Benyamin(TB)/Benyamin(TL) <01145> [a Benjamite. or, the son of Jemini. left-handed. Heb. shut of his right hand.]

This Hebrew phrase intimates that, either through disease or disuse, he made little or no use of the right hand, but of his left only, and so was the less fit for war, because he would most likely wield a dagger awkwardly: yet God chose this left-handed man to be the minister of his retributive justice. It was God's right hand that gained Israel the victory, Ps 44:3; not the right hand of the instruments he employed.

mengirimkan upeti ....... bingkisan(TB)/disuruhkan ....... bingkisan(TL) <07971 04503> [sent a present.]

3:15

seorang penyelamat

Hak 3:9; [Lihat FULL. Hak 3:9]

yakni Ehud,

Hak 3:16; Hak 4:1 [Semua]

yang kidal.

Hak 20:16; 1Taw 12:2 [Semua]

mengirimkan upeti

Hak 3:17,18; 2Sam 8:2,6; 1Raj 4:21; 2Raj 17:3; Est 10:1; Mazm 68:30; 72:10; 89:23; Pengkh 2:8; Yes 60:5; Hos 10:6 [Semua]

9:5

Ofra(TB)/Ofera(TL) <06084> [at Ophrah.]

membunuh(TB)/dibunuhnya(TL) <02026> [slew.]

9:5

membunuh saudara-saudaranya,

Hak 8:30; [Lihat FULL. Hak 8:30]

Tetapi Yotam,

Hak 9:7,21,57 [Semua]

menyembunyikan diri.

2Raj 11:2; 2Taw 22:9 [Semua]

15:19

Lehi(TB)/Lekhi(TL) <03895> [the jaw. or, Lehi.]

This reading is certainly preferable: it was in the place called Lehi where a spring was supernaturally opened.

keluarlah(TB/TL) <03318> [there came.]

kuat(TB)/nyawanya(TL) <07307> [his spirit.]

Penyeru(TB)/Pancaran Penyeru(TL) <05875> [En-hakkore.]

Samson gave this expressive name to the miraculously springing water, to be as a memorial of the goodness of God to him. En-hakkore, the well of him that cried, which kept him in remembrance both of his own distress which caused him to cry, and the favour of Jehovah to him in answer to his cry. Many a spring of comfort God opens to his people, which may fitly be called by the name En-hakkore: and this instance of Samson's relief should encourage us to trust in God, for when he pleases he can open rivers in high places.

Samson at first gave the name of Ramath-lehi (the lifting up of the jaw-bone) which denoted him great and triumphant: but now he gives it another name, En-hakkore, which denotes him wanting and dependent. .# Ge 16:13, 22:14 28:19 30:30 Ex 17:15 Ps 34:6 120:1

15:19

dan segar

Kej 45:27; 1Sam 30:12; Yes 40:29 [Semua]

mata air

Kel 17:6; [Lihat FULL. Kel 17:6]

16:12

menyergap engkau,

Hak 16:14