Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd Samson judged Israel for twenty years in the days of the Philistines. Young's Literal Translation And he judgeth Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years. King James Bible And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years. Hebrew And [Samson] judgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֧ט (way·yiš·pōṭ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc for twenty עֶשְׂרִ֥ים (‘eś·rîm) Number - common plural Strong's 6242: Twenty, twentieth years שָׁנָֽה׃ (šā·nāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8141: A year in the days בִּימֵ֥י (bî·mê) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 3117: A day of the Philistines. פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים (p̄ə·liš·tîm) Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia |