Judges 16:26-27

16:26 Samson said to the young man who held his hand, “Position me so I can touch the pillars that support the temple. ¹  Then I can lean on them.” 16:27 Now the temple ²  was filled with men and women, and all the rulers of the Philistines were there. There were three thousand men and women on the roof watching Samson entertain.

[16:26]  ¹ tn Heb “the pillars upon which the house is founded.”

[16:27]  ² tn Heb “house.”