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# put out his eyes

This means that they removed his eyes from his head. Alternate translation: "removed his eyes" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])

# down to Gaza

The phrase "down to" is used here because they brought Samson to Gaza which is lower in elevation than his home where they captured him.

# bound him with bronze shackles

"chained him with bronze shackles" or "tied him up using bronze shackles"

# shackles

locks on the end of chains that hold a prisoner at his feet or hands, or both

# turned the millstone

"pulled the millstone around in a circle"

# millstone

This is a very large, heavy, circular stone. Normally, a large animal pulls the millstone around in a circle to crush grain. Here the Philistines humiliate Samson by making him pull it.
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00			`# put out his eyes`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`This means that they removed his eyes from his head. Alternate translation: "removed his eyes" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# down to Gaza`

			`The phrase "down to" is used here because they brought Samson to Gaza which is lower in elevation than his home where they captured him.`

			`# bound him with bronze shackles`

			`"chained him with bronze shackles" or "tied him up using bronze shackles"`

			`# shackles`

			`locks on the end of chains that hold a prisoner at his feet or hands, or both`

			`# turned the millstone`

			`"pulled the millstone around in a circle"`

			`# millstone`

			`This is a very large, heavy, circular stone. Normally, a large animal pulls the millstone around in a circle to crush grain. Here the Philistines humiliate Samson by making him pull it.`