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Judges 14:12-18

12AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidH559untothem,LetmenowputH5414forthariddleחִידָ֑הchi.DahH2420untoyou:ifyecandeclareH5046ituntomewithinthesevenשִׁבְעַ֨תshiv.'AtH7651daysיְמֵ֤יye.MeiH3117ofthefeastהַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙ha.mish.TehH4960,andfindוּמְצָאתֶ֔םu.me.tza.TemH4672itout,thenIwillgiveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414youthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970linenסְדִינִ֔יםse.di.NimH5466garmentsבְּגָדִֽים׃be.ga.DimH899andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970changesofraiment;

13butifyecannotdeclareH5046ituntome,thenshallyegiveוּנְתַתֶּ֨םu.ne.ta.TemH5414methirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970linenסְדִינִ֔יםse.di.NimH5466garmentsבְּגָדִ֑יםbe.ga.DimH899andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970changesofraiment.AndtheysaidH559untohim,PutH5414forththyriddleחִידָתְךָ֖chi.da.te.KhaH2420,thatwemayhearוְנִשְׁמָעֶֽנָּה׃ve.nish.ma.'E.nahH8085it.

14AndhesaidH559untothem,OutoftheeatercameH3318forthH3318foodמַאֲכָ֔לma.'a.KhalH3978,Andoutofthestrongוּמֵעַ֖זu.me.'AzH5794cameH3318forthH3318sweetness.Andtheycouldnotinthreeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117declareH5046theriddleהַחִידָ֖הha.chi.DahH2420.

15Anditcametopassontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,thattheysaidH559untoSamson’swifeלְאֵֽשֶׁת־le.'e.shet-H802, Entice thyhusbandאִישֵׁ֗ךְ'i.ShekhH376,thathemaydeclareH5046untoustheriddleהַ֣חִידָ֔הha.chi.DahH2420,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435weburnנִשְׂרֹ֥ףnis.RofH8313theeandthyfather’sאָבִ֖יךְ'a.VikhH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004withfireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784:haveyecalledH7121ustoimpoverishH3423us?isitnotso?

16AndSamson’swifeאֵ֨שֶׁת'E.shetH802weptוַתֵּבְךְּ֩va.te.veKH1058beforehim,andsaidH559, Thou dostbuthateשְׂנֵאתַ֙נִי֙se.ne.Ta.niH8130me,andlovestmenot: thou hast put forthariddleהַֽחִידָ֥הha.chi.DahH2420untothechildrenofmypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,andhastnottoldH5046itme.AndhesaidH559untoher,Behold,IhavenottoldH5046itmyfatherלְאָבִ֧יle.'a.ViH1normymotherוּלְאִמִּ֛יu.le.'i.MiH517,andshallItellH5046thee?

17AndsheweptH1058beforehimthesevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117,whiletheirfeastהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֑הha.mish.TehH4960lasted:anditcametopassontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,thathetoldH5046her,becauseshepressedhimsore;andshetoldH5046theriddleהַחִידָ֖הha.chi.DahH2420tothechildrenofherpeopleעַמָּֽהּ׃'a.MahH5971.

18AndthemenH376ofthecityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892saidH559untohimontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117beforethesunwentH935down,Whatissweeterthanhoneyמִדְּבַ֔שׁmi.de.VashH1706?andwhatisstrongerעַ֖ז'azH5794thanalionמֵאֲרִ֑יme.'a.RiH738?AndhesaidH559untothem,Ifyehadnotplowedחֲרַשְׁתֶּ֣םcha.rash.TemH2790withmyheiferבְּעֶגְלָתִ֔יbe.'eg.la.TiH5697, YehadnotfoundH4672outmyriddleחִידָתִֽי׃chi.da.TiH2420.

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