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Judges 14:5-9

5ThenwentH935Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֛וֹןshim.ShonH8123downוַיֵּ֧רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381,andhisfatherוְאָבִ֥יוve.'a.VivH1andhismotherוְאִמּ֖וֹve.'i.MoH517,toTimnahתִּמְנָ֑תָהtim.Na.tahH8553,andcameH935tothevineyardsכַּרְמֵ֣יkar.MeiH3754ofTimnahתִמְנָ֔תָהtim.Na.tahH8553:and,behold,ayoungכְּפִ֣ירke.FirH3715lionאֲרָי֔וֹת'a.ra.YotH738roaredשֹׁאֵ֖גsho.'EgH7580againsthim.

6AndtheSpiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofJehovahcamemightilyuponhim,andherenthimashewouldhaverentakid;andhehadnothinginhishandבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027:buthetoldH5046nothisfatherלְאָבִ֣יוle.'a.VivH1orhismotherוּלְאִמּ֔וֹu.le.'i.MoH517whathehaddone.

7AndhewentH3381downוַיֵּ֖רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381,andtalkedwiththewomanלָאִשָּׁ֑הla.'i.ShahH802,andshepleasedSamsonשִׁמְשֽׁוֹן׃shim.ShonH8123well.

8Andafterawhilehereturnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725totakeלְקַחְתָּ֔הּle.kach.TahH3947her;andheturnedH7725asideוַיָּ֣סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493toseeלִרְא֔וֹתlir.'otH7200thecarcassבִּגְוִיַּ֥תbig.vi.YatH1472ofthelionהָאַרְיֵ֑הha.'ar.YehH738:and,behold,therewasaswarmofbeesדְּבוֹרִ֛יםde.vo.RimH1682inthebodyofthelionהָאַרְיֵ֖הha.'ar.YehH738,andhoneyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃u.de.VashH1706.

9AndhetookitintohishandsH3709,andwentH1980on,eatingH398ashewentH1980;andhecameH1980tohisfatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1andmotherאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517,andgaveH5414untothem,andtheydideatH398:buthetoldH5046themnotthathehadtakenthehoneyהַדְּבָֽשׁ׃ha.de.VashH1706outofthebodyofthelionהָאַרְיֵ֖הha.'ar.YehH738.

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