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Judges 14:8-19

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.

10Andhisfatherאָבִ֖יהוּ'a.Vi.huH1wentH3381downוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381untothewomanהָאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802:andSamsonשִׁמְשׁוֹן֙shim.shOnH8123madeH6213thereafeastמִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.TehH4960;forsoH3651usedtheyoungהַבַּחוּרִֽים׃ha.ba.chu.RimH970menH970todo.

11Anditcametopass,whentheysawH7200him,thattheybroughtthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970companionsH4828tobeH1961withhim.

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.

19AndtheSpiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofJehovahcameH5927mightilyuponhim,andhewentH5927downוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381toAshkelonאַשְׁקְל֜וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831,andsmotethirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970menאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376ofthem,andtookH3947theirspoilחֲלִ֣יצוֹתָ֔םcha.Li.tzo.TamH2488,andgaveH5414thechangesofraiment untothemthatdeclaredH5046theriddleהַחִידָ֑הha.chi.DahH2420.Andhisangerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639waskindled,andhewentH5927uptohisfather’sאָבִֽיהוּ׃ פ'a.Vi.huH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

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