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Judges 15

1ButitcameH935topassafterawhile,inthetimeofwheatחִטִּ֗יםchi.TimH2406harvestקְצִיר־ke.tzir-H7105,thatSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֤וֹןshim.ShonH8123visitedhiswifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802withakid;andhesaidH559,Iwillgoאָבֹ֥אָה'a.Vo.'ahH935intomywifeאִשְׁתִּ֖י'ish.TiH802intothechamberהֶחָ֑דְרָהhe.Cha.de.rahH2315.Butherfatherאָבִ֖יהָ'a.Vi.haH1wouldnotsufferhimtogoלָבֽוֹא׃la.Vo'H935in.

2Andherfatherאָבִ֗יהָ'a.Vi.haH1saidH559,Iverilythoughtthatthou hadst utterlyhatedH8130her;thereforeIgaveH5414hertothycompanionלְמֵרֵעֶ֑ךָle.me.re.'E.khaH4828:isH1961notheryoungerהַקְּטַנָּה֙ha.ke.ta.NahH6996sisterאֲחֹתָ֤הּ'a.cho.TahH269fairerthanshe?takeher,Ipraythee,insteadofher.

3AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidH559untothem,Thistimeהַפַּ֖עַםha.Pa.'amH6471shallIbeblamelessinregardofthePhilistinesמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםmi.pe.lish.TimH6430,whenIdothemamischief.

4AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123wentandcaughtH3920threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredH3967foxesשׁוּעָלִ֑יםshu.'a.LimH7776,andtookH3947firebrands,andturnedוַיֶּ֤פֶןvai.Ye.fenH6437tailH2180totailH2180,andputוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760afirebrandinthemidstH8432betweeneverytwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147tailsH2180.

5Andwhenhehadsetthebrandsonfireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784,heletthemgoH7971intothestandingבְּקָמ֣וֹתbe.ka.MotH7054grainקָמָ֖הka.MahH7054ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430,andburntupboththeshocksandthestandingH7054grainH7054,andalsotheoliveyards.

6ThenthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֮fe.lish.TimH6430saidH559,Whohathdonethis?AndtheysaidH559,Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹן֙shim.shOnH8123,theson-in-lawoftheTimnite,becausehehathtakenH3947hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802,andgivenH5414hertohiscompanionלְמֵרֵעֵ֑הוּle.me.re.'E.huH4828.AndthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430cameH5927up,andburntherandherfatherאָבִ֖יהָ'a.Vi.haH1withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

7AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidH559untothem,Ifyedoafterthismanner,surelyIwillbeavengedH5358ofyou,andafterthatIwillceaseאֶחְדָּֽל׃'ech.DalH2308.

8Andhesmotethemhipandthighיָרֵ֖ךְya.RekhH3409withagreatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419slaughterH4347:andhewentH3381downוַיֵּ֣רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381anddweltוַיֵּ֔שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inthecleftבִּסְעִ֖יףbis.'IfH5585oftherockסֶ֥לַעSe.la'H5553ofEtamעֵיטָֽם׃ ס'ei.TamH5862.

9ThenthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430wentH5927up,andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inJudahבִּיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063,andspreadוַיִּנָּטְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.na.te.ShuH5203themselvesinLehiבַּלֶּֽחִי׃ba.Le.chiH3896.

10Andthemenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063saidH559,Whyלָמָ֖הla.MahH4100areyecomeעֲלִיתֶ֣ם'a.li.TemH5927upagainstus?AndtheysaidH559,Tobindלֶאֱס֤וֹרle.'e.SorH631Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹן֙shim.shOnH8123arewecomeעָלִ֔ינוּ'a.Li.nuH5927up,todotohimashehathdonetous.

11Thenthreeשְׁלֹשֶׁת֩she.lo.ShetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֨ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahמִֽיהוּדָ֗הmi.hu.DahH3063wentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֡וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381tothecleftסְעִיף֮se.'IfH5585oftherockסֶ֣לַעSe.la'H5553ofEtamעֵיטָם֒'ei.TamH5862,andsaidH559toSamsonלְשִׁמְשׁ֗וֹןle.shim.ShonH8123, Knowest thounotthatthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430arerulersH4910overus?whatthenisthisthatthou hastdoneuntous?AndhesaidH559untothem,Astheydiduntome,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651haveIdoneuntothem.

12AndtheysaidH559untohim,Wearecomeיָרַ֔דְנוּya.Rad.nuH3381downtobindלֶאֱסָרְךָ֣le.'e.sa.re.KhaH631thee,thatwemaydelivertheeintothehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430.AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidH559untothem,Swearהִשָּׁבְע֣וּhi.sha.ve.'UH7650untome,thatyewillnotfallתִּפְגְּע֥וּןtif.ge.'UnH6293uponmeyourselves.

13Andtheyspake untohim,sayingH559,No;butwewillbindH631theefast,anddelivertheeintotheirhandבְיָדָ֔םve.ya.DamH3027:butsurelywewillnotkillH4191thee.AndtheyboundH631himwithtwoבִּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙bish.Na.yimH8147newחֲדָשִׁ֔יםcha.da.ShimH2319ropesH5688,andbroughtH5927himupfromtherockהַסָּֽלַע׃ha.Sa.la'H5553.

14WhenhecameH935untoLehiלֶ֔חִיLe.chiH3896,thePhilistinesוּפִלְשִׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430shoutedהֵרִ֣יעוּhe.Ri.'uH7321astheymethim:andtheSpiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofJehovahcameH935mightilyuponhim,andtheropesH5688thatwereuponhisarmsזְרוֹעוֹתָ֗יוze.ro.'o.TavH2220becameH1961asflaxכַּפִּשְׁתִּים֙ka.pish.TimH6593thatwasH1961burntwithfireבָאֵ֔שׁva.'EshH784,andhisbandsdroppedfromoffhishandsיָדָֽיו׃ya.DavH3027.

15AndhefoundH4672afreshטְרִיָּ֑הte.ri.YahH2961jawboneלְחִֽי־le.chi-H3895ofanass,andputforthH7971hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027,andtookH3947it,andsmoteathousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376therewith.

16AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidH559,Withthejawboneבִּלְחִ֣יbil.ChiH3895ofanass,heapsuponheaps,Withthejawboneבִּלְחִ֣יbil.ChiH3895ofanasshaveIsmittenathousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

17Anditcametopass,whenhehadmadeanendH3615ofspeakingלְדַבֵּ֔רle.da.BerH1696,thathecastH7993awayH7993thejawboneהַלְּחִ֖יha.le.ChiH3895outofhishandמִיָּד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027;andthatplaceלַמָּק֥וֹםla.ma.KomH4725wasH1961calledוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Ramath-lehi.

18Andhewassore athirst,andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121onJehovah,andsaidH559, Thou hastgivenH5414thisgreatהַגְּדֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419deliveranceH8668bythehandבְיַֽד־ve.yad-H3027ofthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650;andnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258shallIdieאָמ֣וּת'a.MutH4191forthirstבַּצָּמָ֔אba.tza.Ma'H6772,andfallוְנָפַלְתִּ֖יve.na.fal.TiH5307intothehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027oftheuncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִֽים׃ha.'a.re.LimH6189.

19ButGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430clavethehollowplaceH2088thatisinLehiבַּלֶּ֔חִיba.Le.chiH3896,andtherecameH3318waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325thereout;andwhenhehaddrunkH8354,hisspiritרוּח֖וֹru.ChoH7307cameH3318again,andherevived: whereforethenameשְׁמָ֗הּshe.MahH8034thereofwascalledקָרָ֣אka.Ra'H7121En-hakkore,whichisinLehiH3896, untothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

20AndhejudgedH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478inthedaysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117ofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָֽה׃ פsha.NahH8141.

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