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Judges 15:1-5

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.

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