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Judges 15:13-17

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.

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