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Judges 15:3-8

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.

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