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Judges 16

1AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֖וֹןshim.ShonH8123wentH935toGazaעַזָּ֑תָה'a.Za.tahH5804,andsawH7200thereaharlot,andwentH935inuntoher.

2AnditwastoldtheGazites,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹן֙shim.shOnH8123iscomeבָּ֤אba'H935hither.Andtheycompassedhimin,andlaidwaitוַיֶּאֶרְבוּ־vai.ye.'er.vu-H693forhimallnightהַלַּ֖יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915inthegateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179ofthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,andwerequietallthenightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Letbetillmorningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֥וֹר'orH216,thenwewillkillוַהֲרְגְנֻֽהוּ׃va.har.ge.Nu.huH2026him.

3AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁוֹן֮shim.shOnH8123layH7901tillmidnight,andaroseוַיָּ֣קָם׀vai.Ya.komH6965atmidnight,andlaidholdוַיֶּאֱחֹ֞זvai.ye.'e.ChozH270ofthedoorsבְּדַלְת֤וֹתbe.dal.TotH1817ofthegateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179ofthecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892,andthetwoוּבִשְׁתֵּ֣יu.vish.TeiH8147posts,andpluckedthemup,barהַבְּרִ֔יחַha.be.Ri.achH1280andall,andputוַיָּ֖שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760themuponhisshouldersכְּתֵפָ֑יוke.te.FavH3802,andcarriedthemuptothetopרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofthemountainהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022thatisbeforeHebronחֶבְרֽוֹן׃ פchev.RonH2275.

4Anditcametopassafterward,thathelovedH157awomanאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802inthevalleyofSorek,whosenameוּשְׁמָ֖הּu.she.MahH8034wasDelilahדְּלִילָֽה׃de.li.LahH1807.

5AndthelordsofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430cameH5927upuntoher,andsaidH559untoher, Enticehim,andseeוּרְאִי֙u.re.'IH7200whereinhisgreatגָד֔וֹלga.DolH1419strengthכֹּח֣וֹko.ChoH3581lieth,andbywhatmeanswemayprevailנ֣וּכַלNu.khalH3201againsthim,thatwemaybindוַאֲסַרְנֻ֖הוּva.'a.sar.Nu.huH631himtoafflictH6031him:andwewillgiveנִתַּן־ni.tan-H5414theeeveryoneH376ofuselevenhundredוּמֵאָ֖הu.me.'AhH3967piecesofsilverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.

6AndDelilahדְּלִילָה֙de.li.LahH1807saidH559toSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123,Tellהַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046me,Ipraythee, wherein thygreatגָד֑וֹלga.DolH1419strengthכֹּחֲךָ֣ko.cha.KhaH3581lieth,andwherewith thou mightestbeboundH631toafflictH6031thee.

7AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidH559untoher,Iftheybindיַאַסְרֻ֗נִיya.'as.Ru.niH631mewithsevenבְּשִׁבְעָ֛הbe.shiv.'AhH7651greenwithesthatwereneverdried,thenshallIbecomeH1961weak,andbeוְהָיִ֖יתִיve.ha.Yi.tiH1961asanothermanH120.

8ThenthelordsofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430broughtH5927uptohersevenשִׁבְעָ֛הshiv.'AhH7651greenwitheswhichhadnotbeendried,andsheboundH631himwiththem.

9Nowshehadliers-in-wait abidingintheinnerH2315chamberבַּחֶ֔דֶרba.Che.derH2315.AndshesaidH559untohim,ThePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֥יםpe.lish.TimH6430areuponthee,Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֑וֹןshim.ShonH8123.Andhebrakethewithes,asastringoftowהַנְּעֹ֙רֶת֙ha.ne.'O.retH5296isbrokenwhenH834ittoucheththefireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784.Sohisstrengthכֹּחֽוֹ׃ko.ChoH3581wasnotknownH3045.

10AndDelilahדְּלִילָה֙de.li.LahH1807saidH559untoSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123,Behold, thou hastmockedme,andtoldהַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046meliesH3576:nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258tellH5046me,Ipraythee, wherewith thou mightestbeboundH631.

11AndhesaidH559untoher,IftheyonlybindH631mewithnewחֲדָשִׁ֔יםcha.da.ShimH2319ropesH5688wherewithnoworkמְלָאכָ֑הme.la.KhahH4399hathbeenוְהָיִ֖יתִיve.ha.Yi.tiH1961done,thenshallIbecomeH1961weak,andbeH1961asanothermanH120.

12SoDelilahדְּלִילָה֩de.li.LahH1807tookH3947newחֲדָשִׁ֜יםcha.da.ShimH2319ropesH5688,andboundH631himtherewith,andsaidH559untohim,ThePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֤יםpe.lish.TimH6430areuponthee,Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123.Andtheliers-in-waitwereabidingintheinnerH2315chamberבֶּחָ֑דֶרbe.Cha.derH2315.Andhebrakethemoffhisarmsזְרֹעֹתָ֖יוze.ro.'o.TavH2220likeathreadכַּחֽוּט׃ka.ChutH2339.

13AndDelilahדְּלִילָ֜הde.li.LahH1807saidH559untoSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֗וֹןshim.ShonH8123, Hitherto thou hastmockedme,andtoldהַגִּ֣ידָהha.Gi.dahH5046meliesH3576:tellH5046mewherewith thou mightest beboundH631.AndhesaidH559untoher,Ifthou weavestthesevenשֶׁ֛בַעShe.va'H7651locksofmyheadרֹאשִׁ֖יro.ShiH7218withthewebהַמַּסָּֽכֶת׃ha.ma.Sa.khetH4545.

14Andshefasteneditwiththepinבַּיָּתֵ֔דbai.ya.TedH3489,andsaidH559untohim,ThePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֥יםpe.lish.TimH6430areuponthee,Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֑וֹןshim.ShonH8123.Andheawakedoutofhissleepמִשְּׁנָת֔וֹmi.she.na.ToH8142,andpluckedawaythepinהַיְתַ֥דhay.TadH3489ofthebeam,andthewebH4545.

15AndshesaidH559untohim,Howבַּמֶּ֖הba.MehH4100canst thousayH559,Iloveאֲהַבְתִּ֔יךְ'a.hav.TikhH157thee,whenthyheartוְלִבְּךָ֖ve.li.be.KhaH3820isnotwithme? thou hastmockedmethesethreeשָׁלֹ֤שׁsha.LoshH7969timesH6471,andhastnottoldH5046mewherein thygreatגָדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419strengthכֹּחֲךָ֥ko.cha.KhaH3581lieth.

16Anditcametopass,whenshepressedhimdailywithherwordsבִדְבָרֶ֛יהָvid.va.Rei.haH1697,andurgedhim,thathissoulH5315wasH1961vexed untodeathH4191.

17AndhetoldH5046herallhisheartלִבּ֗וֹli.BoH3820,andsaidH559untoher,Therehathnotcomearazoruponmyheadרֹאשִׁ֔יro.ShiH7218;forIhavebeenוְהָיִ֖יתִיve.ha.Yi.tiH1961aNaziriteנְזִ֧ירne.ZirH5139untoGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430frommymother’sאִמִּ֑י'i.MiH517wombמִבֶּ֣טֶןmi.Be.tenH990:ifIbeH1961shaven,thenmystrengthכֹחִ֔יkho.ChiH3581willgoH5927fromme,andIshallbecomeH1961weak,andbeH1961likeanyothermanהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120.

18AndwhenDelilahדְלִילָ֗הde.li.LahH1807sawH7200thathehadtoldH5046herallhisheartלִבּוֹ֒li.BoH3820,shesentH7971andcalledH7121forthelordsofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֤יםfe.lish.TimH6430,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559,ComeH5927upthisonce,forhehathtoldH5046meallhisheartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820.ThenthelordsofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430cameH5927upuntoher,andbroughtH5927themoneyH3701intheirhandבְּיָדָֽם׃be.ya.DamH3027.

19Andshemadehimsleepוַתְּיַשְּׁנֵ֙הוּ֙va.te.ya.she.Ne.huH3462uponherknees;andshecalledH7121foramanלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376,andshavedH1548offthesevenשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651locksofhisheadרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218;andshebeganH2490toafflictH6031him,andhisstrengthכֹּח֖וֹko.ChoH3581wentfromhim.

20AndshesaidH559,ThePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֥יםpe.lish.TimH6430areuponthee,Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֑וֹןshim.ShonH8123.AndheawokeH3364outofhissleepמִשְּׁנָת֗וֹmi.she.na.ToH8142,andsaidH559,Iwillgoאֵצֵ֞א'e.Tze'H3318outasatothertimesH6471,andshakeוְאִנָּעֵ֔רve.'i.na.'ErH5287myselffree.ButheknewH3045notthatJehovahwasdepartedfromhim.

21AndthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430laidholdH270onhim,andputouthiseyesעֵינָ֑יו'ei.NavH5869;andtheybroughtH3381himdownוַיּוֹרִ֨ידוּvai.yo.Ri.duH3381toGazaעַזָּ֗תָה'a.Za.tahH5804,andboundH631himwithfettersבַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִםban.chush.Ta.yimH5178ofbrass;andhedidgrindטוֹחֵ֖ןto.ChenH2912intheprison-house.

22Howbeitthehairשְׂעַר־se.'ar-H8181ofhisheadרֹאשׁ֛וֹro.ShoH7218beganH2490togrowלְצַמֵּ֖חַle.tza.Me.achH6779againafterhewasshaven.

23AndthelordsofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430gatheredנֶֽאֱסְפוּ֙ne.'es.FuH622themtogethertoofferH2076agreatגָּד֛וֹלga.DolH1419sacrificeזֶֽבַח־ze.vach-H2077untoDagonלְדָג֥וֹןle.da.GonH1712theirgodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,andtorejoice;fortheysaidH559,Ourgodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430hathdeliveredSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֥וֹןshim.ShonH8123ourenemyאוֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃'oy.Vei.nuH341intoourhandבְּיָדֵ֔נוּbe.ya.De.nuH3027.

24Andwhenthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971sawH7200him,theypraisedH1984theirgodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430;fortheysaidH559,Ourgodאֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430hathdeliveredintoourhandבְיָדֵ֙נוּ֙ve.ya.De.nuH3027ourenemyא֣וֹיְבֵ֔נוּ'oy.Ve.nuH341,andthedestroyerofourcountry,whohathslainחֲלָלֵֽינוּ׃cha.la.Lei.nuH2491manyH7235ofus.

25Anditcametopass,whentheirheartsלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820wereH1961merry,thattheysaidH559,CallH7121forSamsonלְשִׁמְשׁ֖וֹןle.shim.ShonH8123,thathemaymakeussport.AndtheycalledH7121forSamsonלְשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןle.shim.ShonH8123outoftheprison-house;andhemadesportbeforethem.AndtheysetH5975himbetweenthepillarsהָעַמּוּדִֽים׃ha.'a.mu.DimH5982:

26andSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidH559untotheladH5288thatheldהַמַּחֲזִ֣יקha.ma.cha.ZikH2388himbythehandבְּיָדוֹ֮be.ya.DoH3027,SuffermethatImayfeelthepillarsהָֽעַמֻּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982whereuponthehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004resteth,thatImayleanH8172uponthem.

27Nowthehouseוְהַבַּ֗יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004wasfullמָלֵ֤אma.Le'H4390ofmenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376andwomenH802;andallthelordsofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430werethere;andtherewereupontheroofהַגָּ֗גha.GagH1406aboutthreeכִּשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתkish.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505menH376andwomenH802,thatbeheldwhileSamsonשִׁמְשֽׁוֹן׃shim.ShonH8123madesport.

28AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֛וֹןshim.ShonH8123calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121untoJehovah,andsaidH559,OLordJehovah,rememberזָכְרֵ֣נִיza.khe.Re.niH2142me,Ipraythee,andstrengthenוְחַזְּקֵ֨נִיve.cha.ze.Ke.niH2388me,Ipraythee,onlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389thisonce,OGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,thatImaybeatonceavengedוְאִנָּקְמָ֧הve.'i.na.ke.MahH5358ofthePhilistinesמִפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃mi.pe.lish.TimH6430formytwoמִשְּׁתֵ֥יmi.she.TeiH8147eyesעֵינַ֖י'ei.NaiH5869.

29AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןshim.ShonH8123tookholdofthetwoשְׁנֵ֣י׀she.NeiH8147middleהַתָּ֗וֶךְha.Ta.vekhH8432pillarsעַמּוּדֵ֣י'a.mu.DeiH5982uponwhichthehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004rested,andleanedH5564uponthem,theoneH259withhisrightבִּימִינ֖וֹbi.mi.NoH3225handH3225,andtheotherwithhisleft.

30AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֗וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidH559,LetmedieH4191withthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּים֒pe.lish.TimH6430.Andhebowedhimselfwithallhismight;andthehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004fellH5307uponthelords,anduponallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971thatweretherein.SothedeadH4191thatheslewathisdeathH4191weremorethantheythatheslewinhislifeנַפְשִׁי֮naf.ShiH5315.

31ThenhisbrethrenandallthehouseH1004ofhisfatherאָבִיהוּ֮'a.vi.HuH1cameH5927downוַיֵּרְד֨וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381,andtookH5375him,andbroughtH5927himup,andburiedH6912himbetweenZorahצָרְעָה֙tza.re.'AhH6881andEshtaolאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֔ל'esh.ta.'OlH847intheburying-placeofManoahמָנ֣וֹחַma.No.achH4495hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1.AndhejudgedH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָֽה׃ פsha.NahH8141.

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