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Judges 16:17-21

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.

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