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Judges 16:21-31

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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