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Judges 16:4-18

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.

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