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Judges 16:8-13

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.

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