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Judges 14:1-5

1One day Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֖וֹןshim.ShonH8123went downוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to Timnahתִּמְנָ֑תָהtim.Na.tahH8553,where he sawוַיַּ֥רְא אִשָּׁ֛הvai.Yar' 'i.ShahH7200 H802a young Philistineפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430womanבְּתִמְנָ֖תָה מִבְּנ֥וֹתbe.tim.Na.tah mi.be.NotH1323 H8553.

2So he returnedוַיַּ֗עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927and toldוַיַּגֵּד֙vai.ya.GedH5046his fatherלְאָבִ֣יוle.'a.VivH1and motherוּלְאִמּ֔וֹu.le.'i.MoH517וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802, “I have seenרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200a daughterמִבְּנ֣וֹתmi.be.NotH1323of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430in Timnahבְתִמְנָ֖תָהve.tim.Na.tahH8553.Nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258getקְחוּ־ke.chu-H3947herאוֹתָ֥הּ'o.TahH853for meas a wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.”

3But his fatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1and motherוְאִמּ֗וֹve.'i.MoH517repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Can’t youהַאֵין֩ha.'EinH369finda young womanבִּבְנ֨וֹתbiv.NotH1323among your relativesאַחֶ֤יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251or among anyוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605of our peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971אִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802כִּֽי־ki-H3588?Must youאַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH859goהוֹלֵךְ֙ho.leKhH1980to the uncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִ֑יםha.'a.re.LimH6189Philistinesמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםmi.pe.lish.TimH6430to getלָקַ֣חַתla.Ka.chatH3947a wifeאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802?”But Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֤וֹן אֶל־shim.Shon 'el-H8123 H413toldוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559his fatherאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1, “Getקַֽח־kach-H3947herאוֹתָ֣הּ'o.TahH853for me,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588sheהִ֖יאhi'H1931is pleasingיָשְׁרָ֥הya.she.RahH3474to my eyesבְעֵינָֽי׃ve.'ei.NaiH5869.”

4(Now his fatherוְאָבִ֨יוve.'a.VivH1and motherוְאִמּ֜וֹve.'i.MoH517did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808knowיָדְע֗וּ כִּ֤יya.de.'U kiH3045 H3588thisהִ֔יאHi'H1931was fromכִּי־ki-H3588the LORDמֵיְהוָה֙me.Yah.wehH3068,whoהֽוּא־hu'-H1931was seekingמְבַקֵּ֖שׁme.va.KeshH1245an occasion to moveתֹאֲנָ֥הto.'a.NahH8385against the Philistinesמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםmi.pe.lish.TimH6430;for at thatהַהִ֔יאha.Hi'H1931timeוּבָעֵ֣תu.va.'EtH6256the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430were rulingמֹשְׁלִ֥יםmo.she.LimH4910over Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.)

5Then Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֛וֹןshim.ShonH8123went downוַיֵּ֧רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to Timnahתִּמְנָ֑תָהtim.Na.tahH8553with his fatherוְאָבִ֥יוve.'a.VivH1and motherוְאִמּ֖וֹve.'i.MoH517and cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935toעַד־'ad-H5704the vineyardsכַּרְמֵ֣יkar.MeiH3754of Timnahתִמְנָ֔תָהtim.Na.tahH8553.Suddenlyוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009a young lionכְּפִ֣יר אֲרָי֔וֹתke.Fir 'a.ra.YotH3715 H738came roaringשֹׁאֵ֖גsho.'EgH7580at himלִקְרָאתֽוֹ׃lik.ra.ToH7122,

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