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Judges 14:1-7

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,

6and the Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068came powerfullyוַתִּצְלַ֨חva.titz.LachH6743upon himעָלָ֜יו'a.LavH5921,and he tore the lion apartוַֽיְשַׁסְּעֵ֙הוּ֙vay.sha.se.'E.huH8156with his bareוּמְא֖וּמָה אֵ֣יןu.me.'U.mah 'einH3972 H369handsבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027as one would tearכְּשַׁסַּ֣עke.sha.Sa'H8156a young goatהַגְּדִ֔יha.ge.DiH1423.But he did notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808tellהִגִּיד֙hi.GidH5046his fatherלְאָבִ֣יוle.'a.VivH1or motherוּלְאִמּ֔וֹu.le.'i.MoH517אֵ֖ת'etH853whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had doneעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213.

7Then Samson continued on his way downוַיֵּ֖רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381and spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to the womanלָאִשָּׁ֑הla.'i.ShahH802,becauseשִׁמְשֽׁוֹן׃shim.ShonH8123she was pleasingוַתִּישַׁ֖רva.ti.SharH3474to his eyesבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869.

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