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Judges 14:10-14

10Then his fatherאָבִ֖יהוּ'a.Vi.huH1wentוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381toאֶל־'el-H413visit the womanהָאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802,and Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹן֙shim.shOnH8123preparedוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a feastמִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.TehH4960thereשָׁ֤םshamH8033,asכִּ֛י כֵּ֥ןki kenH3588 H3651was customaryיַעֲשׂ֖וּya.'a.SuH6213for the bridegroomהַבַּחוּרִֽים׃ha.ba.chu.RimH970.

11And whenוַיְהִ֖יvay.HiH1961the Philistinessaw himכִּרְאוֹתָ֣םkir.'o.TamH7200,אוֹת֑וֹ'o.ToH853they selectedוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970men to accompany himמֵֽרֵעִ֔ים וַיִּהְי֖וּ אִתּֽוֹ׃me.re.'Im vai.yih.Yu 'i.ToH4828 H1961 H854.

12“Let me tellאָחֽוּדָה־ נָּ֥א'a.chu.dah- na'H2330 H4994youa riddleחִידָ֑הchi.DahH2420,”Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them. “Ifאִם־'im-H518you can solveH5046itאוֹתָ֨הּ'o.TahH853for me within thesevenשִׁבְעַ֨תshiv.'AtH7651daysיְמֵ֤יye.MeiH3117of the feastהַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙ha.mish.TehH4960וּמְצָאתֶ֔םu.me.tza.TemH4672,I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414youthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970linen garmentsסְדִינִ֔יםse.di.NimH5466and thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970setsחֲלִפֹ֥תcha.li.FotH2487of clothesבְּגָדִֽים׃be.ga.DimH899.

13But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you cannotלֹ֣א תוּכְלוּ֮lo' tu.khe.LuH3808 H3201solve itלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046,youאַתֶּ֥ם'a.TemH859must giveוּנְתַתֶּ֨םu.ne.ta.TemH5414methirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970linen garmentsסְדִינִ֔יםse.di.NimH5466and thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970setsחֲלִיפ֣וֹתcha.li.FotH2487of clothesבְּגָדִ֑יםbe.ga.DimH899.” “Tell usח֥וּדָהChu.dahH2330your riddleחִידָתְךָ֖chi.da.te.KhaH2420,”they repliedוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559. “Let us hear itוְנִשְׁמָעֶֽנָּה׃ve.nish.ma.'E.nahH8085.”

14So he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them: “Out of the eaterמֵהָֽאֹכֵל֙me.ha.'o.KhelH398cameיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318something to eatמַאֲכָ֔לma.'a.KhalH3978,and out of the strongוּמֵעַ֖זu.me.'AzH5794cameיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318something sweetמָת֑וֹקma.TokH4966.”For threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117they were unableוְלֹ֥א יָכְל֛וּve.Lo' ya.khe.LuH3808 H3201to explainלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046the riddleהַחִידָ֖הha.chi.DahH2420.

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