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Judges 14:5-9

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.

8When Samson returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725laterמִיָּמִים֙mi.ya.MimH3117to take herלְקַחְתָּ֔הּle.kach.TahH3947,he leftוַיָּ֣סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493the road to seeלִרְא֔וֹתlir.'otH7200אֵ֖ת'etH853the lion’sהָאַרְיֵ֑הha.'ar.YehH738carcassמַפֶּ֣לֶתma.Pe.letH4658,and inבִּגְוִיַּ֥ת הָאַרְיֵ֖הbig.vi.Yat ha.'ar.YehH1472 H738itwasוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009a swarmעֲדַ֧ת'a.DatH5712of beesדְּבוֹרִ֛יםde.vo.RimH1682,along with their honeyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃u.de.VashH1706.

9So he scoopedוַיִּרְדֵּ֣הוּvai.yir.De.huH7287some honey intoאֶל־'el-H413his handsכַּפָּ֗יוka.PavH3709and ate itוְאָכֹ֔לve.'a.KholH398as he went alongH1980.And when he returnedH1980toאֶל־'el-H413his fatherאָבִ֣יו וְאֶל־'a.Viv ve.'el-H1 H413and motherאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517,he gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414some to themand they ate itוַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּvai.yo.Khe.luH398.But he did notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808tellהִגִּ֣ידhi.GidH5046themthatכִּ֛יkiH3588he had takenרָדָ֥הra.DahH7287the honeyהַדְּבָֽשׁ׃ha.de.VashH1706from the lion’sהָאַרְיֵ֖הha.'ar.YehH738carcassמִגְּוִיַּ֥תmi.ge.vi.YatH1472.

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