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Judges 14:8-19
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.YehH1472H738itwasוְהִנֵּ֨הve.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-H1H413and 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.
10Then his fatherאָבִ֖יהוּ'a.Vi.huH1wentוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381toאֶל־'el-H413visit the womanהָאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802,and Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹן֙shim.shOnH8123preparedוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a feastמִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.TehH4960thereשָׁ֤םshamH8033,asכִּ֛י כֵּ֥ןki kenH3588H3651was customaryיַעֲשׂ֖וּya.'a.SuH6213for the bridegroomהַבַּחוּרִֽים׃ha.ba.chu.RimH970.
12“Let me tellאָחֽוּדָה־ נָּ֥א'a.chu.dah- na'H2330H4994youa 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.LuH3808H3201solve 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.LuH3808H3201to explainלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046the riddleהַחִידָ֖הha.chi.DahH2420.
15Soוַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961on the fourthהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117they saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Samson’sשִׁמְשׁוֹן֙shim.shOnH8123wifeלְאֵֽשֶׁת־le.'e.shet-H802, “Enticeפַּתִּ֣יpa.TiH6601אֶת־'et-H853your husbandאִישֵׁ֗ךְ'i.ShekhH376to explainוְיַגֶּד־ve.ya.ged-H5046the riddleהַ֣חִידָ֔הha.chi.DahH2420to usאֶת־'et-H853,orפֶּן־pen-H6435we will burnנִשְׂרֹ֥ףnis.RofH8313youאוֹתָ֛ךְ'o.TakhH853וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and your father’sאָבִ֖יךְ'a.VikhH1householdבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004to deathבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784.Did you invite usקְרָאתֶ֥םke.ra.TemH7121hereהֲלֹֽא׃ha.Lo'H3808to rob usהַלְיָרְשֵׁ֕נוּhal.ya.re.She.nuH3423?”
16Then Samson’sשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןshim.ShonH8123wifeאֵ֨שֶׁת'E.shetH802came to himעָלָ֗יו'a.LavH5921,weepingוַתֵּבְךְּ֩va.te.veKH1058,and saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ רַק־va.To.mer rak-H559H7535, “You hate meשְׂנֵאתַ֙נִי֙se.ne.Ta.niH8130!You do not reallyוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808love meאֲהַבְתָּ֔נִי'a.hav.Ta.niH157!You have posedחַ֙דְתָּ֙chad.taH2330to my peopleלִבְנֵ֣י עַמִּ֔יliv.Nei 'a.MiH1121H5971a riddleהַֽחִידָ֥הha.chi.DahH2420,but have notלֹ֣אlo'H3808explained it to meהִגַּ֑דְתָּהhi.Gad.tahH5046.” “Lookהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,”he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I have notלֹ֥אlo'H3808even explainedהִגַּ֖דְתִּיhi.Gad.tiH5046it to my fatherלְאָבִ֧יle.'a.ViH1or motherוּלְאִמִּ֛יu.le.'i.MiH517,so why should I explain itאַגִּֽיד׃'a.GidH5046to you?”
17She weptוַתֵּ֤בְךְּ עָלָיו֙va.Te.vek 'a.LavH1058H5921the whole sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834הָיָ֥הha.YahH1961of the feastהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֑הha.mish.TehH4960,and finallyוַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588she had pressed him so muchהֱצִיקַ֔תְהוּhe.tzi.Kat.huH6693,he toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046her the answer.And in turn she explainedוַתַּגֵּ֥דva.ta.GedH5046the riddleהַחִידָ֖הha.chi.DahH2420to her peopleלִבְנֵ֥י עַמָּֽהּ׃liv.Nei 'a.MahH1121H5971.
18Beforeבְּטֶ֙רֶם֙be.Te.remH2962sunsetיָבֹ֣א הַחַ֔רְסָהya.Vo' ha.Char.sahH935H2775on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,the menאַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582of the cityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892saidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to Samson: “Whatמַה־mah-H4100is sweeterמָּת֣וֹקma.TokH4966than honeyמִדְּבַ֔שׁmi.de.VashH1706?And whatוּמֶ֥הu.MehH4100isstrongerעַ֖ז'azH5794than a lionמֵאֲרִ֑יme.'a.RiH738?”So he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them: “If you had notלוּלֵא֙lu.Le'H3884plowedחֲרַשְׁתֶּ֣םcha.rash.TemH2790with my heiferבְּעֶגְלָתִ֔יbe.'eg.la.TiH5697,you would notלֹ֥אlo'H3808have solvedמְצָאתֶ֖םme.tza.TemH4672my riddleחִידָתִֽי׃chi.da.TiH2420!”
19Then the Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068came mightilyוַתִּצְלַ֨חva.titz.LachH6743upon himעָלָ֜יו'a.LavH5921,and he went downוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to Ashkelonאַשְׁקְל֜וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831,killedוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970of their menאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376,tookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853their apparelחֲלִ֣יצוֹתָ֔םcha.Li.tzo.TamH2488,and gaveוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414their clothesהַחֲלִיפ֔וֹתha.cha.li.FotH2487to those who had solvedלְמַגִּידֵ֖יle.ma.gi.DeiH5046the riddleהַחִידָ֑הha.chi.DahH2420.And burningוַיִּ֣חַרvai.Yi.charH2734with angerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639,Samson returnedוַיַּ֖עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927to his father’sאָבִֽיהוּ׃ פ'a.Vi.huH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004,
Commentaries on Judges 14
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