Berean Standard Bible

Judges 15

1Later onוַיְהִ֨י מִיָּמִ֜יםvay.Hi mi.ya.MimH1961 H3117,at the timeבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of the wheatחִטִּ֗יםchi.TimH2406harvestקְצִיר־ke.tzir-H7105,Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֤וֹןshim.ShonH8123אֶת־'et-H853tookבִּגְדִ֣יbig.DiH1423a young goatעִזִּ֔ים'i.ZimH5795and went to visitוַיִּפְקֹ֨דvai.yif.KodH6485his wifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802. “I want to goאָבֹ֥אָה'a.Vo.'ahH935toאֶל־'el-H413my wifeאִשְׁתִּ֖י'ish.TiH802in her roomהֶחָ֑דְרָהhe.Cha.de.rahH2315,”he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.But her fatherאָבִ֖יהָ'a.Vi.haH1would notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808let himנְתָנ֥וֹne.ta.NoH5414enterלָבֽוֹא׃la.Vo'H935.

2“I was sureH559thatכִּי־ki-H3588you thoroughly hated herH8130,”saidH559her fatherאָבִ֗יהָ'a.Vi.haH1, “so I gave herוָאֶתְּנֶ֖נָּהva.'et.te.Ne.nahH5414to one of the men who accompanied youלְמֵרֵעֶ֑ךָle.me.re.'E.khaH4828.Is notהֲלֹ֨אha.Lo'H3808her youngerהַקְּטַנָּה֙ha.ke.ta.NahH6996sisterאֲחֹתָ֤הּ'a.cho.TahH269more beautifulטוֹבָ֣הto.VahH2896than sheמִמֶּ֔נָּהmi.Me.nahH4480?Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994take herתְּהִי־te.hi-H1961insteadתַּחְתֶּֽיהָ׃tach.Tei.haH8478.”

3Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “This timeהַפַּ֖עַםha.Pa.'amH6471I will be blamelessנִקֵּ֥יתִיni.Kei.tiH5352כִּֽי־ki-H3588אֲנִ֛י'a.NiH589עִמָּ֖ם'i.MamH5973in doingעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213harmרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451to the Philistinesמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםmi.pe.lish.TimH6430.”

4Then Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123went outוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and caughtוַיִּלְכֹּ֖דvai.yil.KodH3920threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967foxesשׁוּעָלִ֑יםshu.'a.LimH7776.And he tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947torchesלַפִּדִ֗יםla.pi.DimH3940,turnedוַיֶּ֤פֶןvai.Ye.fenH6437the foxes tail-to-tailאֶל־'el-H2180 H413,and fastenedוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760aאֶחָ֛ד'e.ChadH259torchלַפִּ֥ידla.PidH3940betweenבֵּין־bein-H996each pairשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147of tailsבַּתָּֽוֶךְ׃ba.Ta.vekhH2180 H8432.

5Then he litוַיַּבְעֶר־ אֵשׁ֙vai.yav.'er- 'eshH1197 H784the torchesבַּלַּפִּידִ֔יםba.la.pi.DimH3940and releasedוַיְשַׁלַּ֖חvay.sha.LachH7971the foxesinto the standing grainבְּקָמ֣וֹתbe.ka.MotH7054of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430,burning upוַיַּבְעֵ֛רvai.yav.'ErH1197the piles of grainמִגָּדִ֥ישׁ וְעַד־mi.ga.Dish ve.'ad-H1430 H5704and the standing grainקָמָ֖הka.MahH7054,as well asוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the vineyardsכֶּ֥רֶםKe.remH3754and olive grovesזָֽיִת׃Za.yitH2132.

6“Whoמִ֣יmiH4310didעָ֣שָׂה'A.sahH6213thisזֹאת֒zoTH2063?”the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֮fe.lish.TimH6430demandedוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559. “It was Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹן֙shim.shOnH8123,the son-in-lawחֲתַ֣ןcha.TanH2860of the Timniteהַתִּמְנִ֔יha.tim.NiH8554,”they were toldוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559. “Forכִּ֚יkiH3588לָקַ֣חla.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853his wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802was givenוַֽיִּתְּנָ֖הּvai.yi.te.NahH5414to his companionלְמֵרֵעֵ֑הוּle.me.re.'E.huH4828.”So the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430went upוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927and burnedוַיִּשְׂרְפ֥וּvai.yis.re.FuH8313her and her fatherאָבִ֖יהָ'a.Vi.haH1אוֹתָ֛הּ'o.TahH853וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853to deathבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

7And Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123toldוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559them, “Becauseאִֽם־'im-H518you have doneתַּעֲשׂ֖וּןta.'a.SunH6213thisכָּזֹ֑אתka.ZotH2063,I will not restאֶחְדָּֽל׃'ech.DalH2308untilכִּ֛י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518I have taken vengeanceנִקַּ֥מְתִּיni.Kam.tiH5358upon youוְאַחַ֥רve.'a.CharH310.”

8And he struckוַיַּ֨ךְvai.YakhH5221themאוֹתָ֥ם'o.TamH853ruthlesslyשׁ֛וֹק עַל־ יָרֵ֖ךְShok 'al- ya.RekhH7785 H5921 H3409with a greatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּ֣הma.KahH4347,and then went downוַיֵּ֣רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381and stayedוַיֵּ֔שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the caveבִּסְעִ֖יףbis.'IfH5585at the rockסֶ֥לַעSe.la'H5553of Etamעֵיטָֽם׃ ס'ei.TamH5862.

9Then the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430went upוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927,campedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583in Judahבִּיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063,and deployed themselvesוַיִּנָּטְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.na.te.ShuH5203near the town of Lehiבַּלֶּֽחִי׃ba.Le.chiH3896.

10“Whyלָמָ֖הla.MahH4100have you attackedעֲלִיתֶ֣ם'a.li.TemH5927usעָלֵ֑ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921?”saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063.The Philistines repliedוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “We have comeעָלִ֔ינוּ'a.Li.nuH5927to arrestלֶאֱס֤וֹרle.'e.SorH631אֶת־'et-H853Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹן֙shim.shOnH8123and pay him backלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213for whatכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834he has doneעָ֥שָׂה'A.sahH6213to us.”

11In response, threeשְׁלֹשֶׁת֩she.lo.ShetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֨ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376of Judahמִֽיהוּדָ֗הmi.hu.DahH3063wentוַיֵּרְד֡וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381toאֶל־'el-H413the caveסְעִיף֮se.'IfH5585at the rockסֶ֣לַעSe.la'H5553of Etamעֵיטָם֒'ei.TamH5862,and they askedוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559Samsonלְשִׁמְשׁ֗וֹןle.shim.ShonH8123, “Do you notהֲלֹ֤אha.Lo'H3808realizeיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.taH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430ruleמֹשְׁלִ֥יםmo.she.LimH4910over us?Whatוּמַה־ זֹּ֖אתu.mah- zotH4100 H2063have you doneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to us?” “I have doneעָ֣שׂוּ'A.suH6213to themwhatכֵּ֖ןkenH3651כַּאֲשֶׁר֙ka.'a.SherH834they didעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to me,”he repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.

12But they saidוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, “We have come downיָרַ֔דְנוּya.Rad.nuH3381to arrest youלֶאֱסָרְךָ֣le.'e.sa.re.KhaH631and hand you over toלְתִתְּךָ֖ בְּיַד־le.ti.te.Kha be.yad-H5414 H3027the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430.”Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Swearהִשָּׁבְע֣וּhi.sha.ve.'UH7650to meאַתֶּֽם׃'a.TemH859thatפֶּֽן־pen-H6435you will not kill meתִּפְגְּע֥וּןtif.ge.'UnH6293yourselves.”

13“Noלֹ֚אlo'H3808,”they answeredוַיֹּ֧אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559לֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “we will notוְהָמֵ֖ת לֹ֣אve.ha.Met lo'H3808 H4191kill youנְמִיתֶ֑ךָne.mi.Te.khaH4191,butכִּֽי־ki-H3588we will tie you up securelyH631and hand you over toוּנְתַנּ֣וּךָu.ne.ta.Nu.khaH5414themבְיָדָ֔םve.ya.DamH3027.”So they bound himH631with twoבִּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙bish.Na.yimH8147newחֲדָשִׁ֔יםcha.da.ShimH2319ropesעֲבֹתִ֣ים'a.vo.TimH5688and led him upוַֽיַּעֲל֖וּהוּvai.ya.'a.Lu.huH5927fromמִן־min-H4480the rockהַסָּֽלַע׃ha.Sa.la'H5553.

14Whenהוּא־hu'-H1931Samsonarrivedבָ֣אva'H935inעַד־'ad-H5704Lehiלֶ֔חִיLe.chiH3896,the Philistinesוּפִלְשִׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430came out shoutingהֵרִ֣יעוּhe.Ri.'uH7321against himלִקְרָאת֑וֹlik.ra.ToH7122.And the Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068came mightilyוַתִּצְלַ֨חva.titz.LachH6743upon himעָלָ֜יו'a.LavH5921.The ropesהָעֲבֹתִ֜יםha.'a.vo.TimH5688אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834onעַל־'al-H5921his armsזְרוֹעוֹתָ֗יוze.ro.'o.TavH2220becameוַתִּהְיֶ֨ינָהva.tih.Yei.nahH1961like burntבָּעֲר֣וּ בָאֵ֔שׁba.'a.Ru va.'EshH1197 H784flaxכַּפִּשְׁתִּים֙ka.pish.TimH6593אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834,and the bondsאֱסוּרָ֖יו'e.su.RavH612broke looseוַיִּמַּ֥סּוּvai.yim.Ma.suH4549fromמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921his handsיָדָֽיו׃ya.DavH3027.

15He foundוַיִּמְצָ֥אvai.yim.Tza'H4672the freshטְרִיָּ֑הte.ri.YahH2961jawboneלְחִֽי־le.chi-H3895of a donkeyחֲמ֖וֹרcha.MorH2543,reached outוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027and took itוַיִּקָּחֶ֔הָvai.yi.ka.Che.haH3947,and struck downוַיַּךְ־vai.yakh-H5221a thousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

16Then Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “With the jawboneבִּלְחִ֣יbil.ChiH3895of a donkeyהַחֲמ֔וֹרha.cha.MorH2543I have piled themחֲמ֖וֹרcha.MorH2565into heapsחֲמֹרָתָ֑יִםcha.mo.ra.Ta.yimH2565.With the jawboneבִּלְחִ֣יbil.ChiH3895of a donkeyהַחֲמ֔וֹרha.cha.MorH2543I have slainהִכֵּ֖יתִיhi.Kei.tiH5221a thousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.”

17Andוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961when Samson had finishedכְּכַלֹּת֣וֹke.kha.lo.ToH3615speakingלְדַבֵּ֔רle.da.BerH1696,he castוַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993the jawboneהַלְּחִ֖יha.le.ChiH3895from his handמִיָּד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027;and he namedוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thatהַה֖וּאha.Hu'H1931placeלַמָּק֥וֹםla.ma.KomH4725Ramath-lehiH7437.

18And being veryמְאֹד֒me.'OdH3966thirstyוַיִּצְמָא֮vai.yitz.Ma'H6770, Samsoncried outוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָה֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔רYah.weh vai.yo.MarH3068 H559, “Youאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859have accomplishedנָתַ֣תָּna.Ta.taH5414thisהַזֹּ֑אתha.ZotH2063greatהַגְּדֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419deliveranceהַתְּשׁוּעָ֥הha.te.shu.'AhH8668throughבְיַֽד־ve.yad-H3027Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650אֶת־'et-H853.Must I nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258dieאָמ֣וּת'a.MutH4191of thirstבַּצָּמָ֔אba.tza.Ma'H6772and fallוְנָפַלְתִּ֖יve.na.fal.TiH5307into the handsבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of the uncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִֽים׃ha.'a.re.LimH6189?”

19So Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430אֶת־'et-H853opened upוַיִּבְקַ֨עvai.yiv.Ka'H1234the hollow placeהַמַּכְתֵּ֣שׁha.makh.TeshH4388אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834in Lehiבַּלֶּ֗חִיba.Le.chiH3895,and waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325came outוַיֵּצְא֨וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318of itמִמֶּ֤נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480.When Samson drankוַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354,his strengthרוּח֖וֹru.ChoH7307returnedוַתָּ֥שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725,and he was revivedוַיֶּ֑חִיvai.Ye.chiH2421.That is whyעַל־ כֵּ֣ן׀'al- kenH5921 H3651he named itקָרָ֣א שְׁמָ֗הּka.Ra' she.MahH7121 H8034En-hakkoreH5875,and it remainsאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in Lehiבַּלֶּ֔חִיba.Le.chiH3896toעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

20And Samson judgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֧טvai.yish.PotH8199אֶת־'et-H853Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478for twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָֽה׃ פsha.NahH8141in the daysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430.

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