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Judges 15:13-17
13“Noלֹ֚אlo'H3808,”they answeredוַיֹּ֧אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559לֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “we will notוְהָמֵ֖ת לֹ֣אve.ha.Met lo'H3808H4191kill 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.'EshH1197H784flaxכַּפִּשְׁתִּים֙ka.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.
Commentaries on Judges 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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