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Judges 15:9-13

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.

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