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Judges 16:15-31

15“Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349can you sayוַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יוva.To.mer 'e.LavH559 H413, ‘I love youאֲהַבְתִּ֔יךְ'a.hav.TikhH157,’”she askedתֹּאמַ֣רto.MarH559, “when your heartוְלִבְּךָ֖ve.li.be.KhaH3820is notאֵ֣ין'einH369with meאִתִּ֑י'i.TiH854?Thisזֶ֣הzehH2088is the thirdשָׁלֹ֤שׁsha.LoshH7969timeפְּעָמִים֙pe.'a.MimH6471you have mockedהֵתַ֣לְתָּhe.Tal.taH2048meand failedוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808to revealהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046to methe sourceבַּמֶּ֖הba.MehH4100of your great strengthכֹּחֲךָ֥ גָדֽוֹל׃ko.cha.Kha ga.DolH3581 H1419!”

16Finally, afterוַ֠יְהִיVay.hiH1961כִּֽי־ki-H3588she had pressedהֵצִ֨יקָהhe.Tzi.kahH6693himdailyכָּל־ הַיָּמִ֖יםkol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117with her wordsבִדְבָרֶ֛יהָvid.va.Rei.haH1697and pleadedוַתְּאַֽלֲצֵ֑הוּva.te.'a.la.Tze.huH509until heנַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.ShoH5315was sickוַתִּקְצַ֥רva.tik.TzarH7114to deathלָמֽוּת׃la.MutH4191,

17Samsontoldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046herאֶת־'et-H853all that wasכָּל־kol-H3605in his heartלִבּ֗וֹli.BoH3820וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “My hairרֹאשִׁ֔יro.ShiH7218has neverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808been cutמוֹרָה֙ עָלָ֣ה עַל־mo.Rah 'a.Lah 'al-H4177 H5927 H5921,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589have beena Naziriteנְזִ֧ירne.ZirH5139to Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430from my mother’sאִמִּ֑י'i.MiH517wombמִבֶּ֣טֶןmi.Be.tenH990.Ifאִם־'im-H518I am shavedגֻּלַּ֙חְתִּי֙gu.Lach.tiH1548,my strengthכֹחִ֔יkho.ChiH3581will leaveוְסָ֣רve.SarH5493meמִמֶּ֣נִּיmi.Me.niH4480,and I will become as weakוְחָלִ֥יתִיve.cha.Li.tiH2470asוְהָיִ֖יתִיve.ha.Yi.tiH1961anyכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605other manהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120.”

18When Delilahדְלִילָ֗הde.li.LahH1807realizedוַתֵּ֣רֶאva.Te.re'H7200thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588he had revealedהִגִּ֣ידhi.GidH5046to herאֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605that wasin his heartלִבּוֹ֒li.BoH3820,she sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֡ח וַתִּקְרָא֩va.tish.Lach va.tik.Ra'H7971 H7121this messageלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559to the lordsלְסַרְנֵ֨יle.sar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֤יםfe.lish.TimH6430: “Come upעֲל֣וּ'a.LuH5927once moreהַפַּ֔עַםha.Pa.'amH6471,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588he has revealedהִגִּ֥ידhi.GidH5046to meאֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605that isin his heartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820.”Then the lordsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430cameוְעָל֤וּve.'a.LuH5927to herאֵלֶ֙יהָ֙'e.Lei.haH413,bringingוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927the moneyהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701in their handsבְּיָדָֽם׃be.ya.DamH3027.

19And having lulled him to sleepוַתְּיַשְּׁנֵ֙הוּ֙va.te.ya.she.Ne.huH3462onעַל־'al-H5921her lapבִּרְכֶּ֔יהָbir.Kei.haH1290,she calledוַתִּקְרָ֣אva.tik.Ra'H7121a manלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376to shave offוַתְּגַלַּ֕חva.te.ga.LachH1548אֶת־'et-H853the sevenשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651braidsמַחְלְפ֣וֹתmach.le.FotH4253of his headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218.In this way she beganוַתָּ֙חֶל֙va.Ta.chelH2490to subdue himלְעַנּוֹת֔וֹle.'a.no.ToH6031,and his strengthכֹּח֖וֹ מֵעָלָֽיו׃ko.Cho me.'a.LavH3581 H5921left himוַיָּ֥סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493.

20Then she called outוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֑וֹןshim.ShonH8123,the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֥יםpe.lish.TimH6430arehereעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921!”When Samson awokeוַיִּקַ֣ץvai.yi.KatzH3364from his sleepמִשְּׁנָת֗וֹmi.she.na.ToH8142,he thoughtוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “I will escapeאֵצֵ֞א'e.Tze'H3318as I did beforeH6471and shake myself freeוְאִנָּעֵ֔רve.'i.na.'ErH5287.”But heוְהוּא֙ve.Hu'H1931did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808knowיָדַ֔עya.Da'H3045thatכִּ֥יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had departedסָ֥רsarH5493from himמֵעָלָֽיו׃me.'a.LavH5921.

21Then the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430seized himוַיֹּאחֲז֣וּהוּvai.yo.cha.Zu.huH270,gouged outוַֽיְנַקְּר֖וּvay.na.ke.RuH5365אֶת־'et-H853his eyesעֵינָ֑יו'ei.NavH5869,and brought him downוַיּוֹרִ֨ידוּvai.yo.Ri.duH3381אוֹת֜וֹ'o.ToH853to Gazaעַזָּ֗תָה'a.Za.tahH5804,where he was boundH631with bronze shacklesבַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִםban.chush.Ta.yimH5178and forcedוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to grindטוֹחֵ֖ןto.ChenH2912grain in the prisonבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004 H615.

22However, the hairשְׂעַר־se.'ar-H8181of his headרֹאשׁ֛וֹro.ShoH7218beganוַיָּ֧חֶלvai.Ya.chelH2490to growלְצַמֵּ֖חַle.tza.Me.achH6779back afterכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834it had been shavedגֻּלָּֽח׃ פgu.LachH1548.

23Now the lordsוְסַרְנֵ֣יve.sar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430gathered togetherנֶֽאֱסְפוּ֙ne.'es.FuH622to offerלִזְבֹּ֧חַliz.Bo.achH2076a greatגָּד֛וֹלga.DolH1419sacrificeזֶֽבַח־ze.vach-H2077to their godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430Dagonלְדָג֥וֹןle.da.GonH1712.They rejoicedוּלְשִׂמְחָ֑הu.le.sim.ChahH8057and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Our godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430has deliveredנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֥וֹןshim.ShonH8123our enemyאוֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃'oy.Vei.nuH341into our handsבְּיָדֵ֔נוּbe.ya.De.nuH3027אֵ֖ת'etH853.”

24And when the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971saw himוַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'UH7200אֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853,they praisedוַֽיְהַלְל֖וּvay.ha.LuH1984אֶת־'et-H853their godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,sayingכִּ֣יkiH3588אָמְר֗וּ'a.me.RuH559: “Our godאֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430has deliveredנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414into our handsבְיָדֵ֙נוּ֙ve.ya.De.nuH3027אֶת־'et-H853our enemyא֣וֹיְבֵ֔נוּ'oy.Ve.nuH341וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853who destroyedמַחֲרִ֣יבma.cha.RivH2717our landאַרְצֵ֔נוּ'ar.Tze.nuH776andוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834multipliedהִרְבָּ֖הhir.BahH7235אֶת־'et-H853our deadחֲלָלֵֽינוּ׃cha.la.Lei.nuH2491.”

25Andוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961while their heartsלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820H3588were merryכְּט֣וֹבke.tovH2895,they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Callקִרְא֥וּkir.'UH7121for Samsonלְשִׁמְשׁ֖וֹןle.shim.ShonH8123to entertainוִישַֽׂחֶק־vi.sa.chek-H7832us.”So they calledוַיִּקְרְא֨וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121Samsonלְשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןle.shim.ShonH8123out of the prisonמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004 H615to entertain themוַיְצַחֵק֙ לִפְנֵיהֶ֔םvay.tza.Chek lif.nei.HemH6711 H6440.And they stationedוַיַּעֲמִ֥ידוּvai.ya.'a.Mi.duH5975himאוֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996the pillarsהָעַמּוּדִֽים׃ha.'a.mu.DimH5982.

26Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the servantהַנַּ֨עַרha.Na.'arH5288who heldהַמַּחֲזִ֣יקha.ma.cha.ZikH2388his handבְּיָדוֹ֮be.ya.DoH3027, “Leadהַנִּ֣יחָהha.Ni.chahH5117meאוֹתִי֒'o.TiH853where I can feelH3237אֶת־'et-H853the pillarsהָֽעַמֻּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834supportingנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559the templeהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,so I can leanעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וְאֶשָּׁעֵ֖ן'a.lei.Hem ve.'e.sha.'EnH8172 H5921against themעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH5921.”

27Now the templeוְהַבַּ֗יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004was fullH4392of menהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582and womenוְהַנָּשִׁ֔יםve.ha.na.ShimH802;allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the lordsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430were thereוְשָׁ֕מָּהve.Sha.mahH8033,and about threeכִּשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתkish.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376and womenוְאִשָּׁ֔הve.'i.ShahH802were onוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the roofהַגָּ֗גha.GagH1406watchingהָרֹאִ֖יםha.ro.'ImH7200Samsonשִׁמְשֽׁוֹן׃shim.ShonH8123entertain themבִּשְׂח֥וֹקbis.ChokH7832.

28Then Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֛וֹןshim.ShonH8123called outוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֖ה וַיֹּאמַ֑רYah.weh vai.yo.MarH3068 H559: “O Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיֱהֹוִ֡הYah.wehH3069,pleaseנָא֩na'H4994remember meזָכְרֵ֣נִיza.khe.Re.niH2142.Strengthen meוְחַזְּקֵ֨נִי נָ֜אve.cha.ze.Ke.ni na'H2388 H4994,O Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,justאַ֣ךְ'akhH389once moreהַפַּ֤עַם הַזֶּה֙ha.Pa.'am ha.ZehH6471 H2088,so that with oneאַחַ֛ת'a.ChatH259vengeful blowנְקַם־ne.kam-H5359I may pay backוְאִנָּקְמָ֧הve.'i.na.ke.MahH5358the Philistinesמִפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃mi.pe.lish.TimH6430for my twoמִשְּׁתֵ֥יmi.she.TeiH8147eyesעֵינַ֖י'ei.NaiH5869.”

29And Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןshim.ShonH8123אֶת־'et-H853reached outוַיִּלְפֹּ֨תvai.yil.PotH3943for the twoשְׁנֵ֣י׀she.NeiH8147centralהַתָּ֗וֶךְha.Ta.vekhH8432אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834pillarsעַמּוּדֵ֣י'a.mu.DeiH5982supportingנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559the templeהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004.Bracing himselfעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וַיִּסָּמֵ֖ךְ'a.lei.Hem vai.yi.sa.MekhH5564 H5921against themעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH5921with his right handבִּימִינ֖וֹbi.mi.NoH3225on oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259pillarand his left handבִּשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃bis.mo.LoH8040on the otherוְאֶחָ֥דve.'e.ChadH259,

30Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֗וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let meנַפְשִׁי֮naf.ShiH5315dieH4191withעִם־'im-H5973the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּים֒pe.lish.TimH6430.”Then he pushedוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186with all his mightבְּכֹ֔חַbe.Kho.achH3581,and the templeהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004fellוַיִּפֹּ֤לvai.yi.PolH5307onעַל־'al-H5921the lordsהַסְּרָנִ֔יםha.se.ra.NimH5633andוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the people in itהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971.So in his deathבְּמוֹת֔וֹbe.mo.ToH4194he killedאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H4191 H834moreרַבִּ֕יםra.BimH7227thanאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834מֵאֲשֶׁ֥רme.'a.SherH834וַיִּהְי֤וּvai.yih.YuH1961he had killedH4191in his lifeבְּחַיָּֽיו׃be.chai.YavH2416.

31Then Samson’s brothersאֶחָ֜יו וְכָל־'e.Chav ve.kholH251 H3605and his father’sאָבִיהוּ֮ וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ'a.vi.Hu vai.yis.'UH1 H5375אֹתוֹ֒'o.ToH853familyבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004came downוַיֵּרְד֨וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381,carried him backוַֽיַּעֲל֣וּ׀vai.ya.'a.LuH5927,and buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֣וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912himאוֹת֗וֹ'o.ToH853betweenבֵּ֤יןbeinH996Zorahצָרְעָה֙ וּבֵ֣יןtza.re.'Ah u.VeinH6881 H996and Eshtaolאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֔ל'esh.ta.'OlH847in the tombבְּקֶ֖בֶרbe.Ke.verH6913of his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1Manoahמָנ֣וֹחַma.No.achH4495.And heוְה֛וּאve.Hu'H1931had judgedשָׁפַ֥טsha.FatH8199אֶת־'et-H853Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָֽה׃ פsha.NahH8141.

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