Berean Standard Bible

Judges 16:18-20

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.

Read all of Judges 16

Commentaries on Judges 16