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Judges 16:19-21

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.

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