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Judges 16:2-3

2When the Gazitesלַֽעַזָּתִ֣ים׀la.'a.za.TimH5841heard thatלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹן֙shim.shOnH8123wasבָּ֤אba'H935thereהֵ֔נָּהHe.nahH2008,they surroundedוַיָּסֹ֛בּוּvai.ya.So.buH5437that placeand lay in waitוַיֶּאֶרְבוּ־vai.ye.'er.vu-H693for himallכָל־khol-H3605nightהַלַּ֖יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915at the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179.They were quietוַיִּתְחָרְשׁ֤וּvai.yit.cha.re.ShuH2790throughoutכָל־khol-H3605the nightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Let us wait untilעַד־'ad-H5704dawnא֥וֹר הַבֹּ֖קֶר'or ha.Bo.kerH216 H1242;then we will kill himוַהֲרְגְנֻֽהוּ׃va.har.ge.Nu.huH2026.”

3But Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹן֮shim.shOnH8123lay thereוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901only untilעַד־'ad-H5704midnightחֲצִ֣י הַלַּיְלָה֒cha.Tzi ha.lay.LahH2677 H3915,when he got upוַיָּ֣קָם׀vai.Ya.komH6965בַּחֲצִ֣יba.cha.TziH2677הַלַּ֗יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,took holdוַיֶּאֱחֹ֞זvai.ye.'e.ChozH270of the doorsבְּדַלְת֤וֹתbe.dal.TotH1817of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179and bothוּבִשְׁתֵּ֣יu.vish.TeiH8147gatepostsהַמְּזוּז֔וֹתha.me.zu.ZotH4201,and pulled them outוַיִּסָּעֵם֙vai.yi.sa.'EmH5265,barהַבְּרִ֔יחַha.be.Ri.achH1280and allעִֽם־'im-H5973.Then he putוַיָּ֖שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760themonעַל־'al-H5921his shouldersכְּתֵפָ֑יוke.te.FavH3802and took themוַֽיַּעֲלֵם֙vai.ya.'a.LemH5927toאֶל־'el-H413the topרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the mountainהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834overlookingעַל־ פְּנֵ֥י'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440Hebronחֶבְרֽוֹן׃ פchev.RonH2275.

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