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Judges 16:21-25

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.

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