Berean Standard Bible

Judges 16:22-30

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.

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