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Judges 16:4-18
5The lordsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430wentוַיַּעֲל֨וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927to herאֵלֶ֜יהָ'e.Lei.haH413and saidוַיֹּ֨אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559, “Enticeפַּתִּ֣יpa.TiH6601himאוֹת֗וֹ'o.ToH853and find outוּרְאִי֙u.re.'IH7200the source ofבַּמֶּה֙ba.MehH4100his greatגָד֔וֹלga.DolH1419strengthכֹּח֣וֹko.ChoH3581and howוּבַמֶּה֙u.va.MehH4100we can overpowerנ֣וּכַלNu.khalH3201himto tie him upוַאֲסַרְנֻ֖הוּva.'a.sar.Nu.huH631and subdue himלְעַנֹּת֑וֹle.'a.no.ToH6031.Then each oneאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376of usוַאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙va.'a.Nach.nuH587will giveנִתַּן־ni.tan-H5414youeleven hundredאֶ֥לֶף וּמֵאָ֖ה'E.lef u.me.'AhH505H3967shekelsof silverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.”
6So Delilahדְּלִילָה֙de.li.LahH1807saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123, “Pleaseנָּ֣אna'H4994tellהַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046methe sourceבַּמֶּ֖הba.MehH4100of your greatגָד֑וֹלga.DolH1419strengthכֹּחֲךָ֣ko.cha.KhaH3581and howוּבַמֶּ֥הu.va.MehH4100you can be tied upתֵאָסֵ֖רte.'a.SerH631and subduedלְעַנּוֹתֶֽךָ׃le.'a.no.Te.khaH6031.”
7Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123told herוַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙vai.Yo.mer 'e.Lei.haH559H413, “Ifאִם־'im-H518they tie me upיַאַסְרֻ֗נִיya.'as.Ru.niH631with sevenבְּשִׁבְעָ֛הbe.shiv.'AhH7651freshלַחִ֖יםla.ChimH3892bowstringsיְתָרִ֥יםye.ta.RimH3499thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834have notלֹא־lo'-H3808been driedחֹרָ֑בוּcho.Ra.vuH2717,I will become as weakוְחָלִ֥יתִי וְהָיִ֖יתִיve.cha.Li.ti ve.ha.Yi.tiH2470H1961as anyכְּאַחַ֥דke.'a.ChadH259other manהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120.”
8So the lordsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430broughtוַיַּעֲלוּ־vai.ya.'a.lu-H5927hersevenשִׁבְעָ֛הshiv.'AhH7651freshלַחִ֖יםla.ChimH3892bowstringsיְתָרִ֥יםye.ta.RimH3499thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834had notלֹא־lo'-H3808been driedחֹרָ֑בוּcho.Ra.vuH2717,and she tied him upוַתַּאַסְרֵ֖הוּva.ta.'as.Re.huH631with them.
9While the menוְהָאֹרֵ֗בve.ha.'o.RevH693were hiddenיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427in herroomבַּחֶ֔דֶרba.Che.derH2315,she called outוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559אֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413, “Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֑וֹןshim.ShonH8123,the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֥יםpe.lish.TimH6430arehereעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921!”But he snappedוַיְנַתֵּק֙vay.na.TekH5423אֶת־'et-H853the bowstringsהַיְתָרִ֔יםhay.ta.RimH3499likeכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834a strandפְּתִֽיל־pe.til-H6616of yarnהַנְּעֹ֙רֶת֙ha.ne.'O.retH5296searedיִנָּתֵ֤ק בַּהֲרִיח֣וֹyi.na.Tek ba.ha.ri.ChoH5423H7306by a flameאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784.So the source of his strengthכֹּחֽוֹ׃ko.ChoH3581remained unknownוְלֹ֥א נוֹדַ֖עve.Lo' no.Da'H3808H3045.
10Then Delilahדְּלִילָה֙de.li.LahH1807saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן הִנֵּה֙shim.Shon hi.NehH8123H2009, “You have mockedהֵתַ֣לְתָּhe.Tal.taH2048meand lied to meוַתְּדַבֵּ֥ר אֵלַ֖י כְּזָבִ֑יםva.te.da.Ber 'e.Lai ke.za.VimH1696H413H3577!Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258pleaseנָּ֣אna'H4994tellהַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046mehowבַּמֶּ֖הba.MehH4100you can be tied upתֵּאָסֵֽר׃te.'a.SerH631.”
11He repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלֶ֔יהָvai.Yo.mer 'e.Lei.haH559H413, “Ifאִם־'im-H518they tie me upH631with newחֲדָשִׁ֔יםcha.da.ShimH2319ropesבַּעֲבֹתִ֣יםba.'a.vo.TimH5688thatאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834have neverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808been usedנַעֲשָׂ֥ה מְלָאכָ֑הna.'a.Sah me.la.KhahH6213H4399,I will become as weakוְחָלִ֥יתִי וְהָיִ֖יתִיve.cha.Li.ti ve.ha.Yi.tiH2470H1961as anyכְּאַחַ֥דke.'a.ChadH259other manהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120.”
12So Delilahדְּלִילָה֩de.li.LahH1807tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947newחֲדָשִׁ֜יםcha.da.ShimH2319ropesעֲבֹתִ֨ים'a.vo.TimH5688,tied him upוַתַּאַסְרֵ֣הוּva.ta.'as.Re.huH631with them,and called outוַתֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙va.To.mer 'e.LavH559H413, “Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123,the Philistines areפְּלִשְׁתִּ֤יםpe.lish.TimH6430hereעָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.khaH5921!”But while the menוְהָאֹרֵ֖בve.ha.'o.RevH693were hiddenיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in her roomבֶּחָ֑דֶרbe.Cha.derH2315,he snappedוַֽיְנַתְּקֵ֛םvay.na.te.KemH5423the ropes offמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921his armsזְרֹעֹתָ֖יוze.ro.'o.TavH2220like they were threadsכַּחֽוּט׃ka.ChutH2339.
13Then Delilahדְּלִילָ֜הde.li.LahH1807saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559toH413Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֗וֹןshim.ShonH8123, “You have mockedהֵתַ֤לְתָּhe.Tal.taH2048meand lied to meוַתְּדַבֵּ֤ר כְּזָבִ֔יםva.te.da.Ber ke.za.VimH1696H413H3577all alongעַד־ הֵ֜נָּה'ad- He.nahH5704H2008!Tellהַגִּ֣ידָהha.Gi.dahH5046mehowבַּמֶּ֖הba.MehH4100you can be tied upתֵּאָסֵ֑רte.'a.SerH631.”He told herוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559H413, “Ifאִם־'im-H518you weaveתַּאַרְגִ֗יta.'ar.GiH707אֶת־'et-H853the sevenשֶׁ֛בַעShe.va'H7651braidsמַחְלְפ֥וֹתmach.le.FotH4253of my headרֹאשִׁ֖יro.ShiH7218intoעִם־'im-H5973the web of a loomהַמַּסָּֽכֶת׃ha.ma.Sa.khetH4545and tighten it with a pin, I will become as weak as any other man.”
14So while he slept, Delilah took the seven braids of his hair and wove them into the webוַתִּתְקַע֙va.tit.Ka'H8628. Then she tightened itwith a pinבַּיָּתֵ֔דbai.ya.TedH3489and calledוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to himאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413, “Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֑וֹןshim.ShonH8123,the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֥יםpe.lish.TimH6430arehereעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921!”But he awokeוַיִּיקַץ֙vai.yi.KatzH3364from his sleepמִשְּׁנָת֔וֹmi.she.na.ToH8142and pulled outוַיִּסַּ֛עvai.yi.Sa'H5265H853the pinהַיְתַ֥דhay.TadH3489with the loomהָאֶ֖רֶגha.'E.regH708H853and the webH4545.
15“Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349can you sayוַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יוva.To.mer 'e.LavH559H413, ‘I love youאֲהַבְתִּ֔יךְ'a.hav.TikhH157,’”she askedתֹּאמַ֣רto.MarH559, “when your heartוְלִבְּךָ֖ve.li.be.KhaH3820is notאֵ֣ין'einH369with meאִתִּ֑י'i.TiH854?Thisזֶ֣הzehH2088is the thirdשָׁלֹ֤שׁsha.LoshH7969timeפְּעָמִים֙pe.'a.MimH6471you have mockedהֵתַ֣לְתָּhe.Tal.taH2048meand failedוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808to revealהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046to methe sourceבַּמֶּ֖הba.MehH4100of your great strengthכֹּחֲךָ֥ גָדֽוֹל׃ko.cha.Kha ga.DolH3581H1419!”
16Finally, afterוַ֠יְהִיVay.hiH1961כִּֽי־ki-H3588she had pressedהֵצִ֨יקָהhe.Tzi.kahH6693himdailyכָּל־ הַיָּמִ֖יםkol- hai.ya.MimH3605H3117with her wordsבִדְבָרֶ֛יהָvid.va.Rei.haH1697and pleadedוַתְּאַֽלֲצֵ֑הוּva.te.'a.la.Tze.huH509until heנַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.ShoH5315was sickוַתִּקְצַ֥רva.tik.TzarH7114to deathלָמֽוּת׃la.MutH4191,
17Samsontoldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046herאֶת־'et-H853all that wasכָּל־kol-H3605in his heartלִבּ֗וֹli.BoH3820וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “My hairרֹאשִׁ֔יro.ShiH7218has neverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808been cutמוֹרָה֙ עָלָ֣ה עַל־mo.Rah 'a.Lah 'al-H4177H5927H5921,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589have beena Naziriteנְזִ֧ירne.ZirH5139to Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430from my mother’sאִמִּ֑י'i.MiH517wombמִבֶּ֣טֶןmi.Be.tenH990.Ifאִם־'im-H518I am shavedגֻּלַּ֙חְתִּי֙gu.Lach.tiH1548,my strengthכֹחִ֔יkho.ChiH3581will leaveוְסָ֣רve.SarH5493meמִמֶּ֣נִּיmi.Me.niH4480,and I will become as weakוְחָלִ֥יתִיve.cha.Li.tiH2470asוְהָיִ֖יתִיve.ha.Yi.tiH1961anyכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605other manהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120.”
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'H7971H7121this 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.
Commentaries on Judges 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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