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Judges 16:4-6

4וַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961Some time laterאַחֲרֵי־ כֵ֔ן'a.cha.rei- KhenH310 H3651, Samsonfell in love withוַיֶּאֱהַ֥בvai.ye.'e.HavH157a womanאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802in the Valleyבְּנַ֣חַלbe.Na.chalH5158of Sorekשֹׂרֵ֑קso.RekH7796,whose nameוּשְׁמָ֖הּu.she.MahH8034was Delilahדְּלִילָֽה׃de.li.LahH1807.

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.'AhH505 H3967shekelsof 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.”

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