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Judges 14

1AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֖וֹןshim.ShonH8123wentH3381downוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381toTimnathah,andsawH7200awomanאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802inTimnathahofthedaughtersמִבְּנ֥וֹתmi.be.NotH1323ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

2AndhewentH5927up,andtoldH5046hisfatherלְאָבִ֣יוle.'a.VivH1andhismotherוּלְאִמּ֔וֹu.le.'i.MoH517,andsaidH559,IhaveseenH7200awomanאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802inTimnathahofthedaughtersמִבְּנ֣וֹתmi.be.NotH1323ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430;andnowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258takeH3947herformeaswifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

3Andhisfatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1andhismotherוְאִמּ֗וֹve.'i.MoH517saidH559tohim,Istherenowomanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802amongthedaughtersבִּבְנ֨וֹתbiv.NotH1323ofthybrethren,andamongallmypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971,thatthou goesttotakeH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802ofthePhilistinesמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםmi.pe.lish.TimH6430,theuncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִ֑יםha.'a.re.LimH6189?AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֤וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidH559tohisfatherאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1,TakeH3947herforme,forshepleasesmewell.

4Andhisfatherוְאָבִ֨יוve.'a.VivH1andhismotherוְאִמּ֜וֹve.'i.MoH517didnotknowH3045thatitwasofJehovah,thathewasseekingמְבַקֵּ֖שׁme.va.KeshH1245anoccasion againstthePhilistinesמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםmi.pe.lish.TimH6430.Nowatthattimeוּבָעֵ֣תu.va.'EtH6256thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430wererulingH4910overIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֛וֹןshim.ShonH8123wentH935downוַיֵּ֧רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381,andhisfatherוְאָבִ֥יוve.'a.VivH1andhismotherוְאִמּ֖וֹve.'i.MoH517,toTimnathah;andtheycameH935tothevineyardsכַּרְמֵ֣יkar.MeiH3754ofTimnathah.Andbehold,ayoungכְּפִ֣ירke.FirH3715lionאֲרָי֔וֹת'a.ra.YotH738roaredשֹׁאֵ֖גsho.'EgH7580againsthim;

6andtheSpiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofJehovahcameuponhim,andherentitasonerendsakid,andnothingwasinhishandבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027.AndhedidnottellH5046hisfatherלְאָבִ֣יוle.'a.VivH1orhismotherוּלְאִמּ֔וֹu.le.'i.MoH517whathehaddone.

7AndhewentH3381downוַיֵּ֖רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381andtalkedwiththewomanלָאִשָּׁ֑הla.'i.ShahH802;andshepleasedSamsonשִׁמְשֽׁוֹן׃shim.ShonH8123well.

8Andhereturnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725afteratimetotakeלְקַחְתָּ֔הּle.kach.TahH3947her,andheturnedH7725asideוַיָּ֣סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493toseeלִרְא֔וֹתlir.'otH7200thecarcaseofthelionהָאַרְיֵ֑הha.'ar.YehH738;andbehold, [therewas]aswarmofbeesדְּבוֹרִ֛יםde.vo.RimH1682inthecarcaseofthelionהָאַרְיֵ֖הha.'ar.YehH738,andhoneyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃u.de.VashH1706;

9andhetookitoutinhishandsH3709,andwentH1980on,andateH398ashewentH1980.AndhecameH1980tohisfatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1andtohismotherאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517,andgaveH5414them,andtheyateH398;buthedidnottellH5046themthathehadtakenthehoneyהַדְּבָֽשׁ׃ha.de.VashH1706outofthecarcaseofthelionהָאַרְיֵ֖הha.'ar.YehH738.

10Andhisfatherאָבִ֖יהוּ'a.Vi.huH1wentH3381downוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381tothewomanהָאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802,andSamsonשִׁמְשׁוֹן֙shim.shOnH8123madeH6213thereafeastמִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.TehH4960;forsoH3651usedtheyoungהַבַּחוּרִֽים׃ha.ba.chu.RimH970menH970todo.

11AnditcametopasswhentheysawH7200him,thattheybroughtthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970companionsH4828,andtheywereH1961withhim.

12AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidH559tothem,Letmenowpropoundariddleחִידָ֑הchi.DahH2420toyou;ifye clearlyexplainittomewithinthesevenשִׁבְעַ֨תshiv.'AtH7651daysיְמֵ֤יye.MeiH3117ofthefeastהַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙ha.mish.TehH4960,andfindוּמְצָאתֶ֔םu.me.tza.TemH4672[it]out,thenIwillgiveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414youthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970shirts,andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970changesofgarmentsבְּגָדִֽים׃be.ga.DimH899.

13Butifyecannotexplain[it]tome,thenshallyegiveוּנְתַתֶּ֨םu.ne.ta.TemH5414methirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970shirts,andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970changesofgarmentsבְּגָדִ֑יםbe.ga.DimH899.AndtheysaidH559tohim,Propoundthyriddleחִידָתְךָ֖chi.da.te.KhaH2420,thatwemayhearוְנִשְׁמָעֶֽנָּה׃ve.nish.ma.'E.nahH8085it.

14AndhesaidH559tothem,OutoftheeatercameH3318forthH3318foodמַאֲכָ֔לma.'a.KhalH3978,Andoutofthestrongוּמֵעַ֖זu.me.'AzH5794cameH3318forthH3318sweetness.Andtheycouldnotinthreeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117explaintheriddleהַחִידָ֖הha.chi.DahH2420.

15Anditcametopassontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,thattheysaidH559toSamson'swifeלְאֵֽשֶׁת־le.'e.shet-H802, Persuade thyhusbandאִישֵׁ֗ךְ'i.ShekhH376,thathemayexplaintoustheriddleהַ֣חִידָ֔הha.chi.DahH2420,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435weburnנִשְׂרֹ֥ףnis.RofH8313theeandthy father'shouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004withfireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784.HaveyeinvitedustoimpoverishH3423us, —isitnot[so]?

16AndSamson'swifeאֵ֨שֶׁת'E.shetH802weptוַתֵּבְךְּ֩va.te.veKH1058beforehim,andsaidH559, Thou dostbuthateשְׂנֵאתַ֙נִי֙se.ne.Ta.niH8130me,andlovestmenot. Thou hastpropoundedtheriddleהַֽחִידָ֥הha.chi.DahH2420tothechildrenofmypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,andhastnotexplainedittome.AndhesaidH559toher,Behold,Ihavenotexplainedittomyfatherלְאָבִ֧יle.'a.ViH1normymotherוּלְאִמִּ֛יu.le.'i.MiH517,andshallIexplainittothee?

17AndsheweptH1058beforehimthesevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117,whiletheyhadthefeastהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֑הha.mish.TehH4960.Anditcametopassontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,thatheexplainedittoher,forshepressedhim.Andsheexplainedtheriddleהַחִידָ֖הha.chi.DahH2420tothechildrenofherpeopleעַמָּֽהּ׃'a.MahH5971.

18AndthemenH376ofthecityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892saidH559tohimontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117beforethesunwentH935down,Whatissweeterthanhoneyמִדְּבַ֔שׁmi.de.VashH1706,Andwhatstrongerעַ֖ז'azH5794thanalionמֵאֲרִ֑יme.'a.RiH738?AndhesaidH559tothem,Ifyehadnotploughedwithmyheiferבְּעֶגְלָתִ֔יbe.'eg.la.TiH5697, YehadnotfoundH4672outmyriddleחִידָתִֽי׃chi.da.TiH2420.

19AndtheSpiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofJehovahcameH5927uponhim,andhewentH5927downוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381toAshkelonאַשְׁקְל֜וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831,andslewofthemthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970menאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376,andtookH3947theirspoilחֲלִ֣יצוֹתָ֔םcha.Li.tzo.TamH2488,andgaveH5414thechangesofgarments untothemthatexplainedtheriddleהַחִידָ֑הha.chi.DahH2420.Andhisangerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639waskindled,andhewentH5927uptohisfather'shouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

20AndSamson'swifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802wasH1961[given]tohiscompanionלְמֵ֣רֵעֵ֔הוּle.Me.re.'E.huH4828,whomhehadmadehisfriend.

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