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Judges 14:10-14

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.

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