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Judges 14:12-20

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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