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Judges 15

1AnditcameH935topassafteratime,inthedaysH3117ofthewheat-harvest,thatSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֤וֹןshim.ShonH8123visitedhiswifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802withakidofthegoatsעִזִּ֔ים'i.ZimH5795.AndhesaidH559,Iwillgoאָבֹ֥אָה'a.Vo.'ahH935intomywifeאִשְׁתִּ֖י'ish.TiH802intothechamberהֶחָ֑דְרָהhe.Cha.de.rahH2315;butherfatherאָבִ֖יהָ'a.Vi.haH1wouldnotsufferhimtogoלָבֽוֹא׃la.Vo'H935in.

2Andherfatherאָבִ֗יהָ'a.Vi.haH1saidH559,Iverilythoughtthatthou didst utterlyhateH8130her;thereforeIgaveH5414hertothycompanionלְמֵרֵעֶ֑ךָle.me.re.'E.khaH4828.IsH1961notheryoungerהַקְּטַנָּה֙ha.ke.ta.NahH6996sisterאֲחֹתָ֤הּ'a.cho.TahH269fairerthanshe?Lether,Ipraythee,beH1961thineinsteadofher.

3AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidH559tothem,Thistimeהַפַּ֖עַםha.Pa.'amH6471IamblamelesstowardthePhilistinesמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםmi.pe.lish.TimH6430,thoughIdothemharmרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451.

4AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123wentandcaughtH3920threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredH3967jackals,andtookH3947torchesלַפִּדִ֗יםla.pi.DimH3940,andturnedוַיֶּ֤פֶןvai.Ye.fenH6437tailH2180totailH2180,andputוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760atorchלַפִּ֥ידla.PidH3940inthemidstH8432betweenthetwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147tailsH2180.

5Andhesetthetorchesבַּלַּפִּידִ֔יםba.la.pi.DimH3940onfireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784,andlet[them] run intothestandingבְּקָמ֣וֹתbe.ka.MotH7054cornofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430,andburntupboththeshocks,andalsothestandingקָמָ֖הka.MahH7054corn,andtheoliveזָֽיִת׃Za.yitH2132gardens.

6AndthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֮fe.lish.TimH6430saidH559,Whohasdonethis?Andtheyanswered,Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹן֙shim.shOnH8123,theson-in-lawoftheTimnite,becausehetookH3947hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802andgaveH5414hertohiscompanionלְמֵרֵעֵ֑הוּle.me.re.'E.huH4828.AndthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430cameH5927up,andburnedוַיִּשְׂרְפ֥וּvai.yis.re.FuH8313herandherfatherאָבִ֖יהָ'a.Vi.haH1withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

7AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidH559tothem,IfyeactH6213thus,foracertaintyIwillavengeH5358myself onyou,andthenIwillceaseאֶחְדָּֽל׃'ech.DalH2308.

8Andhesmotethemhipandthighיָרֵ֖ךְya.RekhH3409withagreatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419slaughterH4347.AndhewentH3381downוַיֵּ֣רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381anddweltוַיֵּ֔שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inthecleftבִּסְעִ֖יףbis.'IfH5585ofthecliffH5553Etamעֵיטָֽם׃ ס'ei.TamH5862.

9AndthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430wentH5927up,andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inJudahבִּיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063,andspreadוַיִּנָּטְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.na.te.ShuH5203themselvesinLehiבַּלֶּֽחִי׃ba.Le.chiH3896.

10Andthemenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063saidH559,Whyלָמָ֖הla.MahH4100areyecomeעֲלִיתֶ֣ם'a.li.TemH5927upagainstus?AndtheysaidH559,Tobindלֶאֱס֤וֹרle.'e.SorH631Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹן֙shim.shOnH8123arewecomeעָלִ֔ינוּ'a.Li.nuH5927up,todotohimashehasdonetous.

11Thenthreeשְׁלֹשֶׁת֩she.lo.ShetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֨ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahמִֽיהוּדָ֗הmi.hu.DahH3063wentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֡וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381tothecleftסְעִיף֮se.'IfH5585ofthecliffH5553Etamעֵיטָם֒'ei.TamH5862,andsaidH559toSamsonלְשִׁמְשׁ֗וֹןle.shim.ShonH8123, Knowest thounotthatthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430ruleH4910overus?Andwhatisthisthatthou hastdonetous?AndhesaidH559tothem,Astheydidtome,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651haveIdonetothem.

12AndtheysaidH559tohim,Wearecomeיָרַ֔דְנוּya.Rad.nuH3381downtobindלֶאֱסָרְךָ֣le.'e.sa.re.KhaH631thee,thatwemaygiveלְתִתְּךָ֖le.ti.te.KhaH5414theeintothehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430.AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidH559tothem,Swearהִשָּׁבְע֣וּhi.sha.ve.'UH7650tomethatyewillnotfallתִּפְגְּע֥וּןtif.ge.'UnH6293onmeyourselves.

13Andtheyspoketohim,sayingH559,No;butwewillbindH631theefast,anddelivertheeintotheirhandבְיָדָ֔םve.ya.DamH3027;butwecertainlyshallnotputH5414theetodeathH4191.AndtheyboundH631himwithtwoבִּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙bish.Na.yimH8147newחֲדָשִׁ֔יםcha.da.ShimH2319cordsH5688,andbroughtH5927himupfromthecliffH5553.

14WhenhecameH935toLehiלֶ֔חִיLe.chiH3896,thePhilistinesוּפִלְשִׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430shoutedהֵרִ֣יעוּhe.Ri.'uH7321againsthim.AndtheSpiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofJehovahcameH935uponhim,andthecordsH5688thatwereonhisarmsזְרוֹעוֹתָ֗יוze.ro.'o.TavH2220becameH1961asthreadsofflaxכַּפִּשְׁתִּים֙ka.pish.TimH6593thatareburnedבָּעֲר֣וּba.'a.RuH1197withfireבָאֵ֔שׁva.'EshH784,andhisbands loosedfromoffhishandsיָדָֽיו׃ya.DavH3027.

15AndhefoundH4672afreshטְרִיָּ֑הte.ri.YahH2961jawboneלְחִֽי־le.chi-H3895ofanass,andputforthH7971hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027andtookH3947it,andslewwithitathousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

16AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidH559,Withthejawboneבִּלְחִ֣יbil.ChiH3895ofanass,aheap,twoheaps,Withthejawboneבִּלְחִ֣יbil.ChiH3895ofanasshaveIslainathousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

17AnditcametopasswhenhehadendedH3615speakingלְדַבֵּ֔רle.da.BerH1696,thathecastH7993awayH7993thejawboneהַלְּחִ֖יha.le.ChiH3895outofhishandמִיָּד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027,andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thatplaceלַמָּק֥וֹםla.ma.KomH4725Ramath-Lehi.

18Andhewasveryמְאֹד֒me.'OdH3966thirstyוַיִּצְמָא֮vai.yitz.Ma'H6770,andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121onJehovah,andsaidH559, Thou hastgivenH5414bythehandבְיַֽד־ve.yad-H3027ofthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650thisgreatהַגְּדֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419deliveranceH8668,andnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258shallIdieאָמ֣וּת'a.MutH4191forthirstבַּצָּמָ֔אba.tza.Ma'H6772,andfallוְנָפַלְתִּ֖יve.na.fal.TiH5307intothehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027oftheuncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִֽים׃ha.'a.re.LimH6189?

19AndGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430clavethehallow rockwhichwasinLehiבַּלֶּ֔חִיba.Le.chiH3896,andwaterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325cameH3318outofit.AndhedrankH8354,andhisspiritרוּח֖וֹru.ChoH7307cameH3318again,andherevived.ThereforeH3651itsnameשְׁמָ֗הּshe.MahH8034wascalledקָרָ֣אka.Ra'H7121En-hakkore,whichisinLehiH3896tothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

20AndhejudgedH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478inthedaysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117ofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָֽה׃ פsha.NahH8141.

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