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Judges 16:23-26

23ThenthelordsofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430gatheredנֶֽאֱסְפוּ֙ne.'es.FuH622togethertosacrificeזֶֽבַח־ze.vach-H2077agreatגָּד֛וֹלga.DolH1419sacrificeH2077toDagonלְדָג֥וֹןle.da.GonH1712theirgodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,andtorejoice;fortheysaidH559,Ourgodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430hasgivenH5414Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֥וֹןshim.ShonH8123ourenemyאוֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃'oy.Vei.nuH341intoourhandsבְּיָדֵ֔נוּbe.ya.De.nuH3027.

24Andwhenthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971sawH7200him,theypraisedH1984theirgodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430;fortheysaidH559,Ourgodאֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430hasgivenH5414intoourhandsבְיָדֵ֙נוּ֙ve.ya.De.nuH3027ourenemyא֣וֹיְבֵ֔נוּ'oy.Ve.nuH341,andthedestroyerofourcountry,evenhimwhomultipliedH7235ourslainחֲלָלֵֽינוּ׃cha.la.Lei.nuH2491.

25Anditcametopasswhentheirheartsלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820wereH1961merry,thattheysaidH559,CallH7121forSamsonלְשִׁמְשׁ֖וֹןle.shim.ShonH8123,thathemaymakeussport.AndtheycalledH7121forSamsonלְשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןle.shim.ShonH8123outoftheprison-house,andheplayedH7832beforethem;andtheysetH5975himbetweenthepillarsהָעַמּוּדִֽים׃ha.'a.mu.DimH5982.

26AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidH559totheladH5288thatheldהַמַּחֲזִ֣יקha.ma.cha.ZikH2388himbythehandבְּיָדוֹ֮be.ya.DoH3027, Letlooseofme,andsuffermetofeelthepillarsהָֽעַמֻּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982uponwhichthehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004stands,thatImayleanH8172uponthem.

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