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Judges 16:23-30

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.

27Nowthehouseוְהַבַּ֗יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004wasfullמָלֵ֤אma.Le'H4390ofmenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376andwomenH802;andallthelordsofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430werethere;andupontheroofהַגָּ֗גha.GagH1406therewereaboutthreeכִּשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתkish.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505menH376andwomenH802,wholookedH7200onwhileSamsonשִׁמְשֽׁוֹן׃shim.ShonH8123madesport.

28AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֛וֹןshim.ShonH8123calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121toJehovah,andsaidH559,LordJehovah,rememberזָכְרֵ֣נִיza.khe.Re.niH2142me,Ipraythee,andstrengthenוְחַזְּקֵ֨נִיve.cha.ze.Ke.niH2388me,Ipraythee,onlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389thisonce,OGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,thatImaytakeH2388oneאַחַ֛ת'a.ChatH259vengeanceנְקַם־ne.kam-H5359uponthePhilistinesמִפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃mi.pe.lish.TimH6430formytwoמִשְּׁתֵ֥יmi.she.TeiH8147eyesעֵינַ֖י'ei.NaiH5869.

29AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןshim.ShonH8123tookholdofthetwoשְׁנֵ֣י׀she.NeiH8147middleהַתָּ֗וֶךְha.Ta.vekhH8432pillarsעַמּוּדֵ֣י'a.mu.DeiH5982uponwhichthehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004stood (andhesupportedhimselfuponthem),theoneH259withhisrightבִּימִינ֖וֹbi.mi.NoH3225handH3225andtheotherwithhisleft.

30AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֗וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidH559,LetmedieH4191withthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּים֒pe.lish.TimH6430!Andhebowedhimselfwithmight;andthehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004fellH5307onthelords,andonallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971thatweretherein.SothedeadH4191thatheslewathisdeathH4191weremorethanthosewhomhehadslaininhislifeנַפְשִׁי֮naf.ShiH5315.

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