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Judges 14:10-14

10So his fatherאָבִ֖יהוּ'a.Vi.huH1went downוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381unto the womanהָאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802:and Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹן֙shim.shOnH8123madeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213there a feastמִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.TehH4960;for so used the young menהַבַּחוּרִֽים׃ha.ba.chu.RimH970to doיַעֲשׂ֖וּya.'a.SuH6213.

11And it came to pass, when they sawכִּרְאוֹתָ֣םkir.'o.TamH7200him, that they broughtוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970companionsמֵֽרֵעִ֔יםme.re.'ImH4828to be with him.

12And Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, I will now put forthאָחֽוּדָה־'a.chu.dah-H2330a riddleחִידָ֑הchi.DahH2420unto you: if ye can certainlyהַגֵּ֣דha.GedH5046declareתַּגִּידוּ֩ta.gi.DuH5046it me within the sevenשִׁבְעַ֨תshiv.'AtH7651daysיְמֵ֤יye.MeiH3117of the feastהַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙ha.mish.TehH4960, and find itoutוּמְצָאתֶ֔םu.me.tza.TemH4672,then I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414you thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970sheetsסְדִינִ֔יםse.di.NimH5466and thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970changeחֲלִפֹ֥תcha.li.FotH2487of garmentsבְּגָדִֽים׃be.ga.DimH899:

13But if ye cannotתוּכְלוּ֮tu.khe.LuH3201declareלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046itme, then shall ye giveוּנְתַתֶּ֨םu.ne.ta.TemH5414me thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970sheetsסְדִינִ֔יםse.di.NimH5466and thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970changeחֲלִיפ֣וֹתcha.li.FotH2487of garmentsבְּגָדִ֑יםbe.ga.DimH899.And they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him, Put forthח֥וּדָהChu.dahH2330thy riddleחִידָתְךָ֖chi.da.te.KhaH2420,that we may hearוְנִשְׁמָעֶֽנָּה׃ve.nish.ma.'E.nahH8085it.

14And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Out of the eaterמֵהָֽאֹכֵל֙me.ha.'o.KhelH398came forthיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318meatמַאֲכָ֔לma.'a.KhalH3978,and out of the strongוּמֵעַ֖זu.me.'AzH5794came forthיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318sweetnessמָת֑וֹקma.TokH4966.And they couldיָכְל֛וּya.khe.LuH3201not in threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117expoundלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046the riddleהַחִידָ֖הha.chi.DahH2420.

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