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Judges 14:5-9

5Then wentH3381Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֛וֹןshim.ShonH8123downוַיֵּ֧רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381,and his fatherוְאָבִ֥יוve.'a.VivH1and his motherוְאִמּ֖וֹve.'i.MoH517,to Timnathתִּמְנָ֑תָהtim.Na.tahH8553,and cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the vineyardsכַּרְמֵ֣יkar.MeiH3754of Timnathתִמְנָ֔תָהtim.Na.tahH8553:and, behold, a youngכְּפִ֣ירke.FirH3715lionאֲרָי֔וֹת'a.ra.YotH738roaredשֹׁאֵ֖גsho.'EgH7580againstH7125him.

6And the Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068came mightilyוַתִּצְלַ֨חva.titz.LachH6743upon him, and he rentוַֽיְשַׁסְּעֵ֙הוּ֙vay.sha.se.'E.huH8156him as he would have rentכְּשַׁסַּ֣עke.sha.Sa'H8156a kidהַגְּדִ֔יha.ge.DiH1423, and he hadnothingוּמְא֖וּמָהu.me.'U.mahH3972in his handבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027:but he toldהִגִּיד֙hi.GidH5046not his fatherלְאָבִ֣יוle.'a.VivH1or his motherוּלְאִמּ֔וֹu.le.'i.MoH517what he had doneעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213.

7And he went downוַיֵּ֖רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381,and talkedוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696with the womanלָאִשָּׁ֑הla.'i.ShahH802;and she pleasedוַתִּישַׁ֖רva.ti.SharH3474Samsonשִׁמְשֽׁוֹן׃shim.ShonH8123wellבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869.

8And after a timeמִיָּמִים֙mi.ya.MimH3117he returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to takeלְקַחְתָּ֔הּle.kach.TahH3947her, and he turned asideוַיָּ֣סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493to seeלִרְא֔וֹתlir.'otH7200the carcaseמַפֶּ֣לֶתma.Pe.letH4658of the lionהָאַרְיֵ֑הha.'ar.YehH738: and, behold, there wasa swarmעֲדַ֧ת'a.DatH5712of beesדְּבוֹרִ֛יםde.vo.RimH1682and honeyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃u.de.VashH1706in the carcaseבִּגְוִיַּ֥תbig.vi.YatH1472of the lionהָאַרְיֵ֖הha.'ar.YehH738.

9And he tookוַיִּרְדֵּ֣הוּvai.yir.De.huH7287thereof in his handsכַּפָּ֗יוka.PavH3709,and went onH3212eatingוְאָכֹ֔לve.'a.KholH398,and cameH1980to his fatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1and motherאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517,and he gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414them, and they did eatוַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּvai.yo.Khe.luH398:but he toldהִגִּ֣ידhi.GidH5046not them that he had takenרָדָ֥הra.DahH7287the honeyהַדְּבָֽשׁ׃ha.de.VashH1706out of the carcaseמִגְּוִיַּ֥תmi.ge.vi.YatH1472of the lionהָאַרְיֵ֖הha.'ar.YehH738.

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