Judges 16
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Judges 16:2-3

2And it was toldthe Gazitesלַֽעַזָּתִ֣ים׀la.'a.za.TimH5841,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹן֙shim.shOnH8123is comeבָּ֤אba'H935hither. And they compassed himinוַיָּסֹ֛בּוּvai.ya.So.buH5437,and laid waitוַיֶּאֶרְבוּ־vai.ye.'er.vu-H693for him all nightהַלַּ֖יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915in the gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,and were quietוַיִּתְחָרְשׁ֤וּvai.yit.cha.re.ShuH2790all the nightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,In the morningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242,when it is dayא֥וֹר'orH216,we shall killוַהֲרְגְנֻֽהוּ׃va.har.ge.Nu.huH2026him.
3And Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹן֮shim.shOnH8123layוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901till midnightחֲצִ֣י הַלַּיְלָה֒cha.Tzi ha.lay.LahH3915H2677,and aroseוַיָּ֣קָם׀vai.Ya.komH6965at midnightבַּחֲצִ֣י הַלַּ֗יְלָהba.cha.Tzi ha.Lay.lahH3915H2677,and tookוַיֶּאֱחֹ֞זvai.ye.'e.ChozH270the doorsבְּדַלְת֤וֹתbe.dal.TotH1817of the gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892,and the twoוּבִשְׁתֵּ֣יu.vish.TeiH8147postsהַמְּזוּז֔וֹתha.me.zu.ZotH4201,and went awayוַיִּסָּעֵם֙vai.yi.sa.'EmH5265with them, barהַבְּרִ֔יחַha.be.Ri.achH1280and all, and putוַיָּ֖שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760themupon his shouldersכְּתֵפָ֑יוke.te.FavH3802,and carried them upוַֽיַּעֲלֵם֙vai.ya.'a.LemH5927to the topרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of an hillהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022that isbeforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Hebronחֶבְרֽוֹן׃ פchev.RonH2275.
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