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Judges 16:28-30

28And Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֛וֹןshim.ShonH8123calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121unto the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Godיֱהֹוִ֡הYah.wehH3069,rememberזָכְרֵ֣נִיza.khe.Re.niH2142me, I pray thee, and strengthenוְחַזְּקֵ֨נִיve.cha.ze.Ke.niH2388me, I pray thee, only this onceהַפַּ֤עַםha.Pa.'amH6471,O Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,that I may be at onceאַחַ֛ת'a.ChatH259avengedוְאִנָּקְמָ֧ה נְקַם־ve.'i.na.ke.Mah ne.kam-H5359 H5358of the Philistinesמִפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃mi.pe.lish.TimH6430for my twoמִשְּׁתֵ֥יmi.she.TeiH8147eyesעֵינַ֖י'ei.NaiH5869.

29And Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןshim.ShonH8123took holdוַיִּלְפֹּ֨תvai.yil.PotH3943of the twoשְׁנֵ֣י׀she.NeiH8147middleהַתָּ֗וֶךְha.Ta.vekhH8432pillarsעַמּוּדֵ֣י'a.mu.DeiH5982upon which the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004stoodנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559,and on which it was borne upוַיִּסָּמֵ֖ךְvai.yi.sa.MekhH5564,of the oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259with his right handבִּימִינ֖וֹbi.mi.NoH3225,and of the otherוְאֶחָ֥דve.'e.ChadH259with his leftבִּשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃bis.mo.LoH8040.

30And Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֗וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let me dieתָּמ֣וֹת נַפְשִׁי֮ta.Mot naf.ShiH5315 H4191with the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּים֒pe.lish.TimH6430.And he bowedוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186himself with all hismightבְּכֹ֔חַbe.Kho.achH3581;and the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004fellוַיִּפֹּ֤לvai.yi.PolH5307upon the lordsהַסְּרָנִ֔יםha.se.ra.NimH5633,and upon all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971that weretherein. So the deadהַמֵּתִים֙ha.me.TimH4191which he slewהֵמִ֣יתhe.MitH4191at his deathבְּמוֹת֔וֹbe.mo.ToH4194were moreרַבִּ֕יםra.BimH7227than theywhich he slewהֵמִ֖יתhe.MitH4191in his lifeבְּחַיָּֽיו׃be.chai.YavH2416.

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