New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 14:1-4

1Then Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֖וֹןshim.ShonH8123wentH3381downוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to Timnahתִּמְנָ֑תָהtim.Na.tahH8553and sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200a womanאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802in Timnahבְּתִמְנָ֖תָהbe.tim.Na.tahH8553, oneof the daughtersמִבְּנ֥וֹתmi.be.NotH1323of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

2So he cameH5927backH5927and toldוַיַּגֵּד֙vai.ya.GedH5046his fatherלְאָבִ֣יוle.'a.VivH1andmotherוּלְאִמּ֔וֹu.le.'i.MoH517, “I sawרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200a womanאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802in Timnahבְתִמְנָ֖תָהve.tim.Na.tahH8553, oneof the daughtersמִבְּנ֣וֹתmi.be.NotH1323of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430;nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, getקְחוּ־ke.chu-H3947her for me as a wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.”

3Then his fatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1and his motherוְאִמּ֗וֹve.'i.MoH517saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Is thereH369noH369womanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802among the daughtersבִּבְנ֨וֹתbiv.NotH1323of yourrelativesאַחֶ֤יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251,or among allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605our peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971,that you goהוֹלֵךְ֙ho.leKhH1980totakeלָקַ֣חַתla.Ka.chatH3947a wifeאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802from the uncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִ֑יםha.'a.re.LimH6189Philistinesמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםmi.pe.lish.TimH6430?”But Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֤וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his fatherאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1, “Getקַֽח־kach-H3947her for me, for shelooksבְעֵינָֽי׃ve.'ei.NaiH3474 H5869goodH3474to me.”

4However, his fatherוְאָבִ֨יוve.'a.VivH1and motherוְאִמּ֜וֹve.'i.MoH517did not knowיָדְע֗וּya.de.'UH3045thatit was of the Lordמֵיְהוָה֙me.Yah.wehH3068,for He was seekingמְבַקֵּ֖שׁme.va.KeshH1245an occasionתֹאֲנָ֥הto.'a.NahH8385againstH4480the Philistinesמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםmi.pe.lish.TimH6430.Now at that timeוּבָעֵ֣תu.va.'EtH6256the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430were rulingמֹשְׁלִ֥יםmo.she.LimH4910over Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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