New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 14:12-18

12Then Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Let me nowנָּ֥אna'H4994propoundאָחֽוּדָה־'a.chu.dah-H2330a riddleחִידָ֑הchi.DahH2420to you; ifאִם־'im-H518you will indeedהַגֵּ֣דha.GedH5046tellתַּגִּידוּ֩ta.gi.DuH5046it to me within the sevenשִׁבְעַ֨תshiv.'AtH7651daysיְמֵ֤יye.MeiH3117of the feastהַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙ha.mish.TehH4960,and findוּמְצָאתֶ֔םu.me.tza.TemH4672it out, then I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414you thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970linenסְדִינִ֔יםse.di.NimH5466wrapsH5466and thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970changesחֲלִפֹ֥תcha.li.FotH2487of clothesבְּגָדִֽים׃be.ga.DimH899.

13But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you are unableלֹ֣א תוּכְלוּ֮lo' tu.khe.LuH3808 H3201to tellלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046me, then you shall giveוּנְתַתֶּ֨םu.ne.ta.TemH5414me thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970linenסְדִינִ֔יםse.di.NimH5466wrapsH5466and thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970changesחֲלִיפ֣וֹתcha.li.FotH2487of clothesבְּגָדִ֑יםbe.ga.DimH899.”And they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, “Propoundח֥וּדָהChu.dahH2330your riddleחִידָתְךָ֖chi.da.te.KhaH2420,that we may hearוְנִשְׁמָעֶֽנָּה׃ve.nish.ma.'E.nahH8085it.”

14So he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Out of the eaterמֵהָֽאֹכֵל֙me.ha.'o.KhelH398cameיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318somethingH3978to eatH3978,And out of the strongוּמֵעַ֖זu.me.'AzH5794cameיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318somethingH4966sweetמָת֑וֹקma.TokH4966.”But they couldיָכְל֛וּya.khe.LuH3201not tellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046the riddleהַחִידָ֖הha.chi.DahH2420in threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

15Then it cameוַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961about on thefourthהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117that they saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Samson’sשִׁמְשׁוֹן֙shim.shOnH8123wifeלְאֵֽשֶׁת־le.'e.shet-H802, “Enticeפַּתִּ֣יpa.TiH6601your husbandאִישֵׁ֗ךְ'i.ShekhH376,so that he will tellוְיַגֶּד־ve.ya.ged-H5046us the riddleהַ֣חִידָ֔הha.chi.DahH2420,orפֶּן־pen-H6435we will burnנִשְׂרֹ֥ףnis.RofH8313you and your father’sאָבִ֖יךְ'a.VikhH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004with fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784.Have you invitedקְרָאתֶ֥םke.ra.TemH7121us to impoverishהַלְיָרְשֵׁ֕נוּhal.ya.re.She.nuH3423us? Is this not so?”

16Samson’sשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןshim.ShonH8123wifeאֵ֨שֶׁת'E.shetH802weptוַתֵּבְךְּ֩va.te.veKH1058beforeעָלָ֗יו'a.LavH5921him and saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, “You onlyH7534hateשְׂנֵאתַ֙נִי֙se.ne.Ta.niH8130me, and you do not loveאֲהַבְתָּ֔נִי'a.hav.Ta.niH157me; you have propoundedחַ֙דְתָּ֙chad.taH2330a riddleהַֽחִידָ֥הha.chi.DahH2420to the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,and have not toldהִגַּ֑דְתָּהhi.Gad.tahH5046itto me.” And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,I have not toldהִגַּ֖דְתִּיhi.Gad.tiH5046itto my fatherלְאָבִ֧יle.'a.ViH1or motherוּלְאִמִּ֛יu.le.'i.MiH517;so should I tellאַגִּֽיד׃'a.GidH5046you?”

17However she weptוַתֵּ֤בְךְּva.Te.vekH1058beforeעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921him sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117whileאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834their feastהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֑הha.mish.TehH4960lastedH1961.And on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117he toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046her becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588she pressedH6693him so hardH6693.She then toldוַתַּגֵּ֥דva.ta.GedH5046the riddleהַחִידָ֖הha.chi.DahH2420to the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of her peopleעַמָּֽהּ׃'a.MahH5971.

18So the menH376of the cityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892saidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117beforeבְּטֶ֙רֶם֙be.Te.remH2962the sunהַחַ֔רְסָהha.Char.sahH2775wentיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935down, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100is sweeterמָּת֣וֹקma.TokH4966thanH4480honeyמִדְּבַ֔שׁmi.de.VashH1706?And whatוּמֶ֥הu.MehH4100is strongerעַ֖ז'azH5794thanH4480a lionמֵאֲרִ֑יme.'a.RiH738?”And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Ifלוּלֵא֙lu.Le'H3884you had not plowedחֲרַשְׁתֶּ֣םcha.rash.TemH2790with my heiferבְּעֶגְלָתִ֔יbe.'eg.la.TiH5697,You would not have foundמְצָאתֶ֖םme.tza.TemH4672out my riddleחִידָתִֽי׃chi.da.TiH2420.”

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