New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 15:13-17

13So they saidH559tohim, “NoH3808,but we will bindאָסֹ֤ר'a.SorH631you fastנֶֽאֱסָרְךָ֙ne.'e.sa.re.KhaH631and giveוּנְתַנּ֣וּךָu.ne.ta.Nu.khaH5414you into their handsבְיָדָ֔םve.ya.DamH3027;yet surelyוְהָמֵ֖תve.ha.MetH4191we will not killנְמִיתֶ֑ךָne.mi.Te.khaH4191you.” Then they boundוַיַּאַסְרֻ֗הוּvai.ya.'as.Ru.huH631him with twoבִּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙bish.Na.yimH8147newחֲדָשִׁ֔יםcha.da.ShimH2319ropesעֲבֹתִ֣ים'a.vo.TimH5688and broughtוַֽיַּעֲל֖וּהוּvai.ya.'a.Lu.huH5927him up from the rockהַסָּֽלַע׃ha.Sa.la'H5553.

14When he cameבָ֣אva'H935to Lehiלֶ֔חִיLe.chiH3896,the Philistinesוּפִלְשִׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430shoutedהֵרִ֣יעוּhe.Ri.'uH7321as they metלִקְרָאת֑וֹlik.ra.ToH7122him. Andthe Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068cameH6743upon him mightilyH6743so that the ropesהָעֲבֹתִ֜יםha.'a.vo.TimH5688that were on his armsזְרוֹעוֹתָ֗יוze.ro.'o.TavH2220were as flaxכַּפִּשְׁתִּים֙ka.pish.TimH6593that is burnedבָּעֲר֣וּba.'a.RuH1197with fireבָאֵ֔שׁva.'EshH784,and his bondsאֱסוּרָ֖יו'e.su.RavH612droppedוַיִּמַּ֥סּוּvai.yim.Ma.suH4549from his handsיָדָֽיו׃ya.DavH3027.

15He foundוַיִּמְצָ֥אvai.yim.Tza'H4672a freshטְרִיָּ֑הte.ri.YahH2961jawboneלְחִֽי־le.chi-H3895of a donkeyחֲמ֖וֹרcha.MorH2543, so hereachedוַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח יָדוֹ֙vai.yish.Lach ya.DoH7971 H3027out and tookוַיִּקָּחֶ֔הָvai.yi.ka.Che.haH3947it andkilledוַיַּךְ־vai.yakh-H5221a thousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376with it.

16Then Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “With the jawboneבִּלְחִ֣יbil.ChiH3895of a donkeyהַחֲמ֔וֹרha.cha.MorH2543,Heapsחֲמ֖וֹרcha.MorH2565upon heapsחֲמֹרָתָ֑יִםcha.mo.ra.Ta.yimH2565,With the jawboneבִּלְחִ֣יbil.ChiH3895of a donkeyהַחֲמ֔וֹרha.cha.MorH2543I havekilledהִכֵּ֖יתִיhi.Kei.tiH5221a thousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.”

17When he had finishedכְּכַלֹּת֣וֹke.kha.lo.ToH3615speakingלְדַבֵּ֔רle.da.BerH1696,he threwוַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993the jawboneהַלְּחִ֖יha.le.ChiH3895from his handמִיָּד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027;and he namedוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121that placeלַמָּק֥וֹםla.ma.KomH4725Ramath-lehiH7437.

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