New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 15:8-11

8He struckוַיַּ֨ךְvai.YakhH5221themruthlesslyשׁ֛וֹק עַל־ יָרֵ֖ךְShok 'al- ya.RekhH7785 H5921 H3409with a greatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּ֣הma.KahH4347;and he wentH3381downוַיֵּ֣רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381and livedוַיֵּ֔שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the cleftבִּסְעִ֖יףbis.'IfH5585of the rockסֶ֥לַעSe.la'H5553of Etamעֵיטָֽם׃ ס'ei.TamH5862.

9Then the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430wentוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927up and campedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583in Judahבִּיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063,and spreadH6566out in Lehiבַּלֶּֽחִי׃ba.Le.chiH3896.

10The menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “Whyלָמָ֖הla.MahH4100have you comeעֲלִיתֶ֣ם'a.li.TemH5927up againstעָלֵ֑ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921us?” And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “We have comeעָלִ֔ינוּ'a.Li.nuH5927up to bindלֶאֱס֤וֹרle.'e.SorH631Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹן֙shim.shOnH8123in order to doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213to him as he didעָ֥שָׂה'A.sahH6213to us.”

11Then 3,000שְׁלֹשֶׁת֩ אֲלָפִ֨יםshe.lo.Shet 'a.la.FimH7969 H505menאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376of Judahמִֽיהוּדָ֗הmi.hu.DahH3063wentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֡וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381to the cleftסְעִיף֮se.'IfH5585of the rockסֶ֣לַעSe.la'H5553of Etamעֵיטָם֒'ei.TamH5862and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Samsonלְשִׁמְשׁ֗וֹןle.shim.ShonH8123, “Do you not knowיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.taH3045that the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430are rulersמֹשְׁלִ֥יםmo.she.LimH4910over us? Whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100then is thisH2088that you have doneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to us?” And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “As they didעָ֣שׂוּ'A.suH6213to me, soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651I have doneעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to them.”

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