New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 16:4-18

4Afterאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310thisכֵ֔ןKhenH3651it cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961about that he lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֥בvai.ye.'e.HavH157a womanאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802in the valleyבְּנַ֣חַלbe.Na.chalH5158of Sorekשֹׂרֵ֑קso.RekH7796,whose nameוּשְׁמָ֖הּu.she.MahH8034was Delilahדְּלִילָֽה׃de.li.LahH1807.

5Thelordsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430cameוַיַּעֲל֨וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927up to her and saidוַיֹּ֨אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to her, “Enticeפַּתִּ֣יpa.TiH6601him, and seeוּרְאִי֙u.re.'IH7200whereבַּמֶּה֙ba.MehH4100his greatגָד֔וֹלga.DolH1419strengthכֹּח֣וֹko.ChoH3581lies andhowוּבַמֶּה֙u.va.MehH4100we may overpowerנ֣וּכַלNu.khalH3201him that we may bindוַאֲסַרְנֻ֖הוּva.'a.sar.Nu.huH631him to afflictלְעַנֹּת֑וֹle.'a.no.ToH6031him. Then we will eachאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376giveנִתַּן־ni.tan-H5414you elevenאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505 H3967hundredוּמֵאָ֖הu.me.'AhH3967piecesof silverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.”

6So Delilahדְּלִילָה֙de.li.LahH1807saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123, “Pleaseנָּ֣אna'H4994tellהַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046me whereבַּמֶּ֖הba.MehH4100your greatגָד֑וֹלga.DolH1419strengthכֹּחֲךָ֣ko.cha.KhaH3581is andhowוּבַמֶּ֥הu.va.MehH4100you may be boundתֵאָסֵ֖רte.'a.SerH631to afflictלְעַנּוֹתֶֽךָ׃le.'a.no.Te.khaH6031you.”

7Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “Ifאִם־'im-H518they bindיַאַסְרֻ֗נִיya.'as.Ru.niH631me with sevenבְּשִׁבְעָ֛הbe.shiv.'AhH7651freshלַחִ֖יםla.ChimH3892cordsיְתָרִ֥יםye.ta.RimH3499that have not been driedחֹרָ֑בוּcho.Ra.vuH2717,then I will becomeH2470weakוְחָלִ֥יתִיve.cha.Li.tiH2470and be like anyכְּאַחַ֥דke.'a.ChadH259othermanהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120.”

8Then the lordsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430broughtוַיַּעֲלוּ־vai.ya.'a.lu-H5927up to her sevenשִׁבְעָ֛הshiv.'AhH7651freshלַחִ֖יםla.ChimH3892cordsיְתָרִ֥יםye.ta.RimH3499that had not been driedחֹרָ֑בוּcho.Ra.vuH2717,and she boundוַתַּאַסְרֵ֖הוּva.ta.'as.Re.huH631him with them.

9Now she hadיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427menlyingH693in waitH693in an innerH2315roomH2315.And she saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, “The Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֥יםpe.lish.TimH6430are upon you, Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֑וֹןshim.ShonH8123!”But he snappedוַיְנַתֵּק֙vay.na.TekH5423the cordsהַיְתָרִ֔יםhay.ta.RimH3499as a stringפְּתִֽיל־pe.til-H6616of towהַנְּעֹ֙רֶת֙ha.ne.'O.retH5296snapsיִנָּתֵ֤קyi.na.TekH5423when ittouchesH7381fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784.So his strengthכֹּחֽוֹ׃ko.ChoH3581was not discoveredנוֹדַ֖עno.Da'H3045.

10Then Delilahדְּלִילָה֙de.li.LahH1807saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123, “Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,you have deceivedH8524me and toldוַתְּדַבֵּ֥רva.te.da.BerH1696me liesכְּזָבִ֑יםke.za.VimH3577;nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258pleaseנָּ֣אna'H4994tellהַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046mehowבַּמֶּ֖הba.MehH4100you may be boundתֵּאָסֵֽר׃te.'a.SerH631.”

11He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “Ifאִם־'im-H518they bindאָס֤וֹר'a.SorH631me tightlyיַאַסְר֙וּנִי֙ya.'as.Ru.niH631with newחֲדָשִׁ֔יםcha.da.ShimH2319ropesבַּעֲבֹתִ֣יםba.'a.vo.TimH5688whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834have not been usedמְלָאכָ֑הme.la.KhahH4399,then I will becomeH2470weakוְחָלִ֥יתִיve.cha.Li.tiH2470and be like anyכְּאַחַ֥דke.'a.ChadH259othermanהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120.”

12So Delilahדְּלִילָה֩de.li.LahH1807tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947newחֲדָשִׁ֜יםcha.da.ShimH2319ropesעֲבֹתִ֨ים'a.vo.TimH5688and boundוַתַּאַסְרֵ֣הוּva.ta.'as.Re.huH631him with them and saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, “The Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֤יםpe.lish.TimH6430are upon you, Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123!” For the menwere lyingH693in waitH693in the innerH2315roomH2315.But he snappedוַֽיְנַתְּקֵ֛םvay.na.te.KemH5423the ropes from his armsזְרֹעֹתָ֖יוze.ro.'o.TavH2220like a threadכַּחֽוּט׃ka.ChutH2339.

13Then Delilahדְּלִילָ֜הde.li.LahH1807saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559to Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֗וֹןshim.ShonH8123, “Up to nowהֵ֜נָּהHe.nahH2008you have deceivedH8524me and toldוַתְּדַבֵּ֤רva.te.da.BerH1696me liesכְּזָבִ֔יםke.za.VimH3577;tellהַגִּ֣ידָהha.Gi.dahH5046mehowבַּמֶּ֖הba.MehH4100you may be boundתֵּאָסֵ֑רte.'a.SerH631.”And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “Ifאִם־'im-H518you weaveתַּאַרְגִ֗יta.'ar.GiH707the sevenשֶׁ֛בַעShe.va'H7651locksמַחְלְפ֥וֹתmach.le.FotH4253of myhairרֹאשִׁ֖יro.ShiH7218with the webהַמַּסָּֽכֶת׃ha.ma.Sa.khetH4545[and fastenוְתָקַעַתְּve.ta.Ka'.taH8628it with a pinבְּיָתֵדbe.ya.TedH3489,then I will become weakוְחָלִיתִיve.cha.Li.tiH2470and be like anyכְּאַחַדke.'a.ChadH259other manהָאָדָם׃ha.'a.DamH120.”

14So while he sleptוַתְּיַשְּׁנֵהוּva.te.ya.she.Ne.huH3462,Delilah took the sevenשֶׁבַעShe.va'H7651locksמַחְלְפוֹתmach.le.FotH4253of hishairרֹאשׁוֹro.ShoH7218and wove them into the webהַמַּסֶּכֶתha.ma.Se.khetH4545].And she fastenedוַתִּתְקַע֙va.tit.Ka'H8628itwith the pinבַּיָּתֵ֔דbai.ya.TedH3489and saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, “The Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֥יםpe.lish.TimH6430are upon you, Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֑וֹןshim.ShonH8123!”But he awokeוַיִּיקַץ֙vai.yi.KatzH3364from his sleepמִשְּׁנָת֔וֹmi.she.na.ToH8142and pulledוַיִּסַּ֛עvai.yi.Sa'H5265out the pinהַיְתַ֥דhay.TadH3489of the loomהָאֶ֖רֶגha.'E.regH708and the webהַמַּסָּֽכֶת׃ha.ma.Sa.khetH4545.

15Then she saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, “Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349can you sayתֹּאמַ֣רto.MarH559, ‘I loveאֲהַבְתִּ֔יךְ'a.hav.TikhH157you,’ when your heartוְלִבְּךָ֖ve.li.be.KhaH3820is not with me? You have deceivedH8524me theseזֶ֣הzehH2088threeשָׁלֹ֤שׁsha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִים֙pe.'a.MimH6471and have not toldהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046me whereבַּמֶּ֖הba.MehH4100your greatגָדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419strengthכֹּחֲךָ֥ko.cha.KhaH3581is.”

16It cameוַ֠יְהִיVay.hiH1961about whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588she pressedהֵצִ֨יקָהhe.Tzi.kahH6693him dailyהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117with her wordsבִדְבָרֶ֛יהָvid.va.Rei.haH1697and urgedוַתְּאַֽלֲצֵ֑הוּva.te.'a.la.Tze.huH509him, that his soulנַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.ShoH5315wasannoyedוַתִּקְצַ֥רva.tik.TzarH7114to deathלָמֽוּת׃la.MutH4191.

17So he toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046her allכָּל־kol-H3605that wasin his heartלִבּ֗וֹli.BoH3820and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “A razorמוֹרָה֙mo.RahH4177has neverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808comeעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927on my headרֹאשִׁ֔יro.ShiH7218, for I have been aNaziriteנְזִ֧ירne.ZirH5139to Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430from my mother’sאִמִּ֑י'i.MiH517wombמִבֶּ֣טֶןmi.Be.tenH990.Ifאִם־'im-H518I am shavedגֻּלַּ֙חְתִּי֙gu.Lach.tiH1548,then my strengthכֹחִ֔יkho.ChiH3581will leaveוְסָ֣ר מִמֶּ֣נִּיve.Sar mi.Me.niH5493 H4480me and I will becomeH2470weakוְחָלִ֥יתִיve.cha.Li.tiH2470and be like anyכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605othermanהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120.”

18When Delilahדְלִילָ֗הde.li.LahH1807sawוַתֵּ֣רֶאva.Te.re'H7200that he had toldהִגִּ֣ידhi.GidH5046her allכָּל־kol-H3605that wasin his heartלִבּוֹ֒li.BoH3820,she sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֡חva.tish.LachH7971and calledוַתִּקְרָא֩va.tik.Ra'H7121the lordsלְסַרְנֵ֨יle.sar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֤יםfe.lish.TimH6430,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559, “Comeעֲל֣וּ'a.LuH5927up onceH6471moreH6471,for he has toldהִגִּ֥ידhi.GidH5046me allכָּל־kol-H3605that isin his heartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820.”Then the lordsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430cameוְעָל֤וּve.'a.LuH5927up to her and broughtוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927the moneyהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701in their handsבְּיָדָֽם׃be.ya.DamH3027.

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