New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 16:4-6

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.”

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