New American Standard Bible 2020

Judges 15:1-5

1But afterH4480a whileמִיָּמִ֜יםmi.ya.MimH3117,in the timeבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of wheatחִטִּ֗יםchi.TimH2406harvestקְצִיר־ke.tzir-H7105,Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֤וֹןshim.ShonH8123visitedוַיִּפְקֹ֨דvai.yif.KodH6485his wifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802with a youngבִּגְדִ֣יbig.DiH1423goatעִזִּ֔ים'i.ZimH5795,and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I will goH935inH935to my wifeאִשְׁתִּ֖י'ish.TiH802in herroomהֶחָ֑דְרָהhe.Cha.de.rahH2315.”But her fatherאָבִ֖יהָ'a.Vi.haH1did not letנְתָנ֥וֹne.ta.NoH5414him enterH935.

2Her fatherאָבִ֗יהָ'a.Vi.haH1saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I reallyאָמֹ֤ר'a.MorH559thoughtאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559that you hatedשָׂנֹ֣אsa.No'H8130her intenselyשְׂנֵאתָ֔הּse.ne.TahH8130; so Igaveוָאֶתְּנֶ֖נָּהva.'et.te.Ne.nahH5414her to your companionלְמֵרֵעֶ֑ךָle.me.re.'E.khaH4828.Is her youngerהַקְּטַנָּה֙ha.ke.ta.NahH6996sisterאֲחֹתָ֤הּ'a.cho.TahH269notmoreמִמֶּ֔נָּהmi.Me.nahH4480 H2896beautifulH2896thanH4480she? Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994let her be yoursinsteadתַּחְתֶּֽיהָ׃tach.Tei.haH8478.”

3Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123then saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “ThisH6471timeהַפַּ֖עַםha.Pa.'amH6471I will have beenH5352blamelessH5352regardingH4480the Philistinesמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםmi.pe.lish.TimH6430whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588I doעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213them harmH7463.”

4And Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and caughtוַיִּלְכֹּ֖דvai.yil.KodH3920threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967jackalsשׁוּעָלִ֑יםshu.'a.LimH7776,and tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947torchesלַפִּדִ֗יםla.pi.DimH3940,and turnedוַיֶּ֤פֶןvai.Ye.fenH6437the jackalstailזָנָב֙za.NavH2180to tailזָנָ֔בza.NavH2180and putוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760oneאֶחָ֛ד'e.ChadH259torchלַפִּ֥ידla.PidH3940in the middleבַּתָּֽוֶךְ׃ba.Ta.vekhH8432betweenבֵּין־bein-H996twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147tailsהַזְּנָב֖וֹתha.ze.na.VotH2180.

5When he had setH1197fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784to the torchesבַּלַּפִּידִ֔יםba.la.pi.DimH3940,he releasedוַיְשַׁלַּ֖חvay.sha.LachH7971the jackalsinto the standingבְּקָמ֣וֹתbe.ka.MotH7054grainקָמָ֖הka.MahH7054of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430and setH1197fireH1197to bothH4480the bundledH1430heapsמִגָּדִ֥ישׁmi.ga.DishH1430and the standingH7054grainH7054,alongH5704with the vineyardsכֶּ֥רֶםKe.remH3754andoliveזָֽיִת׃Za.yitH2132grovesH2132.

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