New American Standard Bible 2020

Judges 15:14-19

14When he cameבָ֣אva'H935to Lehiלֶ֔חִיLe.chiH3896,the Philistinesוּפִלְשִׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430shoutedהֵרִ֣יעוּhe.Ri.'uH7321as they metלִקְרָאת֑וֹlik.ra.ToH7122him. Andthe Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068rushedוַתִּצְלַ֨חva.titz.LachH6743uponH5921him so that the ropesהָעֲבֹתִ֜יםha.'a.vo.TimH5688that were on his armsזְרוֹעוֹתָ֗יוze.ro.'o.TavH2220were like flaxכַּפִּשְׁתִּים֙ka.pish.TimH6593that has burnedבָּעֲר֣וּba.'a.RuH1197with fireבָאֵ֔שׁva.'EshH784,and his restraintsאֱסוּרָ֖יו'e.su.RavH612droppedוַיִּמַּ֥סּוּvai.yim.Ma.suH4549from his handsיָדָֽיו׃ya.DavH3027.

15Then he foundוַיִּמְצָ֥אvai.yim.Tza'H4672a freshטְרִיָּ֑הte.ri.YahH2961jawboneלְחִֽי־le.chi-H3895of a donkeyחֲמ֖וֹרcha.MorH2543,so he reachedH7971outH7971with his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027and tookוַיִּקָּחֶ֔הָvai.yi.ka.Che.haH3947it, andkilledוַיַּךְ־vai.yakh-H5221a thousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376with it.

16And 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.

18Then he becameH6770veryמְאֹד֒me.'OdH3966thirstyוַיִּצְמָא֮vai.yitz.Ma'H6770, and hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559, “You havehandedבְיַֽד־ve.yad-H5414 H3027thisH2088greatהַגְּדֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419victoryהַתְּשׁוּעָ֥הha.te.shu.'AhH8668overH5414to Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650,and nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258am I to dieאָמ֣וּת'a.MutH4191of thirstבַּצָּמָ֔אba.tza.Ma'H6772and fallוְנָפַלְתִּ֖יve.na.fal.TiH5307into the handsבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of the uncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִֽים׃ha.'a.re.LimH6189?”

19But Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430splitוַיִּבְקַ֨עvai.yiv.Ka'H1234the hollowH4388placeH4388that is in Lehiבַּלֶּ֔חִיba.Le.chiH3896so that waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325cameH3318outH3318of it. When he drankוַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354, hisstrengthרוּח֖וֹru.ChoH7307returnedוַתָּ֥שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725and he revivedוַיֶּ֑חִיvai.Ye.chiH2421.Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֣ן׀'al- kenH5921 H3651he namedקָרָ֣א שְׁמָ֗הּka.Ra' she.MahH7121 H8034itEn-hakkoreH5875,whichH834is in LehiH3896to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

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