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Judges 15:6-8

6Then the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֮fe.lish.TimH6430saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Whoמִ֣יmiH4310didעָ֣שָׂה'A.sahH6213thisH2088?” And somesaidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹן֙shim.shOnH8123,the son-in-lawחֲתַ֣ןcha.TanH2860of the Timniteהַתִּמְנִ֔יha.tim.NiH8554,becauseכִּ֚יkiH3588he tookלָקַ֣חla.KachH3947his wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802and gaveוַֽיִּתְּנָ֖הּvai.yi.te.NahH5414her to his companionלְמֵרֵעֵ֑הוּle.me.re.'E.huH4828.”So the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430cameH5927upH5927andburnedוַיִּשְׂרְפ֥וּvai.yis.re.FuH8313her and her fatherאָבִ֖יהָ'a.Vi.haH1to deathwith fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

7Then Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Ifאִֽם־'im-H518thisH2088is how you actתַּעֲשׂ֖וּןta.'a.SunH6213,I will certainlyכִּ֛י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518takeH5358revengeH5358on you, and onlyafterוְאַחַ֥רve.'a.CharH310thatwill I stopאֶחְדָּֽל׃'ech.DalH2308.”

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

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