New American Standard Bible 2020
Judges 16:15-20
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 toyedH8524with me theseזֶ֣הzehH2088threeשָׁלֹ֤שׁsha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִים֙pe.'a.MimH6471and have not toldהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046me whereבַּמֶּ֖הba.MehH4100your greatגָדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419strengthכֹּחֲךָ֥ko.cha.KhaH3581is.”
16And it cameH1961aboutH1961,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 was inhis 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.niH5493H4480me 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 was inhis heartלִבּוֹ֒li.BoH3820,she sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֡חva.tish.LachH7971wordand calledוַתִּקְרָא֩va.tik.Ra'H7121the governorsלְסַרְנֵ֨יle.sar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֤יםfe.lish.TimH6430,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559, “ComeH5927upH5927onceH6471moreH6471,for he has toldהִגִּ֥ידhi.GidH5046me allכָּל־kol-H3605that is inhis heartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820.”Then the governorsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430cameH5927upH5927to her and broughtH5927upH5927the moneyהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701in their handsבְּיָדָֽם׃be.ya.DamH3027.
19And she made him sleepוַתְּיַשְּׁנֵ֙הוּ֙va.te.ya.she.Ne.huH3462on her kneesבִּרְכֶּ֔יהָbir.Kei.haH1290,and calledוַתִּקְרָ֣אva.tik.Ra'H7121for a manלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376and had him shaveH1548offH1548the sevenשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651locksמַחְלְפ֣וֹתmach.le.FotH4253of his headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218.Then she beganוַתָּ֙חֶל֙va.Ta.chelH2490to humbleלְעַנּוֹת֔וֹle.'a.no.ToH6031him, and his strengthכֹּח֖וֹko.ChoH3581leftוַיָּ֥סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493him.
20She saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, “The Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֥יםpe.lish.TimH6430are upon you, Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֑וֹןshim.ShonH8123!”And he awokeוַיִּקַ֣ץvai.yi.KatzH3364from his sleepמִשְּׁנָת֗וֹmi.she.na.ToH8142and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “I will goאֵצֵ֞א'e.Tze'H3318outH3318as at otherכְּפַ֤עַםke.Fa.'amH6471timesבְּפַ֙עַם֙be.Fa.'amH6471and shakeוְאִנָּעֵ֔רve.'i.na.'ErH5287myself freeH5287.”But he did not knowיָדַ֔עya.Da'H3045thatthe Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had departedסָ֥רsarH5493from him.
Commentaries on Judges 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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