New American Standard Bible 2020

Judges 16:19-21

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.

21Then the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430seizedוַיֹּאחֲז֣וּהוּvai.yo.cha.Zu.huH270him and gougedH5365outH5365his eyesעֵינָ֑יו'ei.NavH5869;and they broughtH3381him downוַיּוֹרִ֨ידוּvai.yo.Ri.duH3381to Gazaעַזָּ֗תָה'a.Za.tahH5804and restrainedוַיַּאַסְר֙וּהוּ֙vai.ya.'as.Ru.huH631him with bronzeבַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִםban.chush.Ta.yimH5178chainsH5178,and he becameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961a grinderטוֹחֵ֖ןto.ChenH2912in the prisonבְּבֵ֥ית הָאֲסוּרִֽים׃be.Veit ha.'a.si.rimH1004 H631.

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