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Judges 16:2-3

2When it was reportedto the Gazitesלַֽעַזָּתִ֣ים׀la.'a.za.TimH5841,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹן֙shim.shOnH8123has comeבָּ֤אba'H935hereהֵ֔נָּהHe.nahH2008,” theysurroundedוַיָּסֹ֛בּוּvai.ya.So.buH5437the placeand layH693inH693waitוַיֶּאֶרְבוּ־vai.ye.'er.vu-H693for him allכָל־khol-H3605nightהַלַּ֖יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915at the gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892.And they keptH2790silentוַיִּתְחָרְשׁ֤וּvai.yit.cha.re.ShuH2790allכָל־khol-H3605nightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Let’s waituntilעַד־'ad-H5704the morningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֥וֹר'orH216,then we will killוַהֲרְגְנֻֽהוּ׃va.har.ge.Nu.huH2026him.”
3Now Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹן֮shim.shOnH8123layוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901asleepuntilעַד־'ad-H5704midnightחֲצִ֣י הַלַּיְלָה֒cha.Tzi ha.lay.LahH2677H3915,and at midnightבַּחֲצִ֣י הַלַּ֗יְלָהba.cha.Tzi ha.Lay.lahH2677H3915he gotH6965upH6965and tookH270holdוַיֶּאֱחֹ֞זvai.ye.'e.ChozH270of the doorsבְּדַלְת֤וֹתbe.dal.TotH1817of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179and the twoוּבִשְׁתֵּ֣יu.vish.TeiH8147doorpostsהַמְּזוּז֔וֹתha.me.zu.ZotH4201,and pulledוַיִּסָּעֵם֙vai.yi.sa.'EmH5265them upH5265alongH5973withH5973the barsהַבְּרִ֔יחַha.be.Ri.achH1280;then he putוַיָּ֖שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760themon his shouldersכְּתֵפָ֑יוke.te.FavH3802,and carriedH5927them upH5927to the topרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the mountainהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is oppositeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH5921H6440Hebronחֶבְרֽוֹן׃ פchev.RonH2275.
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