New American Standard Bible 2020
Judges 16:4-18
5So thegovernorsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430cameH5927upH5927to her and saidוַיֹּ֨אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to her, “Enticeפַּתִּ֣יpa.TiH6601him, and seeוּרְאִי֙u.re.'IH7200whereבַּמֶּה֙ba.MehH4100his greatגָד֔וֹלga.DolH1419strengthכֹּח֣וֹko.ChoH3581lies andhowוּבַמֶּה֙u.va.MehH4100we can overpowerנ֣וּכַלNu.khalH3201him so that we may bindוַאֲסַרְנֻ֖הוּva.'a.sar.Nu.huH631him to humbleלְעַנֹּת֑וֹle.'a.no.ToH6031him. Then we will eachאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376giveנִתַּן־ni.tan-H5414you 1,100אֶ֥לֶף וּמֵאָ֖ה'E.lef u.me.'AhH505H3967piecesof silverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.”
6So Delilahדְּלִילָה֙de.li.LahH1807saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123, “Pleaseנָּ֣אna'H4994tellהַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046me whereבַּמֶּ֖הba.MehH4100your greatגָד֑וֹלga.DolH1419strengthכֹּחֲךָ֣ko.cha.KhaH3581lies, andhowוּבַמֶּ֥הu.va.MehH4100you can be boundתֵאָסֵ֖רte.'a.SerH631to humbleלְעַנּוֹתֶֽךָ׃le.'a.no.Te.khaH6031you.”
7And Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “Ifאִם־'im-H518they bindיַאַסְרֻ֗נִיya.'as.Ru.niH631me with sevenבְּשִׁבְעָ֛הbe.shiv.'AhH7651freshלַחִ֖יםla.ChimH3892animaltendonsיְתָרִ֥יםye.ta.RimH3499that have not been driedחֹרָ֑בוּcho.Ra.vuH2717,then I will becomeH2470weakוְחָלִ֥יתִיve.cha.Li.tiH2470and be like anyכְּאַחַ֥דke.'a.ChadH259othermanהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120.”
8Then the governorsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430broughtH5927upH5927to her sevenשִׁבְעָ֛הshiv.'AhH7651freshלַחִ֖יםla.ChimH3892animaltendonsיְתָרִ֥יםye.ta.RimH3499that had not been driedחֹרָ֑בוּcho.Ra.vuH2717,and she boundוַתַּאַסְרֵ֖הוּva.ta.'as.Re.huH631him with them.
9Now she hadH3427menpreparedH3427H693forH693anH693ambushH693in an innerH2315roomH2315.And she saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, “The Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֥יםpe.lish.TimH6430are upon you, Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֑וֹןshim.ShonH8123!”But he toreH5423the tendonsהַיְתָרִ֔יםhay.ta.RimH3499toH5423piecesH5423justH3512likeH3512a threadפְּתִֽיל־pe.til-H6616of flaxהַנְּעֹ֙רֶת֙ha.ne.'O.retH5296is tornH5423apartH5423when itcomesH7381tooH7381closeH7381toH7381fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784.So his strengthכֹּחֽוֹ׃ko.ChoH3581was not discoveredנוֹדַ֖עno.Da'H3045.
10Then Delilahדְּלִילָה֙de.li.LahH1807saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123, “Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,you have toyedH8524with me and toldוַתְּדַבֵּ֥רva.te.da.BerH1696me liesכְּזָבִ֑יםke.za.VimH3577;nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258pleaseנָּ֣אna'H4994tellהַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046mehowבַּמֶּ֖הba.MehH4100you may be boundתֵּאָסֵֽר׃te.'a.SerH631.”
11Then he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “Ifאִם־'im-H518they bindאָס֤וֹר'a.SorH631me tightlyיַאַסְר֙וּנִי֙ya.'as.Ru.niH631with newחֲדָשִׁ֔יםcha.da.ShimH2319ropesבַּעֲבֹתִ֣יםba.'a.vo.TimH5688whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834have not been usedנַעֲשָׂ֥ה מְלָאכָ֑הna.'a.Sah me.la.KhahH6213H4399,then I will becomeH2470weakוְחָלִ֥יתִיve.cha.Li.tiH2470and be like anyכְּאַחַ֥דke.'a.ChadH259othermanהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120.”
12So Delilahדְּלִילָה֩de.li.LahH1807tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947newחֲדָשִׁ֜יםcha.da.ShimH2319ropesעֲבֹתִ֨ים'a.vo.TimH5688and boundוַתַּאַסְרֵ֣הוּva.ta.'as.Re.huH631him with them and saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, “The Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֤יםpe.lish.TimH6430are upon you, Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123!” For the menin the ambushוְהָאֹרֵ֖בve.ha.'o.RevH693werewaitingיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in the innerH2315roomH2315.But he toreוַֽיְנַתְּקֵ֛םvay.na.te.KemH5423the ropes from his armsזְרֹעֹתָ֖יוze.ro.'o.TavH2220like threadכַּחֽוּט׃ka.ChutH2339.
13Then Delilahדְּלִילָ֜הde.li.LahH1807saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559to Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֗וֹןshim.ShonH8123, “Up to nowהֵ֜נָּהHe.nahH2008you have toyedH8524with me and toldוַתְּדַבֵּ֤רva.te.da.BerH1696me liesכְּזָבִ֔יםke.za.VimH3577;tellהַגִּ֣ידָהha.Gi.dahH5046mehowבַּמֶּ֖הba.MehH4100you may be boundתֵּאָסֵ֑רte.'a.SerH631.”And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “Ifאִם־'im-H518you weaveתַּאַרְגִ֗יta.'ar.GiH707the sevenשֶׁ֛בַעShe.va'H7651locksמַחְלְפ֥וֹתmach.le.FotH4253of myhairרֹאשִׁ֖יro.ShiH7218with thewebהַמַּסָּֽכֶת׃ha.ma.Sa.khetH4545[and fasten it with the pin, then I will be weak like any other man.”
14So while he slept, Delilah wove the seven locks of hishair with the web]. And she fastenedוַתִּתְקַע֙va.tit.Ka'H8628itwith the pinבַּיָּתֵ֔דbai.ya.TedH3489and saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, “The Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֥יםpe.lish.TimH6430are upon you, Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֑וֹןshim.ShonH8123!”But he awokeוַיִּיקַץ֙vai.yi.KatzH3364from his sleepמִשְּׁנָת֔וֹmi.she.na.ToH8142and pulledוַיִּסַּ֛עvai.yi.Sa'H5265outH5265the pinהַיְתַ֥דhay.TadH3489of the loomהָאֶ֖רֶגha.'E.regH708and the webH4545.
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.
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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