Revised Literal Translation

Judges 14:12-13

12And Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, I will now put forthאָחֽוּדָה־'a.chu.dah-H2330a riddleחִידָ֑הchi.DahH2420unto you: if ye can certainlyהַגֵּ֣דha.GedH5046declareתַּגִּידוּ֩ta.gi.DuH5046it me within the sevenשִׁבְעַ֨תshiv.'AtH7651daysיְמֵ֤יye.MeiH3117of the feastהַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙ha.mish.TehH4960, and find itoutוּמְצָאתֶ֔םu.me.tza.TemH4672,then I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414you thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970sheetsסְדִינִ֔יםse.di.NimH5466and thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970changeחֲלִפֹ֥תcha.li.FotH2487of garmentsבְּגָדִֽים׃be.ga.DimH899:

13But if ye cannotתוּכְלוּ֮tu.khe.LuH3201declareלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046itme, then shall ye giveוּנְתַתֶּ֨םu.ne.ta.TemH5414me thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970sheetsסְדִינִ֔יםse.di.NimH5466and thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970changeחֲלִיפ֣וֹתcha.li.FotH2487of garmentsבְּגָדִ֑יםbe.ga.DimH899.And they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him, Put forthח֥וּדָהChu.dahH2330thy riddleחִידָתְךָ֖chi.da.te.KhaH2420,that we may hearוְנִשְׁמָעֶֽנָּה׃ve.nish.ma.'E.nahH8085it.

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