Revised Literal Translation

Judges 15:1-3

1But it came to pass within a while afterמִיָּמִ֜יםmi.ya.MimH3117,in the timeבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of wheatחִטִּ֗יםchi.TimH2406harvestקְצִיר־ke.tzir-H7105,that Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֤וֹןshim.ShonH8123visitedוַיִּפְקֹ֨דvai.yif.KodH6485his wifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802with a kidבִּגְדִ֣י עִזִּ֔יםbig.Di 'i.ZimH5795 H1423;and he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I will go inאָבֹ֥אָה'a.Vo.'ahH935to my wifeאִשְׁתִּ֖י'ish.TiH802into the chamberהֶחָ֑דְרָהhe.Cha.de.rahH2315.But her fatherאָבִ֖יהָ'a.Vi.haH1would not sufferנְתָנ֥וֹne.ta.NoH5414him to go inלָבֽוֹא׃la.Vo'H935.

2And her fatherאָבִ֗יהָ'a.Vi.haH1saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I verilyאָמֹ֤ר'a.MorH559thoughtאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559that thou hadst utterlyשָׂנֹ֣אsa.No'H8130hatedשְׂנֵאתָ֔הּse.ne.TahH8130her; therefore I gaveוָאֶתְּנֶ֖נָּהva.'et.te.Ne.nahH5414her to thy companionלְמֵרֵעֶ֑ךָle.me.re.'E.khaH4828: isnot her youngerהַקְּטַנָּה֙ha.ke.ta.NahH6996sisterאֲחֹתָ֤הּ'a.cho.TahH269fairerטוֹבָ֣הto.VahH2896than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her.

3And Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559concerning them, Nowהַפַּ֖עַםha.Pa.'amH6471shall I be more blamelessנִקֵּ֥יתִיni.Kei.tiH5352than the Philistinesמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםmi.pe.lish.TimH6430,though I doעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213them a displeasureרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451.

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