Revised Literal Translation

Judges 15:13-17

13And they spakeוַיֹּ֧אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,No; but we will bindאָסֹ֤ר'a.SorH631thee fastנֶֽאֱסָרְךָ֙ne.'e.sa.re.KhaH631,and deliverוּנְתַנּ֣וּךָu.ne.ta.Nu.khaH5414thee into their handבְיָדָ֔םve.ya.DamH3027:but surelyוְהָמֵ֖תve.ha.MetH4191we will not killנְמִיתֶ֑ךָne.mi.Te.khaH4191thee. And they boundוַיַּאַסְרֻ֗הוּvai.ya.'as.Ru.huH631him with twoבִּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙bish.Na.yimH8147newחֲדָשִׁ֔יםcha.da.ShimH2319cordsעֲבֹתִ֣ים'a.vo.TimH5688,and brought him upוַֽיַּעֲל֖וּהוּvai.ya.'a.Lu.huH5927from the rockהַסָּֽלַע׃ha.Sa.la'H5553.

14Andwhen he cameבָ֣אva'H935unto Lehiלֶ֔חִיLe.chiH3896,the Philistinesוּפִלְשִׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430shoutedהֵרִ֣יעוּhe.Ri.'uH7321againstH7125him: and the Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068came mightilyוַתִּצְלַ֨חva.titz.LachH6743upon him, and the cordsהָעֲבֹתִ֜יםha.'a.vo.TimH5688that wereupon his armsזְרוֹעוֹתָ֗יוze.ro.'o.TavH2220became as flaxכַּפִּשְׁתִּים֙ka.pish.TimH6593that was burntבָּעֲר֣וּba.'a.RuH1197with fireבָאֵ֔שׁva.'EshH784,and his bandsאֱסוּרָ֖יו'e.su.RavH612loosedוַיִּמַּ֥סּוּvai.yim.Ma.suH4549from off his handsיָדָֽיו׃ya.DavH3027.

15And he foundוַיִּמְצָ֥אvai.yim.Tza'H4672a newטְרִיָּ֑הte.ri.YahH2961jawboneלְחִֽי־le.chi-H3895of a donkeyחֲמ֖וֹרcha.MorH2543,and put forthוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027,and tookוַיִּקָּחֶ֔הָvai.yi.ka.Che.haH3947it, and slewוַיַּךְ־vai.yakh-H5221a thousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376therewith.

16And Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,With the jawboneבִּלְחִ֣יbil.ChiH3895of a donkeyהַחֲמ֔וֹרha.cha.MorH2543,heapsחֲמ֖וֹרcha.MorH2565upon heapsחֲמֹרָתָ֑יִםcha.mo.ra.Ta.yimH2565,with the jawבִּלְחִ֣יbil.ChiH3895of a donkeyהַחֲמ֔וֹרha.cha.MorH2543have I slainהִכֵּ֖יתִיhi.Kei.tiH5221a thousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

17And it came to pass, when he had made an endכְּכַלֹּת֣וֹke.kha.lo.ToH3615of speakingלְדַבֵּ֔רle.da.BerH1696,that he cast awayוַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993the jawboneהַלְּחִ֖יha.le.ChiH3895out of his handמִיָּד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027,and calledוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121that placeלַמָּק֥וֹםla.ma.KomH4725Ramath–lehiH7437.

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