Revised Literal Translation

Judges 15:14-19

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.

18And he was soreמְאֹד֒me.'OdH3966athirstוַיִּצְמָא֮vai.yitz.Ma'H6770,and calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121on Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559,Thou hast givenנָתַ֣תָּna.Ta.taH5414this greatהַגְּדֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419deliveranceהַתְּשׁוּעָ֥הha.te.shu.'AhH8668into the handבְיַֽד־ve.yad-H3027of thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650:and now shall I dieאָמ֣וּת'a.MutH4191for thirstבַּצָּמָ֔אba.tza.Ma'H6772,and fallוְנָפַלְתִּ֖יve.na.fal.TiH5307into the handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of the uncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִֽים׃ha.'a.re.LimH6189?

19But Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430claveוַיִּבְקַ֨עvai.yiv.Ka'H1234an hollow placeהַמַּכְתֵּ֣שׁha.makh.TeshH4388that wasin the jawבַּלֶּ֗חִיba.Le.chiH3895,and there cameוַיֵּצְא֨וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325thereout; and when he had drunkוַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354,his spiritרוּח֖וֹru.ChoH7307came againוַתָּ֥שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725,and he revivedוַיֶּ֑חִיvai.Ye.chiH2421:wherefore he calledקָרָ֣אka.Ra'H7121the nameשְׁמָ֗הּshe.MahH8034thereof En–hakkoreH5875, which isin Lehiבַּלֶּ֔חִיba.Le.chiH3896unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

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