Revised Literal Translation

Judges 15:7-14

7And Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, ThoughH518ye have doneתַּעֲשׂ֖וּןta.'a.SunH6213thisכָּזֹ֑אתka.ZotH2063,yet will I be avengedנִקַּ֥מְתִּיni.Kam.tiH5358of you, and afterוְאַחַ֥רve.'a.CharH310that I will ceaseאֶחְדָּֽל׃'ech.DalH2308.

8And he smoteוַיַּ֨ךְvai.YakhH5221them hipשׁ֛וֹקShokH7785andעַל־'al-H5921thighיָרֵ֖ךְya.RekhH3409with a greatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּ֣הma.KahH4347:and he went downוַיֵּ֣רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381and dweltוַיֵּ֔שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the topבִּסְעִ֖יףbis.'IfH5585of the rockסֶ֥לַעSe.la'H5553Etamעֵיטָֽם׃ ס'ei.TamH5862.

9Then the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430went upוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927,and pitchedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583in Judahבִּיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063,and spreadוַיִּנָּטְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.na.te.ShuH5203themselves in Lehiבַּלֶּֽחִי׃ba.Le.chiH3896.

10And the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,Why are ye come upעֲלִיתֶ֣ם'a.li.TemH5927against us? And they answeredוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,To bindלֶאֱס֤וֹרle.'e.SorH631Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹן֙shim.shOnH8123are we come upעָלִ֔ינוּ'a.Li.nuH5927,to doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213to him as he hath doneעָ֥שָׂה'A.sahH6213to us.

11Then threeשְׁלֹשֶׁת֩she.lo.ShetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֨ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376of Judahמִֽיהוּדָ֗הmi.hu.DahH3063wentוַיֵּרְד֡וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381to the topסְעִיף֮se.'IfH5585of the rockסֶ֣לַעSe.la'H5553Etamעֵיטָם֒'ei.TamH5862,and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Samsonלְשִׁמְשׁ֗וֹןle.shim.ShonH8123,Knowestיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.taH3045thou not that the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430arerulersמֹשְׁלִ֥יםmo.she.LimH4910over us? what is this thatthou hast doneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213unto us? And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, As they didעָ֣שׂוּ'A.suH6213unto me, so have I doneעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213unto them.

12And they saidוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him, We are come downיָרַ֔דְנוּya.Rad.nuH3381to bindלֶאֱסָרְךָ֣le.'e.sa.re.KhaH631thee, that we may deliverלְתִתְּךָ֖le.ti.te.KhaH5414thee into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430.And Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Swearהִשָּׁבְע֣וּhi.sha.ve.'UH7650unto me, that ye will not fall uponתִּפְגְּע֥וּןtif.ge.'UnH6293me yourselves.

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.

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