Revised Literal Translation

Judges 15:8-11

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.

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