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Judges 16:15-20

15And she saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him, Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349canst thou sayתֹּאמַ֣רto.MarH559,I loveאֲהַבְתִּ֔יךְ'a.hav.TikhH157thee, when thine heartוְלִבְּךָ֖ve.li.be.KhaH3820isnot with me? thou hast mockedהֵתַ֣לְתָּhe.Tal.taH2048me these threeשָׁלֹ֤שׁsha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִים֙pe.'a.MimH6471,and hast not toldהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046me wherein thy greatגָדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419strengthכֹּחֲךָ֥ko.cha.KhaH3581lieth.

16And it came to pass, when she pressedהֵצִ֨יקָהhe.Tzi.kahH6693him dailyהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117with her wordsבִדְבָרֶ֛יהָvid.va.Rei.haH1697,and urgedוַתְּאַֽלֲצֵ֑הוּva.te.'a.la.Tze.huH509him, sothat his soulנַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.ShoH5315was vexedוַתִּקְצַ֥רva.tik.TzarH7114unto deathלָמֽוּת׃la.MutH4191;

17That he toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046her all his heartלִבּ֗וֹli.BoH3820,and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto her, There hath not comeעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927a razorמוֹרָה֙mo.RahH4177upon mine headרֹאשִׁ֔יro.ShiH7218; for I have beena Nazariteנְזִ֧ירne.ZirH5139unto Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430from my mother’sאִמִּ֑י'i.MiH517wombמִבֶּ֣טֶןmi.Be.tenH990:if I be shavenגֻּלַּ֙חְתִּי֙gu.Lach.tiH1548,then my strengthכֹחִ֔יkho.ChiH3581will goוְסָ֣רve.SarH5493from me, and I shall become weakוְחָלִ֥יתִיve.cha.Li.tiH2470, and be like any othermanהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120.

18And when Delilahדְלִילָ֗הde.li.LahH1807sawוַתֵּ֣רֶאva.Te.re'H7200that he had toldהִגִּ֣ידhi.GidH5046her all his heartלִבּוֹ֒li.BoH3820,she sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֡חva.tish.LachH7971and calledוַתִּקְרָא֩va.tik.Ra'H7121for the lordsלְסַרְנֵ֨יle.sar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֤יםfe.lish.TimH6430,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559,Come upעֲל֣וּ'a.LuH5927this onceהַפַּ֔עַםha.Pa.'amH6471,for he hath shewedהִגִּ֥ידhi.GidH5046me all his heartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820.Then the lordsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430came upוְעָל֤וּve.'a.LuH5927unto her, and broughtוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927moneyהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701in their handבְּיָדָֽם׃be.ya.DamH3027.

19And she made him sleepוַתְּיַשְּׁנֵ֙הוּ֙va.te.ya.she.Ne.huH3462upon her kneesבִּרְכֶּ֔יהָbir.Kei.haH1290;and she calledוַתִּקְרָ֣אva.tik.Ra'H7121for a manלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376,and she caused him to shave offוַתְּגַלַּ֕חva.te.ga.LachH1548the sevenשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651locksמַחְלְפ֣וֹתmach.le.FotH4253of his headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218;and she beganוַתָּ֙חֶל֙va.Ta.chelH2490to afflictלְעַנּוֹת֔וֹle.'a.no.ToH6031him, and his strengthכֹּח֖וֹko.ChoH3581wentוַיָּ֥סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493from him.

20And she saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559,The Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֥יםpe.lish.TimH6430beupon thee, Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֑וֹןshim.ShonH8123.And he awokeוַיִּקַ֣ץvai.yi.KatzH3364out of his sleepמִשְּׁנָת֗וֹmi.she.na.ToH8142,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,I will go outאֵצֵ֞א'e.Tze'H3318as at other times beforeH6471,and shakeוְאִנָּעֵ֔רve.'i.na.'ErH5287myself. And he wistיָדַ֔עya.Da'H3045not that Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068was departedסָ֥רsarH5493from him.

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