Revised Literal Translation

Judges 16:17-19

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.

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