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Judges 16:19-21

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.

21But the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430tookוַיֹּאחֲז֣וּהוּvai.yo.cha.Zu.huH270him, and put outוַֽיְנַקְּר֖וּvay.na.ke.RuH5365his eyesעֵינָ֑יו'ei.NavH5869,and brought him downוַיּוֹרִ֨ידוּvai.yo.Ri.duH3381to Gazaעַזָּ֗תָה'a.Za.tahH5804,and boundוַיַּאַסְר֙וּהוּ֙vai.ya.'as.Ru.huH631him with fetters of brassבַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִםban.chush.Ta.yimH5178;and he did grindטוֹחֵ֖ןto.ChenH2912in the prisonהָאֲסוּרִֽים׃ha.'a.si.rimH631houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004.

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