Revised Literal Translation

Judges 16:21-25

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.

22Howbeit the hairשְׂעַר־se.'ar-H8181of his headרֹאשׁ֛וֹro.ShoH7218beganוַיָּ֧חֶלvai.Ya.chelH2490to grow againלְצַמֵּ֖חַle.tza.Me.achH6779afterכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834he was shavenגֻּלָּֽח׃ פgu.LachH1548.

23Then the lordsוְסַרְנֵ֣יve.sar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430gathered them togetherנֶֽאֱסְפוּ֙ne.'es.FuH622for to offerלִזְבֹּ֧חַliz.Bo.achH2076a greatגָּד֛וֹלga.DolH1419sacrificeזֶֽבַח־ze.vach-H2077unto Dagonלְדָג֥וֹןle.da.GonH1712their godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,and to rejoiceוּלְשִׂמְחָ֑הu.le.sim.ChahH8057:for they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Our godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430hath deliveredנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֥וֹןshim.ShonH8123our enemyאוֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃'oy.Vei.nuH341into our handבְּיָדֵ֔נוּbe.ya.De.nuH3027.

24And when the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971sawוַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'UH7200him, they praisedוַֽיְהַלְל֖וּvay.ha.LuH1984their godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430:for they saidאָמְר֗וּ'a.me.RuH559,Our godאֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430hath deliveredנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414into our handsבְיָדֵ֙נוּ֙ve.ya.De.nuH3027our enemyא֣וֹיְבֵ֔נוּ'oy.Ve.nuH341,and the destroyerמַחֲרִ֣יבma.cha.RivH2717of our countryאַרְצֵ֔נוּ'ar.Tze.nuH776,which slewחֲלָלֵֽינוּ׃cha.la.Lei.nuH2491manyהִרְבָּ֖הhir.BahH7235of us.

25And it came to pass, when their heartsלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820were merryH2896,that they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Callקִרְא֥וּkir.'UH7121for Samsonלְשִׁמְשׁ֖וֹןle.shim.ShonH8123,that he may make us sportוִישַֽׂחֶק־vi.sa.chek-H7832.And they calledוַיִּקְרְא֨וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121for Samsonלְשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןle.shim.ShonH8123out of the prisonהָאֲסוּרִ֗יםha.'a.si.rimH631houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004;and he made themלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.HemH6440sportוַיְצַחֵק֙vay.tza.ChekH6711:and they setוַיַּעֲמִ֥ידוּvai.ya.'a.Mi.duH5975him between the pillarsהָעַמּוּדִֽים׃ha.'a.mu.DimH5982.

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