Revised Literal Translation

Judges 16:8-13

8Then the lordsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430brought upוַיַּעֲלוּ־vai.ya.'a.lu-H5927to her sevenשִׁבְעָ֛הshiv.'AhH7651greenלַחִ֖יםla.ChimH3892withsיְתָרִ֥יםye.ta.RimH3499which had not been driedחֹרָ֑בוּcho.Ra.vuH2717,and she boundוַתַּאַסְרֵ֖הוּva.ta.'as.Re.huH631him with them.

9Now there weremen lying in waitוְהָאֹרֵ֗בve.ha.'o.RevH693,abidingיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427with her in the chamberבַּחֶ֔דֶרba.Che.derH2315.And she saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him, The Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֥יםpe.lish.TimH6430beupon thee, Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֑וֹןshim.ShonH8123.And he brakeוַיְנַתֵּק֙vay.na.TekH5423the withsהַיְתָרִ֔יםhay.ta.RimH3499,as a threadפְּתִֽיל־pe.til-H6616of towהַנְּעֹ֙רֶת֙ha.ne.'O.retH5296is brokenיִנָּתֵ֤קyi.na.TekH5423when it touchethבַּהֲרִיח֣וֹba.ha.ri.ChoH7306the fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784.So his strengthכֹּחֽוֹ׃ko.ChoH3581was not knownנוֹדַ֖עno.Da'H3045.

10And Delilahדְּלִילָה֙de.li.LahH1807saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559unto Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123,Behold, thou hast mockedהֵתַ֣לְתָּhe.Tal.taH2048me, and toldוַתְּדַבֵּ֥רva.te.da.BerH1696me liesכְּזָבִ֑יםke.za.VimH3577:now tellהַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be boundתֵּאָסֵֽר׃te.'a.SerH631.

11And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto her, If they bindאָס֤וֹר'a.SorH631me fastיַאַסְר֙וּנִי֙ya.'as.Ru.niH631with newחֲדָשִׁ֔יםcha.da.ShimH2319ropesבַּעֲבֹתִ֣יםba.'a.vo.TimH5688that never were occupiedנַעֲשָׂ֥ה מְלָאכָ֑הna.'a.Sah me.la.KhahH6213 H4399,then shall I be weakוְחָלִ֥יתִיve.cha.Li.tiH2470,and be as anotherכְּאַחַ֥דke.'a.ChadH259manהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120.

12Delilahדְּלִילָה֩de.li.LahH1807therefore tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947newחֲדָשִׁ֜יםcha.da.ShimH2319ropesעֲבֹתִ֨ים'a.vo.TimH5688,and boundוַתַּאַסְרֵ֣הוּva.ta.'as.Re.huH631him therewith, and saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him, The Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֤יםpe.lish.TimH6430beupon thee, Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123. And there wereliers in waitוְהָאֹרֵ֖בve.ha.'o.RevH693abidingיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in the chamberבֶּחָ֑דֶרbe.Cha.derH2315.And he brakeוַֽיְנַתְּקֵ֛םvay.na.te.KemH5423them from off his armsזְרֹעֹתָ֖יוze.ro.'o.TavH2220like a threadכַּחֽוּט׃ka.ChutH2339.

13And Delilahדְּלִילָ֜הde.li.LahH1807saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559unto Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֗וֹןshim.ShonH8123,Hithertoהֵ֜נָּהHe.nahH2008thou hast mockedהֵתַ֤לְתָּhe.Tal.taH2048me, and toldוַתְּדַבֵּ֤רva.te.da.BerH1696me liesכְּזָבִ֔יםke.za.VimH3577:tellהַגִּ֣ידָהha.Gi.dahH5046me wherewith thou mightest be boundתֵּאָסֵ֑רte.'a.SerH631.And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto her, If thou weavestתַּאַרְגִ֗יta.'ar.GiH707the sevenשֶׁ֛בַעShe.va'H7651locksמַחְלְפ֥וֹתmach.le.FotH4253of my headרֹאשִׁ֖יro.ShiH7218with the webהַמַּסָּֽכֶת׃ha.ma.Sa.khetH4545.

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