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Judges 14:1-5

1AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֖וֹןshim.ShonH8123wentH3381downוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381toTimnahתִּמְנָ֑תָהtim.Na.tahH8553, andsawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200awomanאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802inTimnahבְּתִמְנָ֖תָהbe.tim.Na.tahH8553of thedaughtersמִבְּנ֥וֹתmi.be.NotH1323of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

2And hecameH5927upH5927, andtoldH5046hisfatherלְאָבִ֣יוle.'a.VivH1and hismotherוּלְאִמּ֔וֹu.le.'i.MoH517, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I haveseenרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200awomanאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802inTimnahבְתִמְנָ֖תָהve.tim.Na.tahH8553of thedaughtersמִבְּנ֣וֹתmi.be.NotH1323of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430:nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258thereforegetקְחוּ־ke.chu-H3947herH5046formeH5046towifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

3Then hisfatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1and hismotherוְאִמּ֗וֹve.'i.MoH517saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Is thereneverהַאֵין֩ha.'EinH369awomanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802among thedaughtersבִּבְנ֨וֹתbiv.NotH1323of thybrethrenאַחֶ֤יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251, or amongallH3605mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971, that thou goest totakeלָקַ֣חַתla.Ka.chatH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802of theuncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִ֑יםha.'a.re.LimH6189Philistinesמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםmi.pe.lish.TimH6430? AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֤וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hisfatherאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1,Getקַֽח־kach-H3947herH3605formeH413; forsheהִ֖יאhi'H1931pleasethmeH413well.

4But hisfatherוְאָבִ֨יוve.'a.VivH1and hismotherוְאִמּ֜וֹve.'i.MoH517knewיָדְע֗וּya.de.'UH3045notלֹ֣אlo'H3808that it was of theLORDמֵיְהוָה֙me.Yah.wehH3068; for hesoughtמְבַקֵּ֖שׁme.va.KeshH1245an occasion against thePhilistinesמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםmi.pe.lish.TimH6430.NowH3588at that time thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430hadruleמֹשְׁלִ֥יםmo.she.LimH4910overIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5ThenwentH935Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֛וֹןshim.ShonH8123downוַיֵּ֧רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381, and hisfatherוְאָבִ֥יוve.'a.VivH1and hismotherוְאִמּ֖וֹve.'i.MoH517, toTimnahתִּמְנָ֑תָהtim.Na.tahH8553, andcameH935to thevineyardsכַּרְמֵ֣יkar.MeiH3754ofTimnahתִמְנָ֔תָהtim.Na.tahH8553: and,beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009, ayoungכְּפִ֣ירke.FirH3715lionאֲרָי֔וֹת'a.ra.YotH738roaredשֹׁאֵ֖גsho.'EgH7580againstH7125him.

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