Revised Version 1895

Judges 14:12-18

12AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,LetH4994meH5414nowH4994putH5414forthH5414ariddleחִידָ֑הchi.DahH2420untoyouH5414:ifH518yecanH518declareH5046itmeH5414within thesevenשִׁבְעַ֨תshiv.'AtH7651daysיְמֵ֤יye.MeiH3117of thefeastהַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙ha.mish.TehH4960, andfindוּמְצָאתֶ֔םu.me.tza.TemH4672itoutH4672, then I willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414youH5414thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970linenסְדִינִ֔יםse.di.NimH5466garmentsבְּגָדִֽים׃be.ga.DimH899andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970changesחֲלִפֹ֥תcha.li.FotH2487of raiment:

13butifH518yecannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808declareלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046itmeH5414, then shall yegiveוּנְתַתֶּ֨םu.ne.ta.TemH5414meH5414thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970linenסְדִינִ֔יםse.di.NimH5466garmentsבְּגָדִ֑יםbe.ga.DimH899andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970changesחֲלִיפ֣וֹתcha.li.FotH2487of raiment. And theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him,PutH5414forthH5414thyriddleחִידָתְךָ֖chi.da.te.KhaH2420, thatweH518mayhearוְנִשְׁמָעֶֽנָּה׃ve.nish.ma.'E.nahH8085it.

14And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,OutH3318of theeaterמֵהָֽאֹכֵל֙me.ha.'o.KhelH398cameH3318forthH3318meat, andoutH3318of thestrongוּמֵעַ֖זu.me.'AzH5794cameH3318forthH3318sweetness. And theycouldיָכְל֛וּya.khe.LuH3201notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808inthreeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117declareלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046theriddleהַחִידָ֖הha.chi.DahH2420.

15And itcameH1961topassH1961on theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, that theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559untoSamson’sשִׁמְשׁוֹן֙shim.shOnH8123wifeלְאֵֽשֶׁת־le.'e.shet-H802, Entice thyhusbandאִישֵׁ֗ךְ'i.ShekhH376, that he maydeclareH5046untousH5046theriddleהַ֣חִידָ֔הha.chi.DahH2420,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435weH3117burnנִשְׂרֹ֥ףnis.RofH8313thee and thyfather’sאָבִ֖יךְ'a.VikhH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004withfireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784: have yecalledקְרָאתֶ֥םke.ra.TemH7121usH5046toimpoverishהַלְיָרְשֵׁ֕נוּhal.ya.re.She.nuH3423usH5046? is itnotהֲלֹֽא׃ha.Lo'H3808soH6435?

16AndSamson’sשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןshim.ShonH8123wifeאֵ֨שֶׁת'E.shetH802weptוַתֵּבְךְּ֩va.te.veKH1058beforeעָלָ֗יו'a.LavH5921him, andsaidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, Thou dost buthateשְׂנֵאתַ֙נִי֙se.ne.Ta.niH8130meH5046, and lovestmeH5046notH3808: thou hast put forth ariddleהַֽחִידָ֥הha.chi.DahH2420unto thechildrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971, and hastnotH3808toldH5046itmeH5046. And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoherH5046,Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, I havenotH3808toldH5046it myfatherלְאָבִ֧יle.'a.ViH1norH3808mymotherוּלְאִמִּ֛יu.le.'i.MiH517, and shall ItellH5046it thee?

17AndsheH834weptוַתֵּ֤בְךְּva.Te.vekH1058beforeעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921him thesevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117,whileH1961theirfeastהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֑הha.mish.TehH4960lastedH1961: and itcameH1961topassH1961on theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, that hetoldH5046herH5046,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588sheH834pressedהֱצִיקַ֔תְהוּhe.tzi.Kat.huH6693him sore: andsheH834toldH5046theriddleהַחִידָ֖הha.chi.DahH2420to thechildrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofherH5046peopleעַמָּֽהּ׃'a.MahH5971.

18And themenH376of thecityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892saidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him on theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117beforeבְּטֶ֙רֶם֙be.Te.remH2962the sunwentיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935down,WhatH4100issweeterמָּת֣וֹקma.TokH4966thanH3808honeyמִדְּבַ֔שׁmi.de.VashH1706? andwhatH4100isstrongerעַ֖ז'azH5794thanH3808alionמֵאֲרִ֑יme.'a.RiH738? And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,Ifלוּלֵא֙lu.Le'H3884ye hadnotH3808plowedחֲרַשְׁתֶּ֣םcha.rash.TemH2790with myheiferבְּעֶגְלָתִ֔יbe.'eg.la.TiH5697, ye hadnotH3808foundמְצָאתֶ֖םme.tza.TemH4672outH4100myriddleחִידָתִֽי׃chi.da.TiH2420.

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