Judges 15

Revised Version 1895

1But itcameH935topassH935afterH1961awhileH1961, in the time ofwheatחִטִּ֗יםchi.TimH2406harvestקְצִיר־ke.tzir-H7105, thatSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֤וֹןshim.ShonH8123visitedH935hiswifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802with a kid; and hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I willgoאָבֹ֥אָה'a.Vo.'ahH935in to mywifeאִשְׁתִּ֖י'ish.TiH802intoH413thechamberהֶחָ֑דְרָהhe.Cha.de.rahH2315. ButherH413fatherאָבִ֖יהָ'a.Vi.haH1wouldnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808sufferH1961him togoלָבֽוֹא׃la.Vo'H935in.

2AndherH5414fatherאָבִ֗יהָ'a.Vi.haH1saidH559, I verilythoughtH559that thou hadst utterlyhatedH8130herH5414; therefore IgaveH5414herH5414to thycompanionלְמֵרֵעֶ֑ךָle.me.re.'E.khaH4828: isnotהֲלֹ֨אha.Lo'H3808herH5414youngerהַקְּטַנָּה֙ha.ke.ta.NahH6996sisterאֲחֹתָ֤הּ'a.cho.TahH269fairerthanמִמֶּ֔נָּהmi.Me.nahH4480sheכִּי־ki-H3588?takeתְּהִי־te.hi-H1961herH5414, Iprayנָ֥אna'H4994thee,insteadתַּחְתֶּֽיהָ׃tach.Tei.haH8478ofherH5414.

3AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, This time shall I beblamelessנִקֵּ֥יתִיni.Kei.tiH5352inregardעִמָּ֖ם'i.MamH5973of thePhilistinesמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםmi.pe.lish.TimH6430, when Idoעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213them a mischief.

4AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123wentאֶל־'el-H413andcaughtוַיִּלְכֹּ֖דvai.yil.KodH3920threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967foxesשׁוּעָלִ֑יםshu.'a.LimH7776, andtookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947firebrands, andturnedוַיֶּ֤פֶןvai.Ye.fenH6437tailזָנָב֙za.NavH2180totailזָנָ֔בza.NavH2180, andputוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760a firebrand in themidstבַּתָּֽוֶךְ׃ba.Ta.vekhH8432betweenבֵּין־bein-H996everyאֶחָ֛ד'e.ChadH259twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147tailsהַזְּנָב֖וֹתha.ze.na.VotH2180.

5And when he hadsetH7971the brands onfireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784, heletH7971themgoH7971into thestandingבְּקָמ֣וֹתbe.ka.MotH7054corn of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430, and burntupH5704both the shocks and thestandingקָמָ֖הka.MahH7054corn, and also the oliveyards.

6Then thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֮fe.lish.TimH6430saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, Who hathdoneעָ֣שָׂה'A.sahH6213this? And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹן֙shim.shOnH8123, the son in law of theTimniteהַתִּמְנִ֔יha.tim.NiH8554,becauseכִּ֚יkiH3588he hathtakenH3947hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802, andgivenוַֽיִּתְּנָ֖הּvai.yi.te.NahH5414herH3947to hiscompanionלְמֵרֵעֵ֑הוּle.me.re.'E.huH4828. And thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430cameH5927upH5927, andburntH5927herH3947andherH3947fatherאָבִ֖יהָ'a.Vi.haH1withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

7AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,IfH518yedoתַּעֲשׂ֖וּןta.'a.SunH6213afterH310this manner,surelyH3588I will beavengedנִקַּ֥מְתִּיni.Kam.tiH5358ofyouH3588, andafterH310that I willceaseאֶחְדָּֽל׃'ech.DalH2308.

8And hesmoteוַיַּ֨ךְvai.YakhH5221themhipH3409andthighיָרֵ֖ךְya.RekhH3409with agreatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּ֣הma.KahH4347: and hewentH3381downוַיֵּ֣רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381anddweltוַיֵּ֔שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in thecleftבִּסְעִ֖יףbis.'IfH5585of therockסֶ֥לַעSe.la'H5553ofEtamעֵיטָֽם׃ ס'ei.TamH5862.

9Then thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430wentH5927upH5927, andpitchedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inJudahבִּיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063, andspreadוַיִּנָּטְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.na.te.ShuH5203themselves inLehiבַּלֶּֽחִי׃ba.Le.chiH3896.

10And themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,Whyלָמָ֖הla.MahH4100are yecomeעֲלִיתֶ֣ם'a.li.TemH5927upH5927againstH5921usH5921? And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, Tobindלֶאֱס֤וֹרle.'e.SorH631Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹן֙shim.shOnH8123areweכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834comeעָלִ֔ינוּ'a.Li.nuH5927upH5927, todoלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213to him as he hathdoneעָ֥שָׂה'A.sahH6213tousH5921.

11Thenthreeשְׁלֹשֶׁת֩she.lo.ShetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֨ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahמִֽיהוּדָ֗הmi.hu.DahH3063wentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֡וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381to thecleftסְעִיף֮se.'IfH5585of therockסֶ֣לַעSe.la'H5553ofEtamעֵיטָם֒'ei.TamH5862, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toSamsonלְשִׁמְשׁ֗וֹןle.shim.ShonH8123, Knowest thounotהֲלֹ֤אha.Lo'H3808that thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430arerulersמֹשְׁלִ֥יםmo.she.LimH4910overusH413?whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100then is this that thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213untousH413? And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, As theydidעָ֣שׂוּ'A.suH6213untomeH413,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651have Idoneעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213unto them.

12And theysaidוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him,WeH6435arecomeיָרַ֔דְנוּya.Rad.nuH3381downH3381tobindלֶאֱסָרְךָ֣le.'e.sa.re.KhaH631thee, thatweH6435maydeliverH5414theeintoH3027thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430. AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,Swearהִשָּׁבְע֣וּhi.sha.ve.'UH7650untomeH5414, that ye willnotH6435fallתִּפְגְּע֥וּןtif.ge.'UnH6293uponH6293meH5414yourselves.

13And they spake unto him,sayingH559,Noלֹ֚אlo'H3808; butweH3588willbindאָסֹ֤ר'a.SorH631theefastנֶֽאֱסָרְךָ֙ne.'e.sa.re.KhaH631, anddeliverוּנְתַנּ֣וּךָu.ne.ta.Nu.khaH5414theeintoH3027theirhandבְיָדָ֔םve.ya.DamH3027: butsurelyH3588weH3588willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808killH4191thee. And theyboundוַיַּאַסְרֻ֗הוּvai.ya.'as.Ru.huH631him withtwoבִּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙bish.Na.yimH8147newחֲדָשִׁ֔יםcha.da.ShimH2319ropesעֲבֹתִ֣ים'a.vo.TimH5688, andbroughtH5927himupH5927from therockהַסָּֽלַע׃ha.Sa.la'H5553.

14When hecameH935untoLehiלֶ֔חִיLe.chiH3896, thePhilistinesוּפִלְשִׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430shoutedהֵרִ֣יעוּhe.Ri.'uH7321as theymetH7125him: and thespiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068cameH935mightilyuponעָלָ֜יו'a.LavH5921him, and theropesהָעֲבֹתִ֜יםha.'a.vo.TimH5688that wereuponעַל־'al-H5921hisarmsזְרוֹעוֹתָ֗יוze.ro.'o.TavH2220becameוַתִּהְיֶ֨ינָהva.tih.Yei.nahH1961asflaxכַּפִּשְׁתִּים֙ka.pish.TimH6593that was burnt withfireבָאֵ֔שׁva.'EshH784, and his bandsdroppedוַיִּמַּ֥סּוּvai.yim.Ma.suH4549fromoffמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921hishandsיָדָֽיו׃ya.DavH3027.

15And hefoundוַיִּמְצָ֥אvai.yim.Tza'H4672a newjawboneלְחִֽי־le.chi-H3895of an ass, andputH7971forthH7971hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027, andtookוַיִּקָּחֶ֔הָvai.yi.ka.Che.haH3947it, andsmoteוַיַּךְ־vai.yakh-H5221athousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376therewith.

16AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, With thejawboneבִּלְחִ֣יbil.ChiH3895of an ass,heapsH2565uponH2565heapsH2565, with thejawboneבִּלְחִ֣יbil.ChiH3895of an ass have Ismittenהִכֵּ֖יתִיhi.Kei.tiH5221athousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

17And itcameH1961topassH1961, when he hadmadeH1696anendכְּכַלֹּת֣וֹke.kha.lo.ToH3615ofspeakingלְדַבֵּ֔רle.da.BerH1696, that hecastH7993awayH7993thejawboneהַלְּחִ֖יha.le.ChiH3895outH7993of hishandמִיָּד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027; and thatplaceלַמָּק֥וֹםla.ma.KomH4725wascalledוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Ramath-lehi.

18And he was sore athirst, andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121on theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559, Thou hastgivenנָתַ֣תָּna.Ta.taH5414thisgreatהַגְּדֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419deliveranceהַתְּשׁוּעָ֥הha.te.shu.'AhH8668by thehandבְיַֽד־ve.yad-H3027of thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650: andnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258shall Idieאָמ֣וּת'a.MutH4191forthirstבַּצָּמָ֔אba.tza.Ma'H6772, andfallוְנָפַלְתִּ֖יve.na.fal.TiH5307intoאֶל־'el-H413thehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of theuncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִֽים׃ha.'a.re.LimH6189.

19ButGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430clave thehollowהַמַּכְתֵּ֣שׁha.makh.TeshH4388placeהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088that is inLehiבַּלֶּ֔חִיba.Le.chiH3896, and therecameH3318waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325thereout; and when he haddrunkוַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354, hisspiritרוּח֖וֹru.ChoH7307cameH3318againH7725, and herevivedH7725: wherefore thenameשְׁמָ֗הּshe.MahH8034thereof wascalledקָרָ֣אka.Ra'H7121En-hakkoreH5875,whichH834is inLehiH3896, unto thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

20And hejudgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֧טvai.yish.PotH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478in thedaysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָֽה׃ פsha.NahH8141.

Commentaries on Judges 15

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