Revised Version 1895

Judges 15:1-5

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.

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