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Judges 15:3-8

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.

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