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Judges 16:15-20

15AndsheH3820saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him,Howבַּמֶּ֖הba.MehH4100canst thousayתֹּאמַ֣רto.MarH559, Iloveאֲהַבְתִּ֔יךְ'a.hav.TikhH157thee, when thineheartוְלִבְּךָ֖ve.li.be.KhaH3820isnotH3808withmeH413? thou hastmockedהֵתַ֣לְתָּhe.Tal.taH2048meH413theseזֶ֣הzehH2088threeשָׁלֹ֤שׁsha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִים֙pe.'a.MimH6471, and hastnotH3808toldהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046meH413wherein thygreatגָדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419strengthכֹּחֲךָ֥ko.cha.KhaH3581lieth.

16And itcameH1961topassH1961, whensheכִּֽי־ki-H3588pressedהֵצִ֨יקָהhe.Tzi.kahH6693himdailyהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117withherכָּל־kol-H3605wordsבִדְבָרֶ֛יהָvid.va.Rei.haH1697, andurgedוַתְּאַֽלֲצֵ֑הוּva.te.'a.la.Tze.huH509him, that hissoulנַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.ShoH5315was vexed untodeathלָמֽוּת׃la.MutH4191.

17And hetoldH5046herH3605allH3605hisheartלִבּ֗וֹli.BoH3820, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoherH3605, There hathnotH3808comeH1961a razoruponעַל־'al-H5921mineמִמֶּ֣נִּיmi.Me.niH4480headרֹאשִׁ֔יro.ShiH7218; for I have been aNaziriteנְזִ֧ירne.ZirH5139untoGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430from mymother’sאִמִּ֑י'i.MiH517wombמִבֶּ֣טֶןmi.Be.tenH990:ifאִם־'im-H518I be shaven, then mystrengthכֹחִ֔יkho.ChiH3581willgoעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927frommeH5046, and I shallbecomeH1961weakH3808, and be likeanyH3605otherH3605manהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120.

18And whenDelilahדְלִילָ֗הde.li.LahH1807sawוַתֵּ֣רֶאva.Te.re'H7200that he hadtoldהִגִּ֣ידhi.GidH5046herH3605allH3605hisheartלִבּוֹ֒li.BoH3820,sheH3588sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֡חva.tish.LachH7971andcalledוַתִּקְרָא֩va.tik.Ra'H7121for thelordsלְסַרְנֵ֨יle.sar.NeiH5633of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֤יםfe.lish.TimH6430,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559,ComeH5927upH5927thisonceהַפַּ֔עַםha.Pa.'amH6471, for he hathtoldהִגִּ֥ידhi.GidH5046meאֵלֶ֙יהָ֙'e.Lei.haH413allH3605hisheartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820. Then thelordsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430cameH5927upH5927untoherH3605, andbroughtH5927themoneyהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701in theirhandבְּיָדָֽם׃be.ya.DamH3027.

19AndsheH7121madeH7121himsleepוַתְּיַשְּׁנֵ֙הוּ֙va.te.ya.she.Ne.huH3462uponH5921herH5921kneesבִּרְכֶּ֔יהָbir.Kei.haH1290; andsheH7121calledH7121for amanלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376, andshavedוַתְּגַלַּ֕חva.te.ga.LachH1548offH5921thesevenשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651locksמַחְלְפ֣וֹתmach.le.FotH4253of hisheadרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218; andsheH7121beganוַתָּ֙חֶל֙va.Ta.chelH2490toafflictלְעַנּוֹת֔וֹle.'a.no.ToH6031him, and hisstrengthכֹּח֖וֹko.ChoH3581wentH376from him.

20Andsheוְהוּא֙ve.Hu'H1931saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, ThePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֥יםpe.lish.TimH6430beuponH5921thee,Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֑וֹןshim.ShonH8123. And heawokeוַיִּקַ֣ץvai.yi.KatzH3364outH3318of hissleepמִשְּׁנָת֗וֹmi.she.na.ToH8142, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, I willgoאֵצֵ֞א'e.Tze'H3318outH3318as atotherכְּפַ֤עַםke.Fa.'amH6471timesבְּפַ֙עַם֙be.Fa.'amH6471, andshakeוְאִנָּעֵ֔רve.'i.na.'ErH5287myselfיָדַ֔עya.Da'H3045. But he wistnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808that theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068wasdepartedH3318from him.

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