Revised Version 1895

Judges 16:4-18

4And itcameH1961topassH1961afterwardאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310, that helovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֥בvai.ye.'e.HavH157awomanאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802in thevalleyבְּנַ֣חַלbe.Na.chalH5158of Sorek,whoseH8034nameוּשְׁמָ֖הּu.she.MahH8034wasDelilahדְּלִילָֽה׃de.li.LahH1807.

5And thelordsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430cameH5927upH5927untoherH413, andsaidוַיֹּ֨אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559untoherH413, Entice him, andseeוּרְאִי֙u.re.'IH7200wherein hisgreatגָד֔וֹלga.DolH1419strengthכֹּח֣וֹko.ChoH3581lieth, and bywhatH4100meansH5927weH587mayprevailנ֣וּכַלNu.khalH3201againstH413him, thatweH587maybindוַאֲסַרְנֻ֖הוּva.'a.sar.Nu.huH631him toafflictלְעַנֹּת֑וֹle.'a.no.ToH6031him: andweH587willgiveנִתַּן־ni.tan-H5414theeeveryאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376one ofusH5414elevenhundredוּמֵאָ֖הu.me.'AhH3967pieces ofsilverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.

6AndDelilahדְּלִילָה֙de.li.LahH1807saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559toSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123,Tellהַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046meאֶל־'el-H413, Iprayנָּ֣אna'H4994thee, wherein thygreatגָד֑וֹלga.DolH1419strengthכֹּחֲךָ֣ko.cha.KhaH3581lieth, and wherewith thou mightest beboundתֵאָסֵ֖רte.'a.SerH631toafflictלְעַנּוֹתֶֽךָ׃le.'a.no.Te.khaH6031thee.

7AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoherH413,Ifאִם־'im-H518theybindיַאַסְרֻ֗נִיya.'as.Ru.niH631meH413withsevenבְּשִׁבְעָ֛הbe.shiv.'AhH7651greenלַחִ֖יםla.ChimH3892withes that wereneverH3808dried, then shall Ibecomeוְהָיִ֖יתִיve.ha.Yi.tiH1961weakH3808, and be asanotherכְּאַחַ֥דke.'a.ChadH259manהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120.

8Then thelordsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430broughtH5927upH5927to hersevenשִׁבְעָ֛הshiv.'AhH7651greenלַחִ֖יםla.ChimH3892witheswhichH834hadnotלֹא־lo'-H3808been dried, andsheH834boundוַתַּאַסְרֵ֖הוּva.ta.'as.Re.huH631him with them.

9NowsheH834had liers inwaitוְהָאֹרֵ֗בve.ha.'o.RevH693abiding in theinnerH2315chamberבַּחֶ֔דֶרba.Che.derH2315. AndsheH834saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him, ThePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֥יםpe.lish.TimH6430beuponעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921thee,Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֑וֹןshim.ShonH8123. And he brake the withes, as astringפְּתִֽיל־pe.til-H6616oftowהַנְּעֹ֙רֶת֙ha.ne.'O.retH5296isbrokenH5423when it toucheth thefireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784.SoH3808hisstrengthכֹּחֽוֹ׃ko.ChoH3581wasnotH3808knownנוֹדַ֖עno.Da'H3045.

10AndDelilahדְּלִילָה֙de.li.LahH1807saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559untoSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123,Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009, thou hastmockedהֵתַ֣לְתָּhe.Tal.taH2048meH413, andtoldהַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046meH413liesH3576:nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258tellH5046meH413, Iprayנָּ֣אna'H4994thee, wherewith thou mightest beboundתֵּאָסֵֽר׃te.'a.SerH631.

11And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoherH413,IfH518theyonlyH518bindH631meH413withnewחֲדָשִׁ֔יםcha.da.ShimH2319ropesבַּעֲבֹתִ֣יםba.'a.vo.TimH5688wherewithnoH3808workמְלָאכָ֑הme.la.KhahH4399hath beendoneנַעֲשָׂ֥הna.'a.SahH6213, then shall Ibecomeוְהָיִ֖יתִיve.ha.Yi.tiH1961weakH3808, and be asanotherכְּאַחַ֥דke.'a.ChadH259manהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120.

12SoH3947Delilahדְּלִילָה֩de.li.LahH1807tookH3947newחֲדָשִׁ֜יםcha.da.ShimH2319ropesעֲבֹתִ֨ים'a.vo.TimH5688, andboundוַתַּאַסְרֵ֣הוּva.ta.'as.Re.huH631him therewith, andsaidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him, ThePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֤יםpe.lish.TimH6430beuponעָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.khaH5921thee,Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123. And the liers inwaitוְהָאֹרֵ֖בve.ha.'o.RevH693were abiding in theinnerH2315chamberבֶּחָ֑דֶרbe.Cha.derH2315. And he brake them fromoffמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921hisarmsזְרֹעֹתָ֖יוze.ro.'o.TavH2220like athreadכַּחֽוּט׃ka.ChutH2339.

13AndDelilahדְּלִילָ֜הde.li.LahH1807saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559untoSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֗וֹןshim.ShonH8123, Hitherto thou hastmockedהֵתַ֤לְתָּhe.Tal.taH2048meאֶל־'el-H413, andtoldהַגִּ֣ידָהha.Gi.dahH5046meאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413liesH3576:tellH5046meאֵלֶ֔יהָ'e.Lei.haH413wherewith thou mightest beboundתֵּאָסֵ֑רte.'a.SerH631. And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoherאֶל־'el-H413,Ifאִם־'im-H518thou weavest thesevenשֶׁ֛בַעShe.va'H7651locksמַחְלְפ֥וֹתmach.le.FotH4253of myheadרֹאשִׁ֖יro.ShiH7218with thewebהַמַּסָּֽכֶת׃ha.ma.Sa.khetH4545.

14And shefastenedוַתִּתְקַע֙va.tit.Ka'H8628it with thepinבַּיָּתֵ֔דbai.ya.TedH3489, andsaidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him, ThePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֥יםpe.lish.TimH6430beuponעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921thee,Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֑וֹןshim.ShonH8123. And he awakedoutH5265of hissleepמִשְּׁנָת֔וֹmi.she.na.ToH8142, andpluckedH5265away thepinהַיְתַ֥דhay.TadH3489of the beam, and thewebH4545.

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.

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