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Judges 14:8-19

8And after atimeמִיָּמִים֙mi.ya.MimH3117hereturnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725totakeלְקַחְתָּ֔הּle.kach.TahH3947her, and he turnedasideוַיָּ֣סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493toseeלִרְא֔וֹתlir.'otH7200thecarcaseמַפֶּ֣לֶתma.Pe.letH4658of thelionהָאַרְיֵ֑הha.'ar.YehH738: and, behold, there was aswarmעֲדַ֧ת'a.DatH5712ofbeesדְּבוֹרִ֛יםde.vo.RimH1682andhoneyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃u.de.VashH1706in thecarcaseבִּגְוִיַּ֥תbig.vi.YatH1472of thelionהָאַרְיֵ֖הha.'ar.YehH738.

9And hetookוַיִּרְדֵּ֣הוּvai.yir.De.huH7287of it in hishandsכַּפָּ֗יוka.PavH3709, and wentonH3212eatingוְאָכֹ֔לve.'a.KholH398, andcameH1980to hisfatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1andmotherאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517, and hegaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414them, and theyateוַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּvai.yo.Khe.luH398: but hetoldהִגִּ֣ידhi.GidH5046them not that he hadtakenרָדָ֥הra.DahH7287thehoneyהַדְּבָֽשׁ׃ha.de.VashH1706out of thecarcaseמִגְּוִיַּ֥תmi.ge.vi.YatH1472of thelionהָאַרְיֵ֖הha.'ar.YehH738.

10So hisfatherאָבִ֖יהוּ'a.Vi.huH1wentdownוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802: andSamsonשִׁמְשׁוֹן֙shim.shOnH8123madeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213there afeastמִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.TehH4960; for so used the youngmenהַבַּחוּרִֽים׃ha.ba.chu.RimH970todoיַעֲשׂ֖וּya.'a.SuH6213.

11And it came to pass, when theysawכִּרְאוֹתָ֣םkir.'o.TamH7200him, that theybroughtוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970companionsמֵֽרֵעִ֔יםme.re.'ImH4828to be with him.

12AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, I will nowtellאָחֽוּדָה־'a.chu.dah-H2330ariddleחִידָ֑הchi.DahH2420to you: if ye cancertainlyהַגֵּ֣דha.GedH5046declareתַּגִּידוּ֩ta.gi.DuH5046it me within thesevenשִׁבְעַ֨תshiv.'AtH7651daysיְמֵ֤יye.MeiH3117of thefeastהַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙ha.mish.TehH4960, and find itoutוּמְצָאתֶ֔םu.me.tza.TemH4672, then I willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414youthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970sheetsסְדִינִ֔יםse.di.NimH5466andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970changeחֲלִפֹ֥תcha.li.FotH2487ofgarmentsבְּגָדִֽים׃be.ga.DimH899:

13But if yecannotתוּכְלוּ֮tu.khe.LuH3201declareלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046it to me, then shall yegiveוּנְתַתֶּ֨םu.ne.ta.TemH5414methirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970sheetsסְדִינִ֔יםse.di.NimH5466andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970changeחֲלִיפ֣וֹתcha.li.FotH2487ofgarmentsבְּגָדִ֑יםbe.ga.DimH899. And theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him,Tellח֥וּדָהChu.dahH2330thyriddleחִידָתְךָ֖chi.da.te.KhaH2420, that we mayhearוְנִשְׁמָעֶֽנָּה׃ve.nish.ma.'E.nahH8085it.

14And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Out of theeaterמֵהָֽאֹכֵל֙me.ha.'o.KhelH398cameforthיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318foodמַאֲכָ֔לma.'a.KhalH3978, and out of thestrongוּמֵעַ֖זu.me.'AzH5794cameforthיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318sweetnessמָת֑וֹקma.TokH4966. And theycouldיָכְל֛וּya.khe.LuH3201not inthreeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117expoundלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046theriddleהַחִידָ֖הha.chi.DahH2420.

15And it came to pass on theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, that theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toSamson’sשִׁמְשׁוֹן֙shim.shOnH8123wifeלְאֵֽשֶׁת־le.'e.shet-H802,Enticeפַּתִּ֣יpa.TiH6601thyhusbandאִישֵׁ֗ךְ'i.ShekhH376, that he maydeclareוְיַגֶּד־ve.ya.ged-H5046to us theriddleהַ֣חִידָ֔הha.chi.DahH2420, lest weburnנִשְׂרֹ֥ףnis.RofH8313thee and thyfather’sאָבִ֖יךְ'a.VikhH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004withfireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784: have yecalledקְרָאתֶ֥םke.ra.TemH7121us to take what wepossessהַלְיָרְשֵׁ֕נוּhal.ya.re.She.nuH3423? is it not so ?

16AndSamson’sשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןshim.ShonH8123wifeאֵ֨שֶׁת'E.shetH802weptוַתֵּבְךְּ֩va.te.veKH1058before him, andsaidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, Thou dost buthateשְׂנֵאתַ֙נִי֙se.ne.Ta.niH8130me, andlovestאֲהַבְתָּ֔נִי'a.hav.Ta.niH157me not: thou hasttoldחַ֙דְתָּ֙chad.taH2330ariddleהַֽחִידָ֥הha.chi.DahH2420to thechildrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971, and hast nottoldהִגַּ֑דְתָּהhi.Gad.tahH5046it to me. And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, Behold, I have nottoldהִגַּ֖דְתִּיhi.Gad.tiH5046it to myfatherלְאָבִ֧יle.'a.ViH1nor to mymotherוּלְאִמִּ֛יu.le.'i.MiH517, and shall Itellאַגִּֽיד׃'a.GidH5046it to thee?

17And sheweptוַתֵּ֤בְךְּva.Te.vekH1058before him thesevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117, while theirfeastהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֑הha.mish.TehH4960lastedH1961: and it came to pass on theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, that hetoldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046her, because she pressed him sohardהֱצִיקַ֔תְהוּhe.tzi.Kat.huH6693: and shetoldוַתַּגֵּ֥דva.ta.GedH5046theriddleהַחִידָ֖הha.chi.DahH2420to thechildrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of herpeopleעַמָּֽהּ׃'a.MahH5971.

18And themenאַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582of thecityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892saidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him on theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117before thesunהַחַ֔רְסָהha.Char.sahH2775wentdownיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935, What issweeterמָּת֣וֹקma.TokH4966thanhoneyמִדְּבַ֔שׁmi.de.VashH1706? and what isstrongerעַ֖ז'azH5794than alionמֵאֲרִ֑יme.'a.RiH738? And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them,Ifלוּלֵא֙lu.Le'H3884ye had notplowedחֲרַשְׁתֶּ֣םcha.rash.TemH2790with myheiferבְּעֶגְלָתִ֔יbe.'eg.la.TiH5697, ye had not foundoutמְצָאתֶ֖םme.tza.TemH4672myriddleחִידָתִֽי׃chi.da.TiH2420.

19And theSpiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068cameוַתִּצְלַ֨חva.titz.LachH6743upon him, and he wentdownוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381toAshkelonאַשְׁקְל֜וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831, andslewוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970menאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376of them, andtookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947theirspoilחֲלִ֣יצוֹתָ֔םcha.Li.tzo.TamH2488, andgaveוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414changeהַחֲלִיפ֔וֹתha.cha.li.FotH2487of garments to them whoexpoundedלְמַגִּידֵ֖יle.ma.gi.DeiH5046theriddleהַחִידָ֑הha.chi.DahH2420. And hisangerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639waskindledוַיִּ֣חַרvai.Yi.charH2734, and he wentupוַיַּ֖עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927to hisfather’sאָבִֽיהוּ׃ פ'a.Vi.huH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

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