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Judges 15
1But it came to pass after awhileמִיָּמִ֜יםmi.ya.MimH3117, in thetimeבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117ofwheatחִטִּ֗יםchi.TimH2406harvestקְצִיר־ke.tzir-H7105, thatSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֤וֹןshim.ShonH8123visitedוַיִּפְקֹ֨דvai.yif.KodH6485hiswifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802with akidבִּגְדִ֣י עִזִּ֔יםbig.Di 'i.ZimH1423H5795; and hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I will goinאָבֹ֥אָה'a.Vo.'ahH935to mywifeאִשְׁתִּ֖י'ish.TiH802into thechamberהֶחָ֑דְרָהhe.Cha.de.rahH2315. But herfatherאָבִ֖יהָ'a.Vi.haH1would notallowנְתָנ֥וֹne.ta.NoH5414him to goinלָבֽוֹא׃la.Vo'H935.
2And herfatherאָבִ֗יהָ'a.Vi.haH1saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Iverilyאָמֹ֤ר'a.MorH559thoughtאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559that thou hadstutterlyשָׂנֹ֣אsa.No'H8130hatedשְׂנֵאתָ֔הּse.ne.TahH8130her; therefore Igaveוָאֶתְּנֶ֖נָּהva.'et.te.Ne.nahH5414her to thycompanionלְמֵרֵעֶ֑ךָle.me.re.'E.khaH4828: is not heryoungerהַקְּטַנָּה֙ha.ke.ta.NahH6996sisterאֲחֹתָ֤הּ'a.cho.TahH269fairerטוֹבָ֣הto.VahH2896than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her.
4AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123wentH3212andcaughtוַיִּלְכֹּ֖דvai.yil.KodH3920threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967foxesשׁוּעָלִ֑יםshu.'a.LimH7776, andtookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947torchesלַפִּדִ֗יםla.pi.DimH3940, andturnedוַיֶּ֤פֶןvai.Ye.fenH6437tailזָנָב֙za.NavH2180totailזָנָ֔בza.NavH2180, andputוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760aאֶחָ֛ד'e.ChadH259torchלַפִּ֥ידla.PidH3940in themidstבַּתָּֽוֶךְ׃ba.Ta.vekhH8432betweentwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147tailsהַזְּנָב֖וֹתha.ze.na.VotH2180.
5And when he hadlightedוַיַּבְעֶר־vai.yav.'er-H1197thetorchesאֵשׁ֙ בַּלַּפִּידִ֔ים'esh ba.la.pi.DimH3940H784, he let themgoוַיְשַׁלַּ֖חvay.sha.LachH7971into the standinggrainבְּקָמ֣וֹתbe.ka.MotH7054of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430, and burntupוַיַּבְעֵ֛רvai.yav.'ErH1197both theshocksמִגָּדִ֥ישׁmi.ga.DishH1430, and also the standinggrainקָמָ֖הka.MahH7054, with thevineyardsכֶּ֥רֶםKe.remH3754andolivesזָֽיִת׃Za.yitH2132.
6Then thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֮fe.lish.TimH6430saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, Who hathdoneעָ֣שָׂה'A.sahH6213this? And theyansweredוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹן֙shim.shOnH8123, the son inlawחֲתַ֣ןcha.TanH2860of theTimniteהַתִּמְנִ֔יha.tim.NiH8554, because he hadtakenלָקַ֣חla.KachH3947hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802, andgivenוַֽיִּתְּנָ֖הּvai.yi.te.NahH5414her to hiscompanionלְמֵרֵעֵ֑הוּle.me.re.'E.huH4828. And thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430cameupוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927, andburntוַיִּשְׂרְפ֥וּvai.yis.re.FuH8313her and herfatherאָבִ֖יהָ'a.Vi.haH1withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.
8And hesmoteוַיַּ֨ךְvai.YakhH5221themhipשׁ֛וֹקShokH7785andעַל־'al-H5921thighיָרֵ֖ךְya.RekhH3409with agreatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּ֣הma.KahH4347: and he wentdownוַיֵּ֣רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381anddweltוַיֵּ֔שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in thetopבִּסְעִ֖יףbis.'IfH5585of therockסֶ֥לַעSe.la'H5553Etamעֵיטָֽם׃ ס'ei.TamH5862.
10And themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, Why have ye comeupעֲלִיתֶ֣ם'a.li.TemH5927against us? And theyansweredוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, We havecomeעָלִ֔ינוּ'a.Li.nuH5927tobindלֶאֱס֤וֹרle.'e.SorH631Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹן֙shim.shOnH8123, todoלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213to him as he hathdoneעָ֥שָׂה'A.sahH6213to us.
11Thenthreeשְׁלֹשֶׁת֩she.lo.ShetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֨ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahמִֽיהוּדָ֗הmi.hu.DahH3063wentוַיֵּרְד֡וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381to thetopסְעִיף֮se.'IfH5585of therockסֶ֣לַעSe.la'H5553Etamעֵיטָם֒'ei.TamH5862, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toSamsonלְשִׁמְשׁ֗וֹןle.shim.ShonH8123,Knowestיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.taH3045thou not that thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430arerulersמֹשְׁלִ֥יםmo.she.LimH4910over us? what is this that thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to us? And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, As theydidעָ֣שׂוּ'A.suH6213to me, so have Idoneעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to them.
12And theysaidוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, We have comedownיָרַ֔דְנוּya.Rad.nuH3381tobindלֶאֱסָרְךָ֣le.'e.sa.re.KhaH631thee, that we maydeliverלְתִתְּךָ֖le.ti.te.KhaH5414thee into thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430. AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them,Swearהִשָּׁבְע֣וּhi.sha.ve.'UH7650to me, that ye will not falluponתִּפְגְּע֥וּןtif.ge.'UnH6293me yourselves.
13And theyspokeוַיֹּ֧אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, No; but we willbindאָסֹ֤ר'a.SorH631theesecurelyנֶֽאֱסָרְךָ֙ne.'e.sa.re.KhaH631, anddeliverוּנְתַנּ֣וּךָu.ne.ta.Nu.khaH5414thee into theirhandבְיָדָ֔םve.ya.DamH3027: butsurelyוְהָמֵ֖תve.ha.MetH4191we will notkillנְמִיתֶ֑ךָne.mi.Te.khaH4191thee. And theyboundוַיַּאַסְרֻ֗הוּvai.ya.'as.Ru.huH631him withtwoבִּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙bish.Na.yimH8147newחֲדָשִׁ֔יםcha.da.ShimH2319cordsעֲבֹתִ֣ים'a.vo.TimH5688, and brought himupוַֽיַּעֲל֖וּהוּvai.ya.'a.Lu.huH5927from therockהַסָּֽלַע׃ha.Sa.la'H5553.
14And when hecameבָ֣אva'H935toLehiלֶ֔חִיLe.chiH3896, thePhilistinesוּפִלְשִׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430shoutedהֵרִ֣יעוּhe.Ri.'uH7321againstH7125him: and theSpiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068camemightilyוַתִּצְלַ֨חva.titz.LachH6743upon him, and thecordsהָעֲבֹתִ֜יםha.'a.vo.TimH5688that were upon hisarmsזְרוֹעוֹתָ֗יוze.ro.'o.TavH2220became asflaxכַּפִּשְׁתִּים֙ka.pish.TimH6593that wasburntבָּעֲר֣וּba.'a.RuH1197withfireבָאֵ֔שׁva.'EshH784, and hisbandsאֱסוּרָ֖יו'e.su.RavH612loosedוַיִּמַּ֥סּוּvai.yim.Ma.suH4549from off hishandsיָדָֽיו׃ya.DavH3027.
15And hefoundוַיִּמְצָ֥אvai.yim.Tza'H4672afreshטְרִיָּ֑הte.ri.YahH2961jawboneלְחִֽי־le.chi-H3895of adonkeyחֲמ֖וֹרcha.MorH2543, and putforthוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027, andtookוַיִּקָּחֶ֔הָvai.yi.ka.Che.haH3947it, andslewוַיַּךְ־vai.yakh-H5221athousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376with it.
16AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, With thejawboneבִּלְחִ֣יbil.ChiH3895of adonkeyהַחֲמ֔וֹרha.cha.MorH2543,heapsחֲמ֖וֹרcha.MorH2565uponheapsחֲמֹרָתָ֑יִםcha.mo.ra.Ta.yimH2565, with thejawבִּלְחִ֣יbil.ChiH3895of adonkeyהַחֲמ֔וֹרha.cha.MorH2543have Islainהִכֵּ֖יתִיhi.Kei.tiH5221athousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.
17And it came to pass, when he hadfinishedכְּכַלֹּת֣וֹke.kha.lo.ToH3615speakingלְדַבֵּ֔רle.da.BerH1696, that he castawayוַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993thejawboneהַלְּחִ֖יha.le.ChiH3895out of hishandמִיָּד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027, andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thatplaceלַמָּק֥וֹםla.ma.KomH4725RamathlehiH7437.
18And he wasveryמְאֹד֒me.'OdH3966thirstyוַיִּצְמָא֮vai.yitz.Ma'H6770, andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121on theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559, Thou hastgivenנָתַ֣תָּna.Ta.taH5414thisgreatהַגְּדֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419deliveranceהַתְּשׁוּעָ֥הha.te.shu.'AhH8668into thehandבְיַֽד־ve.yad-H3027of thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650: and now shall Idieאָמ֣וּת'a.MutH4191bythirstבַּצָּמָ֔אba.tza.Ma'H6772, andfallוְנָפַלְתִּ֖יve.na.fal.TiH5307into thehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of theuncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִֽים׃ha.'a.re.LimH6189?
19ButGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430openedוַיִּבְקַ֨עvai.yiv.Ka'H1234an hollowplaceהַמַּכְתֵּ֣שׁha.makh.TeshH4388that was in thejawבַּלֶּ֗חִיba.Le.chiH3895, and therecameוַיֵּצְא֨וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325out of it; and when he haddrunkוַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354, hisspiritרוּח֖וֹru.ChoH7307cameagainוַתָּ֥שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725, and herevivedוַיֶּ֑חִיvai.Ye.chiH2421: therefore hecalledקָרָ֣אka.Ra'H7121thenameשְׁמָ֗הּshe.MahH8034of itEnhakkoreH5875, which is inLehiבַּלֶּ֔חִיba.Le.chiH3896to thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
Commentaries on Judges 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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