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Judges 15:1-5

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.ZimH1423 H5795; 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.

3AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559concerning them,Nowהַפַּ֖עַםha.Pa.'amH6471shall I be moreblamelessנִקֵּ֥יתִיni.Kei.tiH5352than thePhilistinesמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםmi.pe.lish.TimH6430, though Idoעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213themharmרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451.

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.DimH3940 H784, 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.

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