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Judges 16:15-31

15And shesaidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to him,Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349canst thousayתֹּאמַ֣רto.MarH559, Iloveאֲהַבְתִּ֔יךְ'a.hav.TikhH157thee, when thyheartוְלִבְּךָ֖ve.li.be.KhaH3820is not with me? thou hastmockedהֵתַ֣לְתָּhe.Tal.taH2048me thesethreeשָׁלֹ֤שׁsha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִים֙pe.'a.MimH6471, and hast nottoldהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046me where thygreatגָדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419strengthכֹּחֲךָ֥ko.cha.KhaH3581lieth .

16And it came to pass, when shepressedהֵצִ֨יקָהhe.Tzi.kahH6693himdailyהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117with herwordsבִדְבָרֶ֛יהָvid.va.Rei.haH1697, andurgedוַתְּאַֽלֲצֵ֑הוּva.te.'a.la.Tze.huH509him, so that hissoulנַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.ShoH5315wasvexedוַתִּקְצַ֥רva.tik.TzarH7114todeathלָמֽוּת׃la.MutH4191;

17That hetoldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046her all hisheartלִבּ֗וֹli.BoH3820, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, There hath notcomeעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927arazorמוֹרָה֙mo.RahH4177upon myheadרֹאשִׁ֔יro.ShiH7218; for I have been aNazariteנְזִ֧ירne.ZirH5139toGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430from mymother’sאִמִּ֑י'i.MiH517wombמִבֶּ֣טֶןmi.Be.tenH990: if I beshavedגֻּלַּ֙חְתִּי֙gu.Lach.tiH1548, then mystrengthכֹחִ֔יkho.ChiH3581willgoוְסָ֣רve.SarH5493from me, and I shall becomeweakוְחָלִ֥יתִיve.cha.Li.tiH2470, and be like any othermanהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120.

18And whenDelilahדְלִילָ֗הde.li.LahH1807sawוַתֵּ֣רֶאva.Te.re'H7200that he hadtoldהִגִּ֣ידhi.GidH5046her all hisheartלִבּוֹ֒li.BoH3820, shesentוַתִּשְׁלַ֡חva.tish.LachH7971andcalledוַתִּקְרָא֩va.tik.Ra'H7121for thelordsלְסַרְנֵ֨יle.sar.NeiH5633of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֤יםfe.lish.TimH6430,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559, Comeupעֲל֣וּ'a.LuH5927thisonceהַפַּ֔עַםha.Pa.'amH6471, for he hathshowedהִגִּ֥ידhi.GidH5046me all hisheartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820. Then thelordsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430cameupוְעָל֤וּve.'a.LuH5927to her, andbroughtוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927moneyהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701in theirhandבְּיָדָֽם׃be.ya.DamH3027.

19And she made himsleepוַתְּיַשְּׁנֵ֙הוּ֙va.te.ya.she.Ne.huH3462upon herkneesבִּרְכֶּ֔יהָbir.Kei.haH1290; and shecalledוַתִּקְרָ֣אva.tik.Ra'H7121for amanלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376, and she caused him to shaveoffוַתְּגַלַּ֕חva.te.ga.LachH1548thesevenשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651locksמַחְלְפ֣וֹתmach.le.FotH4253of hisheadרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218; and shebeganוַתָּ֙חֶל֙va.Ta.chelH2490toafflictלְעַנּוֹת֔וֹle.'a.no.ToH6031him, and hisstrengthכֹּח֖וֹko.ChoH3581wentוַיָּ֥סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493from him.

20And shesaidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, ThePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֥יםpe.lish.TimH6430are upon thee,Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֑וֹןshim.ShonH8123. And heawokeוַיִּקַ֣ץvai.yi.KatzH3364out of hissleepמִשְּׁנָת֗וֹmi.she.na.ToH8142, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, I will gooutאֵצֵ֞א'e.Tze'H3318as at other timesbeforeH6471, andshakeוְאִנָּעֵ֔רve.'i.na.'ErH5287myself. And heknewיָדַ֔עya.Da'H3045not that theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068haddepartedסָ֥רsarH5493from him.

21But thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430tookוַיֹּאחֲז֣וּהוּvai.yo.cha.Zu.huH270him, and putoutוַֽיְנַקְּר֖וּvay.na.ke.RuH5365hiseyesעֵינָ֑יו'ei.NavH5869, and brought himdownוַיּוֹרִ֨ידוּvai.yo.Ri.duH3381toGazaעַזָּ֗תָה'a.Za.tahH5804, andboundוַיַּאַסְר֙וּהוּ֙vai.ya.'as.Ru.huH631him with fetters ofbrassבַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִםban.chush.Ta.yimH5178; and he didgrindטוֹחֵ֖ןto.ChenH2912in theprisonהָאֲסוּרִֽים׃ha.'a.si.rimH631houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004.

22However thehairשְׂעַר־se.'ar-H8181of hisheadרֹאשׁ֛וֹro.ShoH7218beganוַיָּ֧חֶלvai.Ya.chelH2490to growagainלְצַמֵּ֖חַle.tza.Me.achH6779afterכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834he wasshavedגֻּלָּֽח׃ פgu.LachH1548.

23Then thelordsוְסַרְנֵ֣יve.sar.NeiH5633of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430gathered themtogetherנֶֽאֱסְפוּ֙ne.'es.FuH622toofferלִזְבֹּ֧חַliz.Bo.achH2076agreatגָּד֛וֹלga.DolH1419sacrificeזֶֽבַח־ze.vach-H2077toDagonלְדָג֥וֹןle.da.GonH1712theirgodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430, and torejoiceוּלְשִׂמְחָ֑הu.le.sim.ChahH8057: for theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, Ourgodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430hathdeliveredנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֥וֹןshim.ShonH8123ourenemyאוֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃'oy.Vei.nuH341into ourhandבְּיָדֵ֔נוּbe.ya.De.nuH3027.

24And when thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971sawוַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'UH7200him, theypraisedוַֽיְהַלְל֖וּvay.ha.LuH1984theirgodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430: for theysaidאָמְר֗וּ'a.me.RuH559, Ourgodאֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430hathdeliveredנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414into ourhandsבְיָדֵ֙נוּ֙ve.ya.De.nuH3027ourenemyא֣וֹיְבֵ֔נוּ'oy.Ve.nuH341, and thedestroyerמַחֲרִ֣יבma.cha.RivH2717of ourcountryאַרְצֵ֔נוּ'ar.Tze.nuH776, whoslewחֲלָלֵֽינוּ׃cha.la.Lei.nuH2491manyהִרְבָּ֖הhir.BahH7235of us.

25And it came to pass, when theirheartsלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820weremerryH2896, that theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Callקִרְא֥וּkir.'UH7121forSamsonלְשִׁמְשׁ֖וֹןle.shim.ShonH8123, that he may make ussportוִישַֽׂחֶק־vi.sa.chek-H7832. And theycalledוַיִּקְרְא֨וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121forSamsonלְשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןle.shim.ShonH8123out of theprisonהָאֲסוּרִ֗יםha.'a.si.rimH631houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004; and he madethemלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.HemH6440sportוַיְצַחֵק֙vay.tza.ChekH6711: and theysetוַיַּעֲמִ֥ידוּvai.ya.'a.Mi.duH5975him between thepillarsהָעַמּוּדִֽים׃ha.'a.mu.DimH5982.

26AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to theladהַנַּ֨עַרha.Na.'arH5288thatheldהַמַּחֲזִ֣יקha.ma.cha.ZikH2388him by thehandבְּיָדוֹ֮be.ya.DoH3027,PermitH3240me tofeelוַהֲמִשֵׁ֙נִי֙va.hei.mi.she.niH4184 H3237thepillarsהָֽעַמֻּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982upon which thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004standethנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559, that I mayleanוְאֶשָּׁעֵ֖ןve.'e.sha.'EnH8172upon them.

27Now thehouseוְהַבַּ֗יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004wasfullמָלֵ֤אma.Le'H4390ofmenהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582andwomenוְהַנָּשִׁ֔יםve.ha.na.ShimH802; and all thelordsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430were there; and there were upon theroofהַגָּ֗גha.GagH1406aboutthreeכִּשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתkish.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376andwomenוְאִשָּׁ֔הve.'i.ShahH802, thatbeheldהָרֹאִ֖יםha.ro.'ImH7200whileSamsonשִׁמְשֽׁוֹן׃shim.ShonH8123madesportבִּשְׂח֥וֹקbis.ChokH7832.

28AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֛וֹןshim.ShonH8123calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, OLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיֱהֹוִ֡הYah.wehH3069,rememberזָכְרֵ֣נִיza.khe.Re.niH2142me, I pray thee, andstrengthenוְחַזְּקֵ֨נִיve.cha.ze.Ke.niH2388me, I pray thee, only thisonceהַפַּ֤עַםha.Pa.'amH6471, OGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, that I may be atonceאַחַ֛ת'a.ChatH259avengedוְאִנָּקְמָ֧ה נְקַם־ve.'i.na.ke.Mah ne.kam-H5358 H5359of thePhilistinesמִפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃mi.pe.lish.TimH6430for mytwoמִשְּׁתֵ֥יmi.she.TeiH8147eyesעֵינַ֖י'ei.NaiH5869.

29AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןshim.ShonH8123tookholdוַיִּלְפֹּ֨תvai.yil.PotH3943of thetwoשְׁנֵ֣י׀she.NeiH8147middleהַתָּ֗וֶךְha.Ta.vekhH8432pillarsעַמּוּדֵ֣י'a.mu.DeiH5982upon which thehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004stoodנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559, and on which itrestedוַיִּסָּמֵ֖ךְvai.yi.sa.MekhH5564, of theoneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259with his righthandבִּימִינ֖וֹbi.mi.NoH3225, and of theotherוְאֶחָ֥דve.'e.ChadH259with hisleftבִּשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃bis.mo.LoH8040.

30AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֗וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Let medieתָּמ֣וֹת נַפְשִׁי֮ta.Mot naf.ShiH4191 H5315with thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּים֒pe.lish.TimH6430. And hebowedוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186himself with all hismightבְּכֹ֔חַbe.Kho.achH3581; and thehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004fellוַיִּפֹּ֤לvai.yi.PolH5307upon thelordsהַסְּרָנִ֔יםha.se.ra.NimH5633, and upon all thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971that were in it. So thedeadהַמֵּתִים֙ha.me.TimH4191which heslewהֵמִ֣יתhe.MitH4191at hisdeathבְּמוֹת֔וֹbe.mo.ToH4194weremoreרַבִּ֕יםra.BimH7227than they which heslewהֵמִ֖יתhe.MitH4191in hislifeבְּחַיָּֽיו׃be.chai.YavH2416.

31Then hisbrethrenאֶחָ֜יו'e.ChavH251and all thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of hisfatherאָבִיהוּ֮'a.vi.HuH1camedownוַיֵּרְד֨וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381, andtookוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375him, and brought himupוַֽיַּעֲל֣וּ׀vai.ya.'a.LuH5927, andburiedוַיִּקְבְּר֣וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him betweenZorahצָרְעָה֙tza.re.'AhH6881andEshtaolאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֔ל'esh.ta.'OlH847in theburyingplaceבְּקֶ֖בֶרbe.Ke.verH6913ofManoahמָנ֣וֹחַma.No.achH4495hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1. And hejudgedשָׁפַ֥טsha.FatH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָֽה׃ פsha.NahH8141.

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