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Judges 16:16-21

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.

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