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Judges 16:17-19

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.

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