Judges 14
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וַיַּ֗עַלand he went upוַיַּגֵּד֙and he toldלְאָבִ֣יוto father hisוּלְאִמּ֔וֹand to mother hisוַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he saidאִשָּׁ֛הa womanרָאִ֥יתִיI have seenבְתִמְנָ֖תָהin Timnah towardsמִבְּנ֣וֹתone of the daughters ofפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםthe Philistinesוְעַתָּ֕הand nowקְחוּ־getאוֹתָ֥הּobj. herלִּ֖יfor the meלְאִשָּֽׁה׃to a wife
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidל֜וֹto the himאָבִ֣יוfather hisוְאִמּ֗וֹand mother hisהַאֵין֩¿ is there notבִּבְנ֨וֹתamong the daughters ofאַחֶ֤יךָbrothers yourוּבְכָל־and among allעַמִּי֙people myאִשָּׁ֔הa womanכִּֽי־thatאַתָּ֤הyouהוֹלֵךְ֙are goingלָקַ֣חַתto takeאִשָּׁ֔הa wifeמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfrom the Philistinesהָעֲרֵלִ֑יםthe uncircumcisedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidשִׁמְשׁ֤וֹןSamsonאֶל־toאָבִיו֙father hisאוֹתָ֣הּobj. herקַֽח־getלִ֔יfor the meכִּֽי־forהִ֖יאsheיָשְׁרָ֥הshe is pleasingבְעֵינָֽי׃in view my
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וְאָבִ֨יוand father hisוְאִמּ֜וֹand mother hisלֹ֣אnotיָדְע֗וּthey knewכִּ֤יthatמֵיְהוָה֙was from Yahwehהִ֔יאitכִּי־forתֹאֲנָ֥הan occasionהֽוּא־heמְבַקֵּ֖שׁwas seekingמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfrom the Philistinesוּבָעֵ֣תand at the timeהַהִ֔יאthe thatפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםthe Philistinesמֹשְׁלִ֥יםwere rulingבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פover Israel
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וַתִּצְלַ֨חand it rushedעָלָ֜יוon himר֣וּחַthe spirit ofיְהוָ֗הYahwehוַֽיְשַׁסְּעֵ֙הוּ֙and he tore apart itכְּשַׁסַּ֣עas tears apartהַגְּדִ֔יthe kidוּמְא֖וּמָהand was anythingאֵ֣יןthere notבְּיָד֑וֹin hand hisוְלֹ֤אand notהִגִּיד֙he toldלְאָבִ֣יוto father hisוּלְאִמּ֔וֹand to mother hisאֵ֖תobj.אֲשֶׁ֥רthat whichעָשָֽׂה׃he had done
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וַיִּרְדֵּ֣הוּand he scraped out itאֶל־intoכַּפָּ֗יוpalms hisוַיֵּ֤לֶךְand he wentהָלוֹךְ֙continuously to goוְאָכֹ֔לand eatingוַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙and he cameאֶל־toאָבִ֣יוfather hisוְאֶל־and toאִמּ֔וֹmother hisוַיִּתֵּ֥ןand he gaveלָהֶ֖םto the themוַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּand they ateוְלֹֽא־and notהִגִּ֣ידhe toldלָהֶ֔םto the themכִּ֛יthatמִגְּוִיַּ֥תfrom the carcass ofהָאַרְיֵ֖הthe lionרָדָ֥הhe had scraped outהַדְּבָֽשׁ׃the honey
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidלָהֶם֙to the themשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןSamsonאָחֽוּדָה־let me ask a riddleנָּ֥אpleaseלָכֶ֖םto youחִידָ֑הa riddleאִם־ifהַגֵּ֣דcertainly if to tellתַּגִּידוּ֩you will tellאוֹתָ֨הּobj. itלִ֜יto the meשִׁבְעַ֨תthe sevenיְמֵ֤יthe days ofהַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙the feastוּמְצָאתֶ֔םand you will find it outוְנָתַתִּ֤יand I will giveלָכֶם֙to the youשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםthirtyסְדִינִ֔יםlinen garmentsוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםand thirtyחֲלִפֹ֥תchanges ofבְּגָדִֽים׃garments
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וְאִם־and ifלֹ֣אnotתוּכְלוּ֮you will be ableלְהַגִּ֣ידto tellלִי֒to the meוּנְתַתֶּ֨םand you will giveאַתֶּ֥םyouלִי֙to the meשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםthirtyסְדִינִ֔יםlinen garmentsוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםand thirtyחֲלִיפ֣וֹתchanges ofבְּגָדִ֑יםgarmentsוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּand they saidל֔וֹto the himח֥וּדָהask the riddle !חִידָתְךָ֖riddle yourוְנִשְׁמָעֶֽנָּה׃so we may hear it
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וַיְהִ֣י׀and it wasבַּיּ֣וֹםon the dayהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יthe seventhוַיֹּאמְר֤וּand they saidלְאֵֽשֶׁת־to the wife ofשִׁמְשׁוֹן֙Samsonפַּתִּ֣יenticeאֶת־obj.אִישֵׁ֗ךְhusband yourוְיַגֶּד־so may he tellלָ֙נוּ֙to the usאֶת־obj.הַ֣חִידָ֔הthe riddleפֶּן־lestנִשְׂרֹ֥ףwe should burnאוֹתָ֛ךְobj. youוְאֶת־and obj.בֵּ֥יתthe house ofאָבִ֖יךְfather yourבָּאֵ֑שׁwith the fireהַלְיָרְשֵׁ֕נוּ¿ to impoverish usקְרָאתֶ֥םdid you inviteלָ֖נוּto the usהֲלֹֽא׃¿ is it not so
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וַתֵּבְךְּ֩and she weptאֵ֨שֶׁתthe wife ofשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןSamsonעָלָ֗יוover himוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙and she saidרַק־onlyשְׂנֵאתַ֙נִי֙you hate meוְלֹ֣אand notאֲהַבְתָּ֔נִיyou love meהַֽחִידָ֥הthe riddleחַ֙דְתָּ֙you have asked the riddleלִבְנֵ֣יto the sons ofעַמִּ֔יpeople myוְלִ֖יand to the meלֹ֣אnotהִגַּ֑דְתָּהyou have toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidלָ֗הּto the herהִנֵּ֨הhere!לְאָבִ֧יto father myוּלְאִמִּ֛יand to mother myלֹ֥אnotהִגַּ֖דְתִּיI have toldוְלָ֥ךְand to the why youאַגִּֽיד׃will I tell?
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וַתֵּ֤בְךְּand she weptעָלָיו֙over himשִׁבְעַ֣תthe sevenהַיָּמִ֔יםthe daysאֲשֶׁר־whichהָיָ֥הit belongedלָהֶ֖םto the themהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֑הthe feastוַיְהִ֣י׀and it wasבַּיּ֣וֹםon the dayהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יthe seventhוַיַּגֶּד־and he toldלָהּ֙to the herכִּ֣יforהֱצִיקַ֔תְהוּshe pressed himוַתַּגֵּ֥דand she toldהַחִידָ֖הthe riddleלִבְנֵ֥יto the sons ofעַמָּֽהּ׃people her
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וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּand they saidלוֹ֩to the himאַנְשֵׁ֨יthe men ofהָעִ֜ירthe cityבַּיּ֣וֹםon the dayהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יthe seventhבְּטֶ֙רֶם֙in beforeיָבֹ֣אit wentהַחַ֔רְסָהthe sun towardsמַה־what?מָּת֣וֹקis sweetמִדְּבַ֔שׁmore than honeyוּמֶ֥הand what?עַ֖זis strongמֵאֲרִ֑יmore than a lionוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidלָהֶ֔םto the themלוּלֵא֙if notחֲרַשְׁתֶּ֣םyou had plowedבְּעֶגְלָתִ֔יwith heifer myלֹ֥אnotמְצָאתֶ֖םyou found outחִידָתִֽי׃riddle my
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וַתִּצְלַ֨חand it rushedעָלָ֜יוon himר֣וּחַthe spirit ofיְהוָ֗הYahwehוַיֵּ֨רֶדand he went downאַשְׁקְל֜וֹןAshkelonוַיַּ֥ךְand he struck downמֵהֶ֣ם׀of the themשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםthirtyאִ֗ישׁmanוַיִּקַּח֙and he tookאֶת־obj.חֲלִ֣יצוֹתָ֔םspoils theirוַיִּתֵּן֙and he gaveהַחֲלִיפ֔וֹתthe changesלְמַגִּידֵ֖יto those who toldהַחִידָ֑הof the riddleוַיִּ֣חַרand it burnedאַפּ֔וֹanger hisוַיַּ֖עַלand he went upבֵּ֥יתthe house ofאָבִֽיהוּ׃ פfather his
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