Judges 15
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וַיְהִ֨יand it wasמִיָּמִ֜יםfrom daysבִּימֵ֣יin the days ofקְצִיר־the harvest ofחִטִּ֗יםwheatsוַיִּפְקֹ֨דand he visitedשִׁמְשׁ֤וֹןSamsonאֶת־obj.אִשְׁתּוֹ֙wife hisבִּגְדִ֣יwith a kid ofעִזִּ֔יםgoatsוַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he saidאָבֹ֥אָהlet me goאֶל־intoאִשְׁתִּ֖יwife myהֶחָ֑דְרָהthe chamber towardsוְלֹֽא־and notנְתָנ֥וֹhe permitted himאָבִ֖יהָfather herלָבֽוֹא׃to go
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאָבִ֗יהָfather herאָמֹ֤רcertainly to thinkאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙I thoughtכִּי־thatשָׂנֹ֣אcertainly to hateשְׂנֵאתָ֔הּyou hated herוָאֶתְּנֶ֖נָּהand I gave herלְמֵרֵעֶ֑ךָto companion yourהֲלֹ֨א¿ notאֲחֹתָ֤הּis sister herהַקְּטַנָּה֙the youngטוֹבָ֣הgoodמִמֶּ֔נָּהmore than herתְּהִי־let her belongנָ֥אpleaseלְךָ֖to the youתַּחְתֶּֽיהָ׃in place of her
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וַיֵּ֣לֶךְand he wentשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןSamsonוַיִּלְכֹּ֖דand he capturedשְׁלֹשׁ־threeמֵא֣וֹתhundredsשׁוּעָלִ֑יםfoxesוַיִּקַּ֣חand he tookלַפִּדִ֗יםtorchesוַיֶּ֤פֶןand he turnedזָנָב֙tailאֶל־toזָנָ֔בtailוַיָּ֨שֶׂםand he putלַפִּ֥ידa torchאֶחָ֛דoneבֵּין־betweenשְׁנֵ֥יthe twoהַזְּנָב֖וֹתthe tailsבַּתָּֽוֶךְ׃in the middle
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וַיַּבְעֶר־and he kindledאֵשׁ֙fireבַּלַּפִּידִ֔יםon the torchesוַיְשַׁלַּ֖חand he sent themבְּקָמ֣וֹתamong the standing grains ofפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםthe Philistinesוַיַּבְעֵ֛רand it burned upמִגָּדִ֥ישׁfrom the heap of sheavesוְעַד־and untoקָמָ֖הthe standing grainוְעַד־and untoכֶּ֥רֶםthe vineyard ofזָֽיִת׃olive trees
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וַיֹּאמְר֣וּand they saidפְלִשְׁתִּים֮the Philistinesמִ֣יwho?עָ֣שָׂהdid he doזֹאת֒this thingוַיֹּאמְר֗וּand they saidשִׁמְשׁוֹן֙Samsonחֲתַ֣ןthe son-in-law ofהַתִּמְנִ֔יthe Timniteכִּ֚יforלָקַ֣חhe has takenאֶת־obj.אִשְׁתּ֔וֹwife hisוַֽיִּתְּנָ֖הּand he has given herלְמֵרֵעֵ֑הוּto companion hisוַיַּעֲל֣וּand they went upפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםthe Philistinesוַיִּשְׂרְפ֥וּand they burnedאוֹתָ֛הּobj. herוְאֶת־and obj.אָבִ֖יהָfather herבָּאֵֽשׁ׃with the fire
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וַיֵּרְד֡וּand they went downשְׁלֹשֶׁת֩threeאֲלָפִ֨יםthousandsאִ֜ישׁmanמִֽיהוּדָ֗הfrom Judahאֶל־toסְעִיף֮the cleft ofסֶ֣לַעthe rock ofעֵיטָם֒Etamוַיֹּאמְר֣וּand they saidלְשִׁמְשׁ֗וֹןto Samsonהֲלֹ֤א¿ notיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙do you knowכִּֽי־thatמֹשְׁלִ֥יםare rulingבָּ֙נוּ֙over the usפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםthe Philistinesוּמַה־and what?זֹּ֖אתthisעָשִׂ֣יתָhave you doneלָּ֑נוּto the usוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidלָהֶ֔םto the themכַּאֲשֶׁר֙just asעָ֣שׂוּthey didלִ֔יto the meכֵּ֖ןsoעָשִׂ֥יתִיI have doneלָהֶֽם׃to the them
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וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּand they saidלוֹ֙to the himלֶאֱסָרְךָ֣to bind youיָרַ֔דְנוּwe have come downלְתִתְּךָ֖to give youבְּיַד־in the hand ofפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםthe Philistinesוַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidלָהֶם֙to the themשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןSamsonהִשָּׁבְע֣וּswearלִ֔יto the meפֶּֽן־lestתִּפְגְּע֥וּןyou should fall !בִּ֖יon the meאַתֶּֽם׃you
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וַיֹּ֧אמְרוּand they saidל֣וֹto the himלֵאמֹ֗רto sayingלֹ֚אIn-כִּֽי־deedאָסֹ֤רcertainly to bindנֶֽאֱסָרְךָ֙we will bind youוּנְתַנּ֣וּךָand we will give youבְיָדָ֔םin hand theirוְהָמֵ֖תand certainly to killלֹ֣אnotנְמִיתֶ֑ךָwe will kill youוַיַּאַסְרֻ֗הוּand they bound himבִּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙with twoעֲבֹתִ֣יםropesחֲדָשִׁ֔יםnewוַֽיַּעֲל֖וּהוּand they brought up himמִן־fromהַסָּֽלַע׃the rock
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הוּא־heבָ֣אwas comingעַד־toלֶ֔חִיLehiוּפִלְשִׁתִּ֖יםand the Philistinesהֵרִ֣יעוּthey shoutedלִקְרָאת֑וֹto meet himוַתִּצְלַ֨חand it rushedעָלָ֜יוon himר֣וּחַthe spirit ofיְהוָ֗הYahwehוַתִּהְיֶ֨ינָהand they becameהָעֲבֹתִ֜יםthe ropesאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichעַל־were onזְרוֹעוֹתָ֗יוarms hisכַּפִּשְׁתִּים֙like the flaxesאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichבָּעֲר֣וּpeople have burnedבָאֵ֔שׁwith the fireוַיִּמַּ֥סּוּand they dropped offאֱסוּרָ֖יוbonds hisמֵעַ֥לfrom onיָדָֽיו׃hands his
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וַיִּצְמָא֮and he was thirstyמְאֹד֒veryוַיִּקְרָ֤אand he called outאֶל־toיְהוָה֙Yahwehוַיֹּאמַ֔רand he saidאַתָּה֙youנָתַ֣תָּyou have givenבְיַֽד־by the hand ofעַבְדְּךָ֔servant yourאֶת־obj.הַתְּשׁוּעָ֥הthe victoryהַגְּדֹלָ֖הthe greatהַזֹּ֑אתthe thisוְעַתָּה֙and now mustאָמ֣וּתI dieבַּצָּמָ֔אwith the thirstוְנָפַלְתִּ֖יand I fallבְּיַ֥דin the hand ofהָעֲרֵלִֽים׃the uncircumcised men?
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וַיִּבְקַ֨עand he split openאֱלֹהִ֜יםGodאֶת־obj.הַמַּכְתֵּ֣שׁthe deep hollowאֲשֶׁר־whichבַּלֶּ֗חִיis at the Lehiוַיֵּצְא֨וּand they came outמִמֶּ֤נּוּfrom itמַ֙יִם֙watersוַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּand he drankוַתָּ֥שָׁבand it returnedרוּח֖וֹspirit hisוַיֶּ֑חִיand he livedעַל־there-כֵּ֣ן׀-foreקָרָ֣אhe calledשְׁמָ֗הּname itsעֵ֤יןEnהַקּוֹרֵא֙Hakkoreאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichבַּלֶּ֔חִיis at the Lehiעַ֖דuntilהַיּ֥וֹםthe dayהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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