Judges 16
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לַֽעַזָּתִ֣ים׀to the Gazitesלֵאמֹ֗רto sayingבָּ֤אhe has comeשִׁמְשׁוֹן֙Samsonהֵ֔נָּהhereוַיָּסֹ֛בּוּand they surroundedוַיֶּאֶרְבוּ־and they lay in waitל֥וֹfor the himכָל־allהַלַּ֖יְלָהthe nightבְּשַׁ֣עַרat the gate ofהָעִ֑ירthe cityוַיִּתְחָרְשׁ֤וּand they were silentכָל־allהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙the nightלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingעַד־untilא֥וֹרthe light ofהַבֹּ֖קֶרthe morningוַהֲרְגְנֻֽהוּ׃and we will kill him
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וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בand he lay downשִׁמְשׁוֹן֮Samsonעַד־untilחֲצִ֣יthe middle ofהַלַּיְלָה֒the nightוַיָּ֣קָם׀and he aroseבַּחֲצִ֣יin the middle ofהַלַּ֗יְלָהthe nightוַיֶּאֱחֹ֞זand he took holdבְּדַלְת֤וֹתon the doors ofשַֽׁעַר־the gate ofהָעִיר֙the cityוּבִשְׁתֵּ֣יand on the twoהַמְּזוּז֔וֹתthe doorpostsוַיִּסָּעֵם֙and he pulled up themעִֽם־withהַבְּרִ֔יחַthe barוַיָּ֖שֶׂםand he put themעַל־onכְּתֵפָ֑יוshoulders hisוַֽיַּעֲלֵם֙and he carried up themאֶל־toרֹ֣אשׁthe top ofהָהָ֔רthe mountainאֲשֶׁ֖רwhichעַל־is onפְּנֵ֥יthe face ofחֶבְרֽוֹן׃ פHebron
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וַיַּעֲל֨וּand they went upאֵלֶ֜יהָto herסַרְנֵ֣יthe rulers ofפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםthe Philistinesוַיֹּ֨אמְרוּand they saidלָ֜הּto the herפַּתִּ֣יenticeאוֹת֗וֹobj. himוּרְאִי֙and seeבַּמֶּה֙in how?כֹּח֣וֹis strength hisגָד֔וֹלgreatוּבַמֶּה֙and in how?נ֣וּכַלwill we prevailל֔וֹto the himוַאֲסַרְנֻ֖הוּand we will bind himלְעַנֹּת֑וֹto humble himוַאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙and weנִתַּן־we will giveלָ֔ךְto the youאִ֕ישׁeachאֶ֥לֶףone thousandוּמֵאָ֖הand one hundredכָּֽסֶף׃silver
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וְהָאֹרֵ֗בand the ambusherיֹשֵׁ֥בwas sittingלָהּ֙of the herבַּחֶ֔דֶרin the chamberוַתֹּ֣אמֶרand she saidאֵלָ֔יוto himפְּלִשְׁתִּ֥יםthe Philistinesעָלֶ֖יךָare on youשִׁמְשׁ֑וֹןO Samsonוַיְנַתֵּק֙and he tore apartאֶת־obj.הַיְתָרִ֔יםthe cordsכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רjust asיִנָּתֵ֤קit is torn apartפְּתִֽיל־the thread ofהַנְּעֹ֙רֶת֙the towבַּהֲרִיח֣וֹwhen smells itאֵ֔שׁfireוְלֹ֥אand notנוֹדַ֖עit was knownכֹּחֽוֹ׃strength his
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֵלֶ֔יהָto herאִם־ifאָס֤וֹרcertainly if to bindיַאַסְר֙וּנִי֙they will bind meבַּעֲבֹתִ֣יםwith ropesחֲדָשִׁ֔יםnewאֲשֶׁ֛רwhichלֹֽא־notנַעֲשָׂ֥הit has been doneבָהֶ֖םwith the themמְלָאכָ֑הworkוְחָלִ֥יתִיand I will be weakוְהָיִ֖יתִיand I will beכְּאַחַ֥דlike one ofהָאָדָֽם׃the humankind
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וַתִּקַּ֣חand she tookדְּלִילָה֩Delilahעֲבֹתִ֨יםropesחֲדָשִׁ֜יםnewוַתַּאַסְרֵ֣הוּand she bound himבָהֶ֗םwith the themוַתֹּ֤אמֶרand she saidאֵלָיו֙to himפְּלִשְׁתִּ֤יםthe Philistinesעָלֶ֙יךָ֙are on youשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןO Samsonוְהָאֹרֵ֖בand the ambusherיֹשֵׁ֣בwas sittingבֶּחָ֑דֶרin the chamberוַֽיְנַתְּקֵ֛םand he tore apart themמֵעַ֥לfrom onזְרֹעֹתָ֖יוarms hisכַּחֽוּט׃like the thread
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וַתֹּ֨אמֶרand she saidדְּלִילָ֜הDelilahאֶל־toשִׁמְשׁ֗וֹןSamsonעַד־untilהֵ֜נָּהnowהֵתַ֤לְתָּyou have deceivedבִּי֙in the meוַתְּדַבֵּ֤רand you have spokenאֵלַי֙to meכְּזָבִ֔יםliesהַגִּ֣ידָהtell !לִּ֔יto the meבַּמֶּ֖הin how?תֵּאָסֵ֑רwill you be boundוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֵלֶ֔יהָto herאִם־ifתַּאַרְגִ֗יyou will weaveאֶת־obj.שֶׁ֛בַעsevenמַחְלְפ֥וֹתthe plaits ofרֹאשִׁ֖יhead myעִם־withהַמַּסָּֽכֶת׃the webוְתָקַעַתְּand you will strikeבְּיָתֵדwith a pinאֶל־toהַקִּירthe wallוְחָלִיתִיand I will be weakוְהָיִיתִיand I will beכְּאַחַדlike oneהָאָדָם׃the man
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וַתְּיַשְּׁנֵהוּand she made sleep himוַתִּתְקַע֙and she thrustוַתַּאֲרִיגand she woveבַּיָּתֵ֔דwith the pinאֶת־obj.וַתֹּ֣אמֶרand she saidשֶׁבַעsevenאֵלָ֔יוto himמַחְלְפוֹתthe plaitsפְּלִשְׁתִּ֥יםthe Philistinesרֹאשׁוֹhead hisעָלֶ֖יךָare on youעִם־withשִׁמְשׁ֑וֹןO Samsonהַמַּסֶּכֶתthe webוַיִּיקַץ֙and he awokeמִשְּׁנָת֔וֹfrom sleep hisוַיִּסַּ֛עand he pulled outאֶת־obj.הַיְתַ֥דthe pin ofהָאֶ֖רֶגthe loomוְאֶת־and obj.הַמַּסָּֽכֶת׃the web
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וַתֹּ֣אמֶרand she saidאֵלָ֗יוto himאֵ֚יךְhow?תֹּאמַ֣רwill you sayאֲהַבְתִּ֔יךְI love youוְלִבְּךָ֖and heart yourאֵ֣יןnotאִתִּ֑יis with meזֶ֣הthisשָׁלֹ֤שׁthreeפְּעָמִים֙timesהֵתַ֣לְתָּyou have deceivedבִּ֔יin the meוְלֹא־and notהִגַּ֣דְתָּyou have toldלִּ֔יto the meבַּמֶּ֖הin how?כֹּחֲךָ֥is strength yourגָדֽוֹל׃great
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וַיַּגֶּד־and he toldלָ֣הּto the herאֶת־obj.כָּל־allלִבּ֗וֹheart hisוַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidלָהּ֙to the herמוֹרָה֙a razorלֹֽא־notעָלָ֣הit has come upעַל־onרֹאשִׁ֔יhead myכִּֽי־forנְזִ֧ירam a Nazirite ofאֱלֹהִ֛יםGodאֲנִ֖יIמִבֶּ֣טֶןfrom the womb ofאִמִּ֑יmother myאִם־ifגֻּלַּ֙חְתִּי֙I was shavedוְסָ֣רand it will departמִמֶּ֣נִּיfrom meכֹחִ֔יstrength myוְחָלִ֥יתִיand I will be weakוְהָיִ֖יתִיand I will beכְּכָל־like everyהָאָדָֽם׃the man
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וַתֵּ֣רֶאand she sawדְלִילָ֗הDelilahכִּֽי־thatהִגִּ֣ידhe had toldלָהּ֮to the herאֶת־obj.כָּל־allלִבּוֹ֒heart hisוַתִּשְׁלַ֡חand she sentוַתִּקְרָא֩and she summonedלְסַרְנֵ֨יto the rulers ofפְלִשְׁתִּ֤יםthe Philistinesלֵאמֹר֙to sayingעֲל֣וּcome upהַפַּ֔עַםthis timeכִּֽי־forהִגִּ֥ידhe has toldלִ֖יto the meאֶת־obj.כָּל־allלִבּ֑וֹheart hisוְעָל֤וּand they came upאֵלֶ֙יהָ֙to herסַרְנֵ֣יthe rulers ofפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםthe Philistinesוַיַּעֲל֥וּand they brought upהַכֶּ֖סֶףthe silverבְּיָדָֽם׃in hand their
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וַתְּיַשְּׁנֵ֙הוּ֙and she made sleep himעַל־onבִּרְכֶּ֔יהָknees herוַתִּקְרָ֣אand she summonedלָאִ֔ישׁto the manוַתְּגַלַּ֕חand she shaved offאֶת־obj.שֶׁ֖בַעsevenמַחְלְפ֣וֹתthe plaits ofרֹאשׁ֑וֹhead hisוַתָּ֙חֶל֙and she beganלְעַנּוֹת֔וֹto humble himוַיָּ֥סַרand it departedכֹּח֖וֹstrength hisמֵעָלָֽיו׃from on the him
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וַתֹּ֕אמֶרand she saidפְּלִשְׁתִּ֥יםthe Philistinesעָלֶ֖יךָare on youשִׁמְשׁ֑וֹןO Samsonוַיִּקַ֣ץand he awokeמִשְּׁנָת֗וֹfrom sleep hisוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he saidאֵצֵ֞אI will go outכְּפַ֤עַםas timeבְּפַ֙עַם֙on timeוְאִנָּעֵ֔רso I may shake myself freeוְהוּא֙and heלֹ֣אnotיָדַ֔עhe knewכִּ֥יthatיְהוָ֖הYahwehסָ֥רhe had departedמֵעָלָֽיו׃from with the him
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וַיֹּאחֲז֣וּהוּand they seized himפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםthe Philistinesוַֽיְנַקְּר֖וּand they gouged outאֶת־obj.עֵינָ֑יוeyes hisוַיּוֹרִ֨ידוּand they brought downאוֹת֜וֹobj. himעַזָּ֗תָהGaza towardsוַיַּאַסְר֙וּהוּ֙and they bound himבַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִםwith the bronze fettersוַיְהִ֥יand he wasטוֹחֵ֖ןgrindingבְּבֵ֥יתin the house ofהָאֲסוּרִֽים׃those imprisoned
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וְסַרְנֵ֣יand the rulers ofפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםthe Philistinesנֶֽאֱסְפוּ֙they gatheredלִזְבֹּ֧חַto sacrificeזֶֽבַח־a sacrificeגָּד֛וֹלgreatלְדָג֥וֹןto Dagonאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖םgod theirוּלְשִׂמְחָ֑הand for joyוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּand they saidנָתַ֤ןhe has givenאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙god ourבְּיָדֵ֔נוּin hand ourאֵ֖תobj.שִׁמְשׁ֥וֹןSamsonאוֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃enemies our
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וַיִּרְא֤וּand they sawאֹתוֹ֙obj. himהָעָ֔םthe peopleוַֽיְהַלְל֖וּand they praisedאֶת־obj.אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑םgod theirכִּ֣יforאָמְר֗וּthey saidנָתַ֨ןhe has givenאֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּgod ourבְיָדֵ֙נוּ֙in hand ourאֶת־obj.א֣וֹיְבֵ֔נוּenemy ourוְאֵת֙and obj.מַחֲרִ֣יבthe desolator ofאַרְצֵ֔נוּland ourוַאֲשֶׁ֥רand whoהִרְבָּ֖הhe has multipliedאֶת־obj.חֲלָלֵֽינוּ׃slain ones our
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וַֽיְהִי֙and it wasכְּט֣וֹבlike goodלִבָּ֔םheart theirוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּand they saidקִרְא֥וּsummonלְשִׁמְשׁ֖וֹןto Samsonוִישַֽׂחֶק־so he may make sportלָ֑נוּfor the usוַיִּקְרְא֨וּand they summonedלְשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןto Samsonמִבֵּ֣יתfrom the house ofהָאֲסוּרִ֗יםthose imprisonedוַיְצַחֵק֙and he made sportלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םto before themוַיַּעֲמִ֥ידוּand they made standאוֹת֖וֹobj. himבֵּ֥יןbetweenהָעַמּוּדִֽים׃the pillars
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןSamsonאֶל־toהַנַּ֨עַרthe young manהַמַּחֲזִ֣יקwho kept holdבְּיָדוֹ֮on hand hisהַנִּ֣יחָהpermit !אוֹתִי֒obj. meוַהֲמִשֵׁ֙נִי֙and let feel meאֶת־obj.הָֽעַמֻּדִ֔יםthe pillarsאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichהַבַּ֖יִתthe houseנָכ֣וֹןis establishedעֲלֵיהֶ֑םon themוְאֶשָּׁעֵ֖ןso I may leanעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃on them
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וְהַבַּ֗יִתand the houseמָלֵ֤אwas fullהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙the menוְהַנָּשִׁ֔יםand the womenוְשָׁ֕מָּהand were there towardsכֹּ֖לallסַרְנֵ֣יthe rulers ofפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםthe Philistinesוְעַל־and were onהַגָּ֗גthe roofכִּשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתabout threeאֲלָפִים֙thousandsאִ֣ישׁmanוְאִשָּׁ֔הand womanהָרֹאִ֖יםwho were lookingבִּשְׂח֥וֹקwhen sportedשִׁמְשֽׁוֹן׃Samson
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וַיִּקְרָ֥אand he called outשִׁמְשׁ֛וֹןSamsonאֶל־toיְהוָ֖הYahwehוַיֹּאמַ֑רand he saidאֲדֹנָ֣יO Lordיֱהֹוִ֡הYahwehזָכְרֵ֣נִיremember meנָא֩pleaseוְחַזְּקֵ֨נִיand strengthen meנָ֜אpleaseאַ֣ךְonlyהַפַּ֤עַםthe timeהַזֶּה֙the thisהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםO Godוְאִנָּקְמָ֧הso let me avenge myselfנְקַם־vengeance ofאַחַ֛תoneמִשְּׁתֵ֥יfrom the twoעֵינַ֖יeyes myמִפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃from the Philistines
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וַיִּלְפֹּ֨תand he graspedשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןSamsonאֶת־obj.שְׁנֵ֣י׀the twoעַמּוּדֵ֣יthe pillars ofהַתָּ֗וֶךְthe middleאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichהַבַּ֙יִת֙the houseנָכ֣וֹןwas establishedעֲלֵיהֶ֔םon themוַיִּסָּמֵ֖ךְand he supported himselfעֲלֵיהֶ֑םon themאֶחָ֥דoneבִּימִינ֖וֹin right hand hisוְאֶחָ֥דand oneבִּשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃in left hand his
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidשִׁמְשׁ֗וֹןSamsonתָּמ֣וֹתlet it dieנַפְשִׁי֮life myעִם־withפְּלִשְׁתִּים֒the Philistinesוַיֵּ֣טand he stretched outבְּכֹ֔חַwith strengthוַיִּפֹּ֤לand it fellהַבַּ֙יִת֙the houseעַל־onהַסְּרָנִ֔יםthe rulersוְעַל־and onכָּל־allהָעָ֖םthe peopleאֲשֶׁר־whichבּ֑וֹwas in the itוַיִּהְי֤וּand they wereהַמֵּתִים֙the deadאֲשֶׁ֣רwhomהֵמִ֣יתhe killedבְּמוֹת֔וֹin death hisרַבִּ֕יםmanyמֵאֲשֶׁ֥רmore than those whomהֵמִ֖יתhe had killedבְּחַיָּֽיו׃in life his
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וַיֵּרְד֨וּand they went downאֶחָ֜יוbrothers hisוְכָל־and allבֵּ֣יתthe household ofאָבִיהוּ֮father hisוַיִּשְׂא֣וּand they carriedאֹתוֹ֒obj. himוַֽיַּעֲל֣וּ׀and they brought him upוַיִּקְבְּר֣וּand they buriedאוֹת֗וֹobj. himבֵּ֤יןbetweenצָרְעָה֙Zorahוּבֵ֣יןand betweenאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֔לEshtaolבְּקֶ֖בֶרin the tomb ofמָנ֣וֹחַManoahאָבִ֑יוfather hisוְה֛וּאand heשָׁפַ֥טhe judgedאֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelעֶשְׂרִ֥יםtwentyשָׁנָֽה׃ פyears
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