1
Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot*, and went in unto her.
h'nw{z h'Viat0802 ~'v -a.r;Y;w h't'Z;[ !w{v.mivt08123 .$,leY;w ? 'hy,lea a{b'Y;w
2
And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him.
.WB{s'Y;w h'Neh !w{v.mivt08123 a'B r{maelt0559 ~yit'Z;[;lt05841 ? ryi['ht05892 r;[;v.Bt08179 h'l.y;L;ht03915 -l'k w{l -.Wb.r,a,Y;wt0693 ? rw{at0216 -d;[ r{maelt0559 h'l.y;L;ht03915 -l'k .Wv.r'x.tiY;wt02790 ? ].WhUn.g.r]h;wt02026 r,q{B;ht01242
3
And Samson lay till midnight*, and arose at midnight*, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before Hebron.
~'q'Y;w h'l.y;L;ht03915 yic]xt02677 -d;[ !w{v.mivt08123 b;K.viY;wt07901 ? ryi['ht05892 -r;[;vt08179 tw{t.l;d.Bt01817 z{x/a,Y;wt0270 h'l.y;L;ht03915 yic]x;Bt02677 ? ~,f'Y;wt08147 ;xyir.B;ht01280 -mi[ ~e['SiY;w tw{z.Wz.M;ht04201 yeT.vib.W ? r,v]a r'h'ht02022 va{r -l,a ~el][;Y;w wy'pet.K -l;[ ? !w{r.b,xt02275 yen.P -l;[
4
And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
qer{ft07796 l;x;n.Bt05158 h'Viat0802 b;h/a,Y;wt0157 !ek -yer]x;at0310 yih.y;w ? h'lyil.D H'm.v.W
5
And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.
H'l .Wr.ma{Y;wt0559 ~yiT.vil.pt06430 yen.r;s 'hy,lea .Wl][;Y;w ? h,M;b.W lw{d'gt01419 w{x{Kt03581 h,M;B yia.r.W w{tw{a yiT;P ? .$'l -n;Tin .Wn.x;n]a;w w{t{N;[.l .WhUn.r;s]a;wt0631 w{l l;k.Wn ? @,s'Kt03701 h'aem.Wt03967 @,l,at0505 vyiat0376
6
And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.
a'N -h'dyiG;h !w{v.mivt08123 -l,a h'lyil.Dt01807 r,ma{T;wt0559 ? '$,tw{N;[.l res'aett0631 h,M;b.W lw{d'g '$]x{Kt03581 h,M;B yil
7
And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.
h'[.biv.Bt07651 yinUr.s;a;yt0631 -mia !w{v.mivt08123 'hy,lea r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? yityil'x.w .Wb'r{xt02717 -a{l r,v]a ~yix;lt03892 ~yir't.yt03499 ? ~'d'a'ht0120 d;x;a.Kt0259 yityIy'h.w
8
Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.
~yir't.yt03499 h'[.bivt07651 ~yiT.vil.pt06430 yen.r;s H'l -.Wl][;Y;w ? ~,h'B .Wher.s;a;T;wt0631 .Wb'r{xt02717 -a{l r,v]a ~yix;lt03892
9
Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.
~yiT.vil.Pt06430 wy'lea r,ma{T;wt0559 r,d,x;Bt02315 H'l bev{yt03427 ber{a'h.wt0693 ? r,v]a;Kt0784 ~yir't.y;ht03499 -t,a qeT;n.y;wt05423 !w{v.mivt08123 '$y,l'[ ? a{l.w vea w{xyir]h;Bt07306 t,r{[.N;ht05296 -lyit.Pt06616 qet'NIyt05423 ? w{x{Kt03581 [;dw{n
10
And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.
'T.l;teht02048 heNih !w{v.mivt08123 -l,a h'lyil.Dt01807 r,ma{T;wt0559 ? a'N -h'dyiG;h h'T;[ ~yib'z.Kt03577 y;lea reB;d.T;wt01696 yiB ? res'aeTt0631 h,M;B yil
11
And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied*, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.
~yit{b][;Bt05688 yin.Wr.s;a;yt0631 rw{s'a -mia 'hy,lea r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? yityil'x.w h'ka'l.mt04399 ~,h'b h'f][;n -a{l r,v]a ~yiv'd]xt02319 ? ~'d'a'ht0120 d;x;a.Kt0259 yityIy'h.w
12
Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like a thread.
.Wher.s;a;T;wt0631 ~yiv'd]xt02319 ~yit{b][t05688 h'lyil.Dt01807 x;QiT;w ? !w{v.mivt08123 '$y,l'[ ~yiT.vil.Pt06430 wy'lea r,ma{T;wt0559 ~,h'b ? wy't{[{r.z l;[em ~eq.T;n.y;wt05423 r,d'x,Bt02315 bev{yt03427 ber{a'h.wt0693 ? j.Wx;Kt02339
13
And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.
'T.l;teht02048 h'Neht02008 -d;[ !w{v.mivt08123 -l,a h'lyil.Dt01807 r,ma{T;wt0559 ? h,M;B yiL h'dyiG;h ~yib'z.Kt03577 y;lea reB;d.T;wt01696 yiB ? [;b,vt07651 -t,a yig.r;a;Tt0707 -mia 'hy,lea r,ma{Y;wt0559 res'aeTt0631 ? t,k'S;M;ht04545 -mi[ yiva{rt07218 tw{p.l.x;m
14
And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web.
'$y,l'[ ~yiT.vil.Pt06430 wy'lea r,ma{T;wt0559 det'Y;Bt03489 [;q.tiT;wt08628 ? d;t.y;ht03489 -t,a [;SiY;w w{t'n.Vim #;qyiY;wt03364 !w{v.mivt08123 ? t,k'S;M;ht04545 -t,a.w g,r,a'ht0708
15
And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.
'$.Bil.wt03820 .$yiT.b;h]at0157 r;ma{Tt0559 .$yeat0349 wy'lea r,ma{T;wt0559 ? 'T.d;Gih -a{l.w yiB 'T.l;teht02048 ~yim'[.P v{l'v h,z yiTia !yea ? lw{d'g '$]x{Kt03581 h,M;B yiL
16
And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death;
~yim'Y;h -l'K 'hy,r'b.dibt01697 w{L h'qyiceh -yiK yih.y;w ? t.Wm'lt04191 w{v.p;nt05315 r;c.qiT;w .Whec]l;a.T;w
17
That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.
h'rw{mt04177 H'l r,ma{Y;wt0559 w{Bilt03820 -l'K -t,a H'l -d,G;Y;w ? ~yih{l/at0430 ryiz.nt05139 -yiK yiva{rt07218 -l;[ h'l'[ -a{l ? yiN,Mim r's.wt05493 yiT.x;LUGt01548 -mia yiMia !,j,Bim yin]a ? ~'d'a'ht0120 -l'k.K yityIy'h.w yityil'x.w yix{kt03581
18
And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he hath shewed me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and brought money in their hand.
w{Bilt03820 -l'K -t,a H'l dyiGiht03027 -yiK h'lyil.Dt01807 a,reT;w ? .Wl][ r{maelt0559 ~yiT.vil.pt06430 yen.r;s.l a'r.qiT;wt07121 x;l.viT;wt07971 ? .Wl'[.w w{Bilt03820 -l'K -t,a H'l dyiGih -yiK ~;[;P;ht06471 ? ~'d'y.B @,s,K;ht03701 .Wl][;Y;w ~yiT.vil.pt06430 yen.r;s 'hy,lea
19
And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.
x;L;g.T;wt01548 vyia'lt0376 a'r.qiT;wt07121 'hy,K.riB -l;[ .When.V;y.T;w ? w{tw{N;[.l l,x'T;w w{va{rt07218 tw{p.l.x;m [;b,vt07651 -t,a ? wy'l'[em w{x{Kt03581 r;s'Y;w
20
And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the LORD was departed from him.
w{t'n.Vim #;qiY;wt03364 !w{v.mivt08123 '$y,l'[ ~yiT.vil.Pt06430 r,ma{T;wt0559 ? a.Wh.wt03068 re['Nia.wt05287 ~;[;p.Bt06471 ~;[;p.K aecea r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? wy'l'[em r's h'wh.y yiK [;d'y a{l
21
But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.
wy'nye[ -t,a .Wr.Q;n.y;wt05365 ~yiT.vil.pt06430 .Wh.Wz]xa{Y;w ? ~Iy;T.vUx.n;Bt05178 .Wh.Wr.s;a;Y;wt0631 h't'Z;[ w{tw{a .Wdyirw{Y;w ? ~yiryis]a'h tyeb.Bt01004 !exw{j yih.y;w
22
Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.
x'LUGt01548 r,v]a;Kt0834 ;xeM;c.lt06779 w{va{rt07218 -r;[.ft08181 l,x'Y;w
23
Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.
lw{d'Gt01419 -x;b,zt02076 ;x{B.zilt02077 ].Wp.s/a,n ~yiT.vil.pt06430 yen.r;s.wt05633 ? !;t'n .Wr.ma{Y;wt0559 h'x.mif.l.Wt08057 ~,hyeh{l/at0430 !w{g'd.lt01712 ? .Wnyeb.yw{a !w{v.mivt08123 tea .Wned'y.Bt03027 .Wnyeh{l/a
24
And when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hands our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, which slew many of us.
~,hyeh{l/at0430 -t,a .Wl.l;h.y;wt01984 ~'['ht05971 w{t{a .Wa.riY;w ? .Wneb.yw{a -t,a .Wned'y.bt03027 .Wnyeh{l/a !;t'n .Wr.m'at0559 yiK ? .Wnyel'l]xt02491 -t,a h'B.riht07235 r,v]a;w .Wnec.r;a byir]x;m tea.w
25
And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars.
!w{v.miv.lt08123 .Wa.riqt07121 .Wr.ma{Y;wt0559 ~'Bilt03820 bw{j yiK yih.y;w ? ~yiryis]a'h tyeBimt01004 !w{v.miv.lt08123 .Wa.r.qiY;wt07121 .Wn'l -q,x;fyiw ? ~yid.WM;['ht05982 !yeB w{tw{a .Wdyim][;Y;w ~,hyen.pilt06440 qex;c.y;wt06711
26
And Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house standeth, that I may lean upon them.
w{d'y.Bt03027 qyiz]x;M;h r;[;N;ht05288 -l,a !w{v.mivt08123 r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? r,v]a ~yidUM;['h -t,a yinevimyeh;wt03237 yitw{a h'xyiN;h ? ~,hyel][ !e['V,a.w ~,hyel][ !w{k'n tIy;B;ht01004
27
Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women, that beheld while Samson made sport.
l{K h'M'v.wt08123 ~yiv'N;h.w ~yiv'n]a'h ael'mt04390 tIy;B;h.wt01004 ? ~yip'l]at06430 t,v{l.viKt07969 g'G;ht01406 -l;[.w ~yiT.vil.p yen.r;s ? !w{v.miv qw{x.fiB ~yia{r'h h'Via.wt0802 vyiat0376
28
And Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged* of the Philistines for my two eyes.
y'n{d]at0136 r;ma{Y;wt0559 h'wh.yt03068 -l,a !w{v.mivt08123 a'r.qiY;wt07121 ? ~;[;P;ht06471 .$;a a'n yineq.Z;x.wt02388 a'n yiner.k'zt02142 hiw{h/yt03069 ? yet.Vimt06430 t;x;a -m;q.n h'm.q'Nia.w ~yih{l/a'ht0430 h,Z;h ? ~yiT.vil.Pim y;nye[
29
And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left.
.$,w'T;ht08432 yed.WM;[t05982 yen.vt08147 -t,a !w{v.mivt08123 t{P.liY;wt03943 ? ~,hyel][ .$em'SiY;wt05564 ~,hyel][ !w{k'n tIy;B;ht01004 r,v]a ? w{la{m.fiB d'x,a.wt0259 w{nyimyiB d'x,at0259
30
And Samson said, Let me die* with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life.
~yiT.vil.Pt06430 -mi[ yiv.p;nt05315 tw{m'Tt04191 !w{v.mivt08123 r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? -l'K -l;[.w ~yin'r.S;h -l;[ tIy;B;ht01004 l{PiY;w ;x{k.Bt03581 jeY;w ? tyimeh r,v]a ~yiteM;h .Wy.hiY;w w{B -r,v]a ~'['ht05971 ? wy'Y;x.Bt02416 tyimeh r,v]aem ~yiB;rt07227 w{tw{m.Bt04191
31
Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the buryingplace of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years.
.Wa.fiY;wt0847 .Whyib'at01 tyeBt01004 -l'k.w wy'x,at0251 .Wd.reY;wt03381 ? h'[.r'ct06881 !yeB w{tw{a .Wr.B.qiY;wt06912 .Wl][;Y;w w{t{a ? a.Wh.w wyib'at01 ;xw{n'mt04495 r,b,q.Bt06913 l{a'T.v,a !yeb.W ? h'n'vt08141 ~yir.f,[ lea'r.fIyt06242 -t,a j;p'vt08199