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Then Samson went down to Timnah and saw a woman in Timnah, one of the daughters of the Philistines.
h't'n.mit.Bt01323 h'Viat0802 a.r;Y;w h't'n.miTt08553 !w{v.mivt08123 d,reY;wt03381 ? ~yiT.vil.Pt06430 tw{n.Bim
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So he came back and told his father and mother, "I saw a woman in Timnah, one of the daughters of the Philistines; now therefore, get her for me as a wife."
h'Viat0802 r,ma{Y;wt0559 w{Mia.l.W wyib'a.lt01 deG;Y;w l;[;Y;w ? h'T;[.w ~yiT.vil.Pt06430 tw{n.Bim h't'n.mit.bt01323 yityia'r ? h'Via.lt0802 yiL H'tw{a -.Wx.q
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Then his father and his mother said to him, "Is there no woman among the daughters of your relatives, or among all our people, that you go to take a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?" But Samson said to his father, "Get her for me, for she looks * good to me."
'$y,x;at0251 tw{n.biB !yea;h w{Mia.w wyib'at01 w{l r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? t;x;q'l .$elw{h h'T;a -yiK h'Viat0802 yiM;[ -l'k.b.W ? !w{v.mivt08123 r,ma{Y;wt0559 ~yiler]['ht06189 ~yiT.vil.Pimt06430 h'Viat0802 ? h'r.v'yt03474 ayih -yiK yil -x;q H'tw{a wyib'at01 -l,a ? y'nye[.b
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However, his father and mother did not know that it was of the LORD, for He was seeking an occasion against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines were ruling over Israel.
ayih h'wh.yemt03068 yiK .W[.d'y a{l w{Mia.w wyib'a.wt01 ? te['b.Wt06256 ~yiT.vil.Pimt06430 veQ;b.mt01245 -a.Wh h'n]a{tt08385 -yiK ? lea'r.fIy.Bt03478 ~yil.v{mt04910 ~yiT.vil.Pt06430 ayih;h
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Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother, and came as far as the vineyards of Timnah; and behold, a young lion came roaring toward him.
.Wa{b'Y;wt0935 h't'n.miTt08553 w{Mia.w wyib'a.wt01 !w{v.mivt08123 d,reY;wt03381 ? tw{y'r]at0738 ryip.Kt03715 heNih.w h't'n.mit yem.r;K -d;[ ? w{ta'r.qilt07125 gea{vt07580
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The Spirit of the LORD came upon him mightily, so that he tore him as one tears a young goat though he had nothing * in his hand; but he did not tell his father or mother what he had done.
[;S;v.Kt08156 .Whe[.S;v.y;wt08156 h'wh.yt03068 ;x.Wrt07307 wy'l'[ x;l.ciT;wt06743 ? wyib'a.lt01 dyiGiht03027 a{l.w w{d'y.B !yea h'm.Wa.m.Wt03972 yid.G;ht01423 ? h'f'[ r,v]a tea w{Mia.l.W
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So he went down and talked to the woman; and she looked * good to Samson.
!w{v.mivt08123 yenye[.B r;vyiT;wt03474 h'Via'lt0802 reB;d.y;wt01696 d,reY;wt03381
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When he returned later * to take her, he turned aside to look at the carcass of the lion; and behold, a swarm of bees and honey were in the body of the lion.
tea tw{a.ril r;s'Y;w H'T.x;q.l ~yim'Yim b'v'Y;w ? t;Yiw.giBt01472 ~yirw{b.D t;d][ heNih.w hey.r;a'ht0738 t,l,P;mt04658 ? v'b.d.Wt01706 hey.r;a'ht0738
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So he scraped the honey into his hands and went on, eating as he went. When he came to his father and mother, he gave some to them and they ate it; but he did not tell them that he had scraped the honey out of the body of the lion.
l{k'a.wt0398 .$w{l'h .$,leY;w wy'P;K -l,a .WheD.riY;wt07287 ? ~,h'l !eTiY;wt05414 w{Mia -l,a.w wyib'at01 -l,a .$,leY;w ? hey.r;a'ht0738 t;Yiw.Gimt01472 yiK ~,h'l dyiGih -a{l.w .Wleka{Y;wt0398 ? v'b.D;ht01706 h'd'rt07287
10
Then his father went down to the woman; and Samson made a feast there, for the young men customarily did this.
!w{v.mivt08123 ~'v f;[;Y;w h'Via'ht0802 -l,a .Whyib'at01 d,reY;wt03381 ? ~yir.Wx;B;ht0970 .Wf][;y !eK yiK h,T.vimt04960
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When they saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.
~yi[eremt04828 ~yiv{l.vt07970 .Wx.qiY;wt03947 w{tw{a ~'tw{a.riK yih.y;w ? w{Tia .Wy.hiY;w
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Then Samson said to them, "Let me now propound a riddle to you; if you will indeed tell it to me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen wraps and thirty changes of clothes.
h'dyixt02420 ~,k'l a'N -h'd.Wx'at02330 !w{v.mivt08123 ~,h'l r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? yem.y t;[.bivt07651 yil H'tw{a .WdyiG;Tt05466 deG;h -mia ? ~yinyid.s ~yiv{l.vt07970 ~,k'l yiT;t'n.w ~,ta'c.m.Wt04672 h,T.viM;ht04960 ? ~yid'g.Bt0899 t{pil]x ~yiv{l.v.Wt07970
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"But if you are unable * to tell me, then you shall give me thirty linen wraps and thirty changes of clothes." And they said to him, "Propound your riddle, that we may hear it."
~,T;a ~,T;t.n.W yil dyiG;h.l .Wl.k.Wt a{l -mia.w ? ~yid'g.Bt0899 tw{pyil]x ~yiv{l.v.Wt07970 ~yinyid.s ~yiv{l.vt07970 yil ? h'N,['m.vin.wt08085 '$.t'dyixt02420 h'd.Wxt02330 w{l .Wr.ma{Y;wt0559
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So he said to them, "Out of the eater came something to eat, And out of the strong came something sweet." But they could not tell the riddle in three days.
a'c'y z;[em.Wt05794 l'k]a;mt0398 a'c'y lek{a'hemt03978 ~,h'l r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? t,v{l.v h'dyix;ht02420 dyiG;h.l .Wl.k'yt03201 a{l.w qw{t'mt04966 ? ~yim'y
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Then it came about on the fourth day that they said to Samson's wife, "Entice your husband, so that he will tell us the riddle, or we will burn you and your father's house with fire. Have you invited us to impoverish us? Is this not so?"
!w{v.mivt08123 -t,vea.lt0784 .Wr.ma{Y;wt0559 yi[yib.V;ht07637 ~w{Y;Bt03117 yih.y;wt02420 ? h'dyix;h -t,a .Wn'l -d,G;y.w .$evyiat0376 -t,a yiT;P ? vea'B .$yib'at01 tyeBt01004 -t,a.w .$'tw{a @{r.fint08313 -n,P ? a{l]h .Wn'l ~,ta'r.qt07121 .Wnev.r'y.l;ht03423
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Samson's wife wept before him and said, "You only hate me, and you do not love me; you have propounded a riddle to the sons of my people, and have not told it to me." And he said to her, "Behold, I have not told it to my father or mother; so should I tell you?"
yin;taen.f -q;r r,ma{T;wt0559 wy'l'[ !w{v.mivt08123 t,vea .K.beT;w ? yil.w yiM;[ yen.bil 'T.d;x h'dyix;ht02420 yin'T.b;h]at0157 a{l.w ? yiMia.l.W yib'a.lt01 heNih H'l r,ma{Y;wt0559 h'T.d;Gih a{l ? dyiG;a .$'l.w yiT.d;Gih a{l
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However she wept before him seven days while their feast lasted. And on the seventh day he told her because she pressed him so hard. She then told the riddle to the sons of her people.
~,h'l h'y'ht01961 -r,v]a ~yim'Y;h t;[.bivt07651 wy'l'[ .K.beT;w ? H'l -d,G;Y;w yi[yib.V;ht07637 ~w{Y;Bt03117 yih.y;w h,T.viM;ht04960 ? H'M;[ yen.bil h'dyix;h deG;T;w .Wh.t;qyic/h yiK
18
So the men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, "What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?" And he said to them, "If you had not plowed with my heifer, You would not have found out my riddle."
yi[yib.V;ht07637 ~w{Y;Bt03117 ryi['ht05892 yev.n;at0582 w{l .Wr.ma{Y;wt0559 ? h,m.W v;b.Dimt01706 qw{t'Mt04966 -h;m h's.r;x;ht02775 a{b'y ~,r,j.B ? yit'l.g,[.B ~,T.v;r]xt02790 ael.Wlt03884 ~,h'l r,ma{Y;wt0559 yir]aemt0738 z;[t05794 ? yit'dyixt02420 ~,ta'c.mt04672 a{l
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Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon him mightily, and he went down to Ashkelon and killed thirty of them and took their spoil and gave the changes of clothes to those who told the riddle. And his anger burned, and he went up to his father's house.
!w{l.q.v;at0831 d,reY;wt03381 h'wh.yt03068 ;x.Wrt07307 wy'l'[ x;l.ciT;wt06743 ? ~'tw{cyil]x -t,a x;QiY;wt03947 vyiat0376 ~yiv{l.vt07970 ~,hem .$;Y;w ? r;xiY;w h'dyix;ht02420 yedyiG;m.l tw{pyil]x;ht02487 !eTiY;wt05414 ? .Whyib'at01 tyeBt01004 l;[;Y;w w{P;a
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But Samson's wife was given to his companion who had been his friend.
w{l h'[ert07462 r,v]a .Whe[erem.lt04828 !w{v.mivt08123 t,vea yih.T;w