1
Now Samson went to Gaza and saw a harlot * there, and went in to her.
h'nw{z h'Viat0802 ~'v -a.r;Y;w h't'Z;[ !w{v.mivt08123 .$,leY;w ? 'hy,lea a{b'Y;w
2
When it was told to the Gazites, saying, "Samson has come here," they surrounded the place and lay in wait for him all night at the gate of the city. And they kept silent all night, saying, "Let us wait until the morning light, then we will kill him."
.WB{s'Y;w h'Neh !w{v.mivt08123 a'B r{maelt0559 ~yit'Z;[;lt05841 ? ryi['ht05892 r;[;v.Bt08179 h'l.y;L;ht03915 -l'k w{l -.Wb.r,a,Y;wt0693 ? rw{at0216 -d;[ r{maelt0559 h'l.y;L;ht03915 -l'k .Wv.r'x.tiY;wt02790 ? ].WhUn.g.r]h;wt02026 r,q{B;ht01242
3
Now Samson lay until midnight *, and at midnight * he arose and took hold of the doors of the city gate and the two posts and pulled them up along with the bars; then he put them on his shoulders and carried them up to the top of the mountain which is opposite * Hebron.
~'q'Y;w h'l.y;L;ht03915 yic]xt02677 -d;[ !w{v.mivt08123 b;K.viY;wt07901 ? ryi['ht05892 -r;[;vt08179 tw{t.l;d.Bt01817 z{x/a,Y;wt0270 h'l.y;L;ht03915 yic]x;Bt02677 ? ~,f'Y;wt08147 ;xyir.B;ht01280 -mi[ ~e['SiY;w tw{z.Wz.M;ht04201 yeT.vib.W ? r,v]a r'h'ht02022 va{r -l,a ~el][;Y;w wy'pet.K -l;[ ? !w{r.b,xt02275 yen.P -l;[
4
After this it came about that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
qer{ft07796 l;x;n.Bt05158 h'Viat0802 b;h/a,Y;wt0157 !ek -yer]x;at0310 yih.y;w ? h'lyil.D H'm.v.W
5
The lords of the Philistines came up to her and said to her, "Entice him, and see where his great strength lies and how we may overpower him that we may bind him to afflict him. Then we will each give you eleven * hundred pieces of silver."
H'l .Wr.ma{Y;wt0559 ~yiT.vil.pt06430 yen.r;s 'hy,lea .Wl][;Y;w ? h,M;b.W lw{d'gt01419 w{x{Kt03581 h,M;B yia.r.W w{tw{a yiT;P ? .$'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
So Delilah said to Samson, "Please tell me where your great strength is and how you may be bound to afflict you."
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
Samson said to her, "If they bind me with seven fresh cords that have not been dried, then I will become weak and be like any other 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 fresh cords that 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 she had men lying in wait in an inner room. And she said to him, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" But he snapped the cords as a string of tow snaps when it touches fire. So his strength was not discovered.
~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 '$y,l'[ ? a{l.w vea w{xyir]h;Bt07306 t,r{[.N;ht05296 -lyit.Pt06616 qet'NIyt05423 ? w{x{Kt03581 [;dw{n
10
Then Delilah said to Samson, "Behold, you have deceived me and told me lies; now please tell me how you may be bound."
'T.l;teht02048 heNih !w{v.mivt08123 -l,a h'lyil.Dt01807 r,ma{T;wt0559 ? a'N -h'dyiG;h h'T;[ ~yib'z.Kt03577 y;lea reB;d.T;wt01696 yiB ? res'aeTt0631 h,M;B yil
11
He said to her, "If they bind me tightly with new ropes which have not been used, then I will become weak and be like any other man."
~yit{b][;Bt05688 yin.Wr.s;a;yt0631 rw{s'a -mia 'hy,lea r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? yityil'x.w h'ka'l.mt04399 ~,h'b h'f][;n -a{l r,v]a ~yiv'd]xt02319 ? ~'d'a'ht0120 d;x;a.Kt0259 yityIy'h.w
12
So Delilah took new ropes and bound him with them and said to him, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" For the men were lying in wait in the inner room. But he snapped the ropes from his arms like a thread.
.Wher.s;a;T;wt0631 ~yiv'd]xt02319 ~yit{b][t05688 h'lyil.Dt01807 x;QiT;w ? !w{v.mivt08123 '$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
Then Delilah said to Samson, "Up to now you have deceived me and told me lies; tell me how you may be bound." And he said to her, "If you weave the seven locks of my hair with the web [and fasten it with a pin, then I will become weak and be like any other man."
'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
So while he slept, Delilah took the seven locks of his hair and wove them into the web ]. And she fastened it with the pin and said to him, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" But he awoke from his sleep and pulled out the pin of the loom and the web.
'$y,l'[ ~yiT.vil.Pt06430 wy'lea r,ma{T;wt0559 det'Y;Bt03489 [;q.tiT;wt08628 ? d;t.y;ht03489 -t,a [;SiY;w w{t'n.Vim #;qyiY;wt03364 !w{v.mivt08123 ? t,k'S;M;ht04545 -t,a.w g,r,a'ht0708
15
Then she said to him, "How can you say, 'I love you,' when your heart is not with me? You have deceived me these three times and have not told me where your great strength is."
'$.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 '$]x{Kt03581 h,M;B yiL
16
It came about when she pressed him daily with her words and urged him, that his soul was annoyed to death.
~yim'Y;h -l'K 'hy,r'b.dibt01697 w{L h'qyiceh -yiK yih.y;w ? t.Wm'lt04191 w{v.p;nt05315 r;c.qiT;w .Whec]l;a.T;w
17
So he told her all that was in his heart and said to her, "A razor has never come on my head, for I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother's womb. If I am shaved, then my strength will leave * me and I will become weak and be like any other man."
h'rw{mt04177 H'l r,ma{Y;wt0559 w{Bilt03820 -l'K -t,a H'l -d,G;Y;w ? ~yih{l/at0430 ryiz.nt05139 -yiK yiva{rt07218 -l;[ h'l'[ -a{l ? yiN,Mim r's.wt05493 yiT.x;LUGt01548 -mia yiMia !,j,Bim yin]a ? ~'d'a'ht0120 -l'k.K yityIy'h.w yityil'x.w yix{kt03581
18
When Delilah saw that he had told her all that was in his heart, she sent and called the lords of the Philistines, saying, "Come up once more, for he has told me all that is in his heart." Then the lords of the Philistines came up to her and brought the money in their hands.
w{Bilt03820 -l'K -t,a H'l dyiGiht03027 -yiK h'lyil.Dt01807 a,reT;w ? .Wl][ r{maelt0559 ~yiT.vil.pt06430 yen.r;s.l a'r.qiT;wt07121 x;l.viT;wt07971 ? .Wl'[.w w{Bilt03820 -l'K -t,a H'l dyiGih -yiK ~;[;P;ht06471 ? ~'d'y.B @,s,K;ht03701 .Wl][;Y;w ~yiT.vil.pt06430 yen.r;s 'hy,lea
19
She made him sleep on her knees, and called for a man and had him shave off the seven locks of his hair. Then she began to afflict him, and his strength left him.
x;L;g.T;wt01548 vyia'lt0376 a'r.qiT;wt07121 'hy,K.riB -l;[ .When.V;y.T;w ? w{tw{N;[.l l,x'T;w w{va{rt07218 tw{p.l.x;m [;b,vt07651 -t,a ? wy'l'[em w{x{Kt03581 r;s'Y;w
20
She said, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" And he awoke from his sleep and said, "I will go out as at other times and shake myself free." But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him.
w{t'n.Vim #;qiY;wt03364 !w{v.mivt08123 '$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
Then the Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza and bound him with bronze chains, and he was a grinder in the prison *.
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
However, the hair of his head began to grow again after it was shaved off.
x'LUGt01548 r,v]a;Kt0834 ;xeM;c.lt06779 w{va{rt07218 -r;[.ft08181 l,x'Y;w
23
Now the lords of the Philistines assembled to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to rejoice, for they said, "Our god has given Samson our enemy into our hands."
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
When the people saw him, they praised their god, for they said, "Our god has given our enemy into our hands, Even the destroyer of our country, Who has slain 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
It so happened when they were in high spirits, that they said, "Call for Samson, that he may amuse us." So they called for Samson from the prison *, and he entertained * them. And they made him stand 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
Then Samson said to the boy who was holding his hand, "Let me feel the pillars on which the house rests, that I may lean against 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 about 3,000 * men and women were on the roof looking on while Samson was amusing them.
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
Then Samson called to the LORD and said, "O Lord GOD, please remember me and please strengthen me just this time, O God, that I may at once be 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 .$;a a'n yineq.Z;x.wt02388 a'n yiner.k'zt02142 hiw{h/yt03069 ? yet.Vimt06430 t;x;a -m;q.n h'm.q'Nia.w ~yih{l/a'ht0430 h,Z;h ? ~yiT.vil.Pim y;nye[
29
Samson grasped the two middle pillars on which the house rested, and braced himself against them, the one with his right hand and the other with his left.
.$,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 bent with all his might so that the house fell on the lords and all the people who were in it. So the dead whom he killed at his death were more than those whom he killed 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 brothers and all his father's household came down, took him, brought him up and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of Manoah his father. Thus he had 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