Judges 15

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1: And it came to passH1961 after a whileH3117 in the timeH3117 of harvest,H7105 wheatH2406 that visitedH6485 SamsonH8123 -H0853 his wifeH0802 withH1423 a young goat-H5795 and he said,H0559 let me go inH0935 toH0413 my wifeH0802 into [her] room.H2315 But notH3808 would permit himH5414 her fatherH0001 to go in.H0935

2: And said,H0559 Her fatherH0001 reallyH0559 I thoughtH0559 thatH3588 thoroughlyH8130 you hated herH8130 therefore I gave herH5414 to your companion.H4828 [Is] notH3808 her sisterH0269 youngerH6996 betterH2896 than sheH4480 takeH1961 please,H4994 instead her.H8478

3: And saidH0559 SamsonH8123 I shall be blamelessH5352 this timeH6471 regarding the PhilistinesH6430 ifH3588 doH6213 IH0589 themH5973 harm.H7451

4: And wentH1980 SamsonH8123 and caughtH3920 threeH7969 hundredH3967 foxes,H7776 and he tookH3947 torches,H3940 and turned [the foxes]H6437 tailH2180 toH0413 tail,H2180 and putH7760 torchH3940 aH0259 betweenH0996 [every] twoH8147 tailsH2180 in the middle.H8432

5: And when he had setH1197 fire,H0784 on the torchesH3940 and he let [the foxes] goH7971 into the standing grainH7054 of the Philistines,H6430 and burned upH1197 from the shocks,H1430 andH5704 the standing grain,H7054 and as well as toH5704 the vineyardsH3754 [and] olive groves.H2132

6: And said,H0559 the PhilistinesH6430 whoH4310 has doneH6213 this?H2063 and they answered,H0559 Samson,H8123 the son-in-lawH2860 of the Timnite,H8554 becauseH3588 he has takenH3947 -H0853 his wife,H0802 and given herH5414 to his companion.H4828 So came up,H5927 the PhilistinesH6430 and burnedH8313 herH0853 andH0853 her fatherH0001 with fire.H0784

7: And saidH0559 SamsonH8123 SinceH0518 you would do a thingH6213 like this,H2063 yetH3588 surelyH0518 I will take revengeH5358 and after [that]H0310 I will cease.H2308

8: So heH5221 attacked themH0853 hipH7785 andH5921 thighH3409 with a slaughter-H4347 greatH1419 then he went downH3381 and dweltH3427 in the cleftH5585 of the rockH5553 of Etam.H5862

9: And went up,H5927 the PhilistinesH6430 and encampedH2583 in Judah,H3063 and deployed themselvesH5203 against Lehi.H3896

10: And said,H0559 the menH0376 of JudahH3063 whyH4100 have you come upH5927 against usH5921 so they answered,H0559 to arrestH0631 -H0853 SamsonH8123 we have come up,H5927 to doH6213 asH0834 he has doneH6213

11: And went downH3381 threeH7969 thousandH0505 menH0376 of JudahH3063 toH0413 the cleftH5585 of the rockH5553 of Etam,H5862 and saidH0559 to Samson,H8123 do notH3808 you knowH3045 thatH3588 ruleH4910 the PhilistinesH6430 and what [is]H4100 thisH2063 you have doneH6213 and he saidH0559 asH0834 they didH6213 soH3651 I have doneH6213

12: But they saidH0559 to arrest youH0631 we have come downH3381 that we may deliver youH5414 into the handH3027 of the Philistines.H6430 And saidH0559 SamsonH8123 SwearH7650 thatH6435 you will not killH6293 you.H0859

13: So they spokeH0559 saying,H0559 No-H3808 butH3588 securelyH0631 we will tie you,H0631 and deliver youH5414 into their hand-H3027 but surelyH4191 notH3808 we will kill youH4191 and they bound himH0631 with twoH8147 ropes,H5688 newH2319 and brought him upH5927 fromH4480 the rock.H5553

14: [when] heH1931 cameH0935 toH5704 Lehi,H3896 and the PhilistinesH6430 came shoutingH7321 against himH7125 and came mightilyH6743 upon himH5921 the SpiritH7307 of YahwehH3068 and becameH1961 the ropesH5688 that [were]H0834 onH5921 his armsH2220 like flaxH6593 thatH0834 is burnedH1197 with fire,H0784 and broke looseH4549 his bondsH0612 fromH5921 his hands.H3027

15: And He foundH4672 a jawboneH3895 of a donkey,H2543 freshH2961 and reached outH7971 his hand,H3027 and took itH3947 and killedH5221 a thousandH0505 men.H0376

16: And said,H0559 SamsonH8123 with the jawboneH3895 of a donkey,H2543 HeapsH2563 upon heapsH2563 with the jawboneH3895 of a donkeyH2543 I have slainH5221 a thousandH0505 men.H0376

17: And so it was,H1961 when he had finishedH3615 speaking,H1696 that he threwH7993 the jawboneH3895 from his hand,H3027 and calledH7121 placeH4725 thatH1931 Ramath Lehi.H7437

18: And he became thirstyH6770 veryH3966 so he cried outH7121 toH0413 Yahweh,H3068 and said,H0559 YouH0859 have givenH5414 by the handH3027 of Your servant,H5650 -H0853 deliveranceH8668 greatH1419 thisH2063 nowH6258 shall I dieH4191 of thirst,H6772 and fallH5307 into the handH3027 of the uncircumcised?H6189

19: so splitH1234 GodH0430 -H0853 the hollow placeH4388 that [is]H0834 in Lehi,H3895 and cameH3318 out-H4480 waterH4325 and he drank,H8354 and returned,H7725 his spiritH7307 and he revived.H2421 WhyH5921 thereforeH3651 he calledH7121 its nameH8034 En Hakkore,H5875 which isH0834 in LehiH3896 toH5704 dayH3117 this.H2088

20: And he judgedH8199 -H0853 IsraelH3478 in the daysH3117 of the PhilistinesH6430 twentyH6242 years.H8141