strkjv@Judges:16:1 @ Then went #H3212 yalak# (8799) Samson #H8123 Shimshown# to Gaza #H5804 #Azzah#, and saw #H7200 ra#ah# (8799) there an harlot #H802 #ishshah# #H2181 zanah# (8802), and went in #H935 bow# (8799) unto her.
strkjv@Judges:16:2 @ And it was told the Gazites #H5841 #Azzathiy#, saying #H559 #amar# (8800), Samson #H8123 Shimshown# is come #H935 bow# (8804) hither. And they compassed him in #H5437 cabab# (8799), and laid wait #H693 #arab# (8799) for him all night #H3915 layil# in the gate #H8179 sha#ar# of the city #H5892 #iyr#, and were quiet #H2790 charash# (8691) all the night #H3915 layil#, saying #H559 #amar# (8800), In the morning #H1242 boqer#, when it is day #H216 #owr#, we shall kill #H2026 harag# (8804) him.
strkjv@Judges:16:3 @ And Samson #H8123 Shimshown# lay #H7901 shakab# (8799) till midnight #H2677 chetsiy# #H3915 layil#, and arose #H6965 quwm# (8799) at midnight #H2677 chetsiy# #H3915 layil#, and took #H270 #achaz# (8799) the doors #H1817 deleth# of the gate #H8179 sha#ar# of the city #H5892 #iyr#, and the two #H8147 sh@nayim# posts #H4201 m@zuwzah#, and went away #H5265 naca# (8799) with them, bar #H1280 b@riyach# and all, and put #H7760 suwm# (8799) them upon his shoulders #H3802 katheph#, and carried them up #H5927 #alah# (8686) to the top #H7218 ro#sh# of an hill #H2022 har# that is before #H6440 paniym# Hebron #H2275 Chebrown#.
strkjv@Judges:16:4 @ And it came to pass afterward #H310 #achar#, that he loved #H157 #ahab# (8799) a woman #H802 #ishshah# in the valley #H5158 nachal# of Sorek #H7796 Sowreq#, whose name #H8034 shem# was Delilah #H1807 D@liylah#.
strkjv@Judges:16:5 @ And the lords #H5633 ceren# of the Philistines #H6430 P@lishtiy# came up #H5927 #alah# (8799) unto her, and said #H559 #amar# (8799) unto her, Entice #H6601 pathah# (8761) him, and see #H7200 ra#ah# (8798) wherein his great #H1419 gadowl# strength #H3581 koach# lieth, and by what means we may prevail #H3201 yakol# (8799) against him, that we may bind #H631 #acar# (8804) him to afflict #H6031 #anah# (8763) him: and we will give #H5414 nathan# (8799) thee every one #H376 #iysh# of us eleven hundred #H505 #eleph# #H3967 me#ah# pieces of silver #H3701 keceph#.
strkjv@Judges:16:6 @ And Delilah #H1807 D@liylah# said #H559 #amar# (8799) to Samson #H8123 Shimshown#, Tell #H5046 nagad# (8685) me, I pray thee, wherein thy great #H1419 gadowl# strength #H3581 koach# lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound #H631 #acar# (8735) to afflict #H6031 #anah# (8763) thee.
strkjv@Judges:16:7 @ And Samson #H8123 Shimshown# said #H559 #amar# (8799) unto her, If they bind #H631 #acar# (8799) me with seven #H7651 sheba# green #H3892 lach# withs #H3499 yether# that were never dried #H2717 charab# (8795), then shall I be weak #H2470 chalah# (8804), and be as another #H259 #echad# man #H120 #adam#.
strkjv@Judges:16:8 @ Then the lords #H5633 ceren# of the Philistines #H6430 P@lishtiy# brought up #H5927 #alah# (8686) to her seven #H7651 sheba# green #H3892 lach# withs #H3499 yether# which had not been dried #H2717 charab# (8795), and she bound #H631 #acar# (8799) him with them.
strkjv@Judges:16:9 @ Now there were men lying in wait #H693 #arab# (8802), abiding #H3427 yashab# (8802) with her in the chamber #H2315 cheder#. And she said #H559 #amar# (8799) unto him, The Philistines #H6430 P@lishtiy# be upon thee, Samson #H8123 Shimshown#. And he brake #H5423 nathaq# (8762) the withs #H3499 yether#, as a thread #H6616 pathiyl# of tow #H5296 n@#oreth# is broken #H5423 nathaq# (8735) when it toucheth #H7306 ruwach# (8687) the fire #H784 #esh#. So his strength #H3581 koach# was not known #H3045 yada# (8738).
strkjv@Judges:16:10 @ And Delilah #H1807 D@liylah# said #H559 #amar# (8799) unto Samson #H8123 Shimshown#, Behold, thou hast mocked #H2048 hathal# (8765) me, and told #H1696 dabar# (8762) me lies #H3577 kazab#: now tell #H5046 nagad# (8685) me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound #H631 #acar# (8735).
strkjv@Judges:16:11 @ And he said #H559 #amar# (8799) unto her, If they bind #H631 #acar# (8799) me fast #H631 #acar# (8800) with new #H2319 chadash# ropes #H5688 #aboth# that never were occupied #H4399 m@la#kah# #H6213 #asah# (8738), then shall I be weak #H2470 chalah# (8804), and be as another #H259 #echad# man #H120 #adam#.
strkjv@Judges:16:12 @ Delilah #H1807 D@liylah# therefore took #H3947 laqach# (8799) new #H2319 chadash# ropes #H5688 #aboth#, and bound #H631 #acar# (8799) him therewith, and said #H559 #amar# (8799) unto him, The Philistines #H6430 P@lishtiy# be upon thee, Samson #H8123 Shimshown#. And there were liers in wait #H693 #arab# (8802) abiding #H3427 yashab# (8802) in the chamber #H2315 cheder#. And he brake #H5423 nathaq# (8762) them from off his arms #H2220 z@rowa# like a thread #H2339 chuwt#.
strkjv@Judges:16:13 @ And Delilah #H1807 D@liylah# said #H559 #amar# (8799) unto Samson #H8123 Shimshown#, Hitherto #H2008 hennah# thou hast mocked #H2048 hathal# (8765) me, and told #H1696 dabar# (8762) me lies #H3577 kazab#: tell #H5046 nagad# (8685) me wherewith thou mightest be bound #H631 #acar# (8735). And he said #H559 #amar# (8799) unto her, If thou weavest #H707 #arag# (8799) the seven #H7651 sheba# locks #H4253 machlaphah# of my head #H7218 ro#sh# with the web #H4545 macceketh#.
strkjv@Judges:16:14 @ And she fastened #H8628 taqa# (8799) it with the pin #H3489 yathed#, and said #H559 #amar# (8799) unto him, The Philistines #H6430@lishtiy# be upon thee, Samson #H8123 Shimshown#. And he awaked #H3364 yaqats# (8799) out of his sleep #H8142 shehah#, and went away #H5265 naca# (8799) with the pin #H3489 yathed# of the beam #H708 #ereg#, and with the web #H4545 macceketh#.
strkjv@Judges:16:15 @ And she said #H559 #amar# (8799) unto him, How #H349 #eyk# canst thou say #H559 #amar# (8799), I love #H157 #ahab# (8804) thee, when thine heart #H3820 leb# is not with me? thou hast mocked #H2048 hathal# (8765) me these three #H7969 shalowsh# times #H6471 pa#am#, and hast not told #H5046 nagad# (8689) me wherein thy great #H1419 gadowl# strength #H3581 koach# lieth.
strkjv@Judges:16:16 @ And it came to pass, when she pressed #H6693 tsuwq# (8689) him daily #H3117 yowm# with her words #H1697 dabar#, and urged #H509 #alats# (8762) him, so that his soul #H5315 nephesh# was vexed #H7114 qatsar# (8799) unto death #H4191 muwth# (8800);
strkjv@Judges:16:17 @ That he told #H5046 nagad# (8686) her all his heart #H3820 leb#, and said #H559 #amar# (8799) unto her, There hath not come #H5927 #alah# (8804) a razor #H4177 mowrah# upon mine head #H7218 ro#sh#; for I have been a Nazarite #H5139 naziyr# unto God #H430 #elohiym# from my mothers #H517 #em# womb #H990 beten#: if I be shaven #H1548 galach# (8795), then my strength #H3581 koach# will go #H5493 cuwr# (8804) from me, and I shall become weak #H2470 chalah# (8804), and be like any other man #H120 #adam#.
strkjv@Judges:16:18 @ And when Delilah #H1807 D@liylah# saw #H7200 ra#ah# (8799) that he had told #H5046 nagad# (8689) her all his heart #H3820 leb#, she sent #H7971 shalach# (8799) and called #H7121 qara# (8799) for the lords #H5633 ceren# of the Philistines #H6430 P@lishtiy#, saying #H559 #amar# (8800), Come up #H5927 #alah# (8798) this once #H6471 pa#am#, for he hath shewed #H5046 nagad# (8689) me all his heart #H3820 leb#. Then the lords #H5633 ceren# of the Philistines #H6430 P@lishtiy# came up #H5927 #alah# (8804) unto her, and brought #H5927 #alah# (8686) money #H3701 keceph# in their hand #H3027 yad#.
strkjv@Judges:16:19 @ And she made him sleep #H3462 yashen# (8762) upon her knees #H1290 berek#; and she called #H7121 qara# (8799) for a man #H376 #iysh#, and she caused him to shave off #H1548 galach# (8762) the seven #H7651 sheba# locks #H4253 machlaphah# of his head #H7218 ro#sh#; and she began #H2490 chalal# (8686) to afflict #H6031 #anah# (8763) him, and his strength #H3581 koach# went #H5493 cuwr# (8799) from him.
strkjv@Judges:16:20 @ And she said #H559 #amar# (8799), The Philistines #H6430 P@lishtiy# be upon thee, Samson #H8123 Shimshown#. And he awoke #H3364 yaqats# (8799) out of his sleep #H8142 shehah#, and said #H559 #amar# (8799), I will go out #H3318 yatsa# (8799) as at other times before #H6471 pa#am#, and shake #H5287 na#ar# (8735) myself. And he wist #H3045 yada# (8804) not that the LORD #H3068 Y@hovah# was departed #H5493 cuwr# (8804) from him.
strkjv@Judges:16:21 @ But the Philistines #H6430 P@lishtiy# took #H270 #achaz# (8799) him, and put out #H5365 naqar# (8762) his eyes #H5869 #ayin#, and brought him down #H3381 yarad# (8686) to Gaza #H5804 #Azzah#, and bound #H631 #acar# (8799) him with fetters of brass #H5178 n@chosheth#; and he did grind #H2912 tachan# (8802) in the prison #H631 #acar# (8803) house #H1004 bayith#.
strkjv@Judges:16:22 @ Howbeit the hair #H8181 se#ar# of his head #H7218 ro#sh# began #H2490 chalal# (8686) to grow again #H6779 tsamach# (8763) after #H834 #aher# he was shaven #H1548 galach# (8795).
strkjv@Judges:16:23 @ Then the lords #H5633 ceren# of the Philistines #H6430 P@lishtiy# gathered them together #H622 #acaph# (8738) for to offer #H2076 zabach# (8800) a great #H1419 gadowl# sacrifice #H2077 zebach# unto Dagon #H1712 Dagown# their god #H430 #elohiym#, and to rejoice #H8057 simchah#: for they said #H559 #amar# (8799), Our god #H430 #elohiym# hath delivered #H5414 nathan# (8804) Samson #H8123 Shimshown# our enemy #H341 #oyeb# (8802) into our hand #H3027 yad#.
strkjv@Judges:16:24 @ And when the people #H5971 #am# saw #H7200 ra#ah# (8799) him, they praised #H1984 halal# (8762) their god #H430 #elohiym#: for they said #H559 #amar# (8804), Our god #H430 #elohiym# hath delivered #H5414 nathan# (8804) into our hands #H3027 yad# our enemy #H341 #oyeb# (8802), and the destroyer #H2717 charab# (8688) of our country #H776 #erets#, which slew #H2491 chalal# many #H7235 rabah# (8689) of us.
strkjv@Judges:16:25 @ And it came to pass, when their hearts #H3820 leb# were merry #H2896 towb#, that they said #H559 #amar# (8799), Call #H7121 qara# (8798) for Samson #H8123 Shimshown#, that he may make us sport #H7832 sachaq# (8762). And they called #H7121 qara# (8799) for Samson #H8123 Shimshown# out of the prison #H631 #acar# (8803) house #H1004 bayith#; and he made them #H6440 paniym# sport #H6711 tsachaq# (8762): and they set #H5975 #amad# (8686) him between the pillars #H5982 #ammuwd#.
strkjv@Judges:16:26 @ And Samson #H8123 Shimshown# said #H559 #amar# (8799) unto the lad #H5288 na#ar# that held #H2388 chazaq# (8688) him by the hand #H3027 yad#, Suffer #H3240 yanach# (8685) me that I may feel #H4184 muwsh# (8685) (8675) #H3237 yamash# (8685) the pillars #H5982 #ammuwd# whereupon the house #H1004 bayith# standeth #H3559 kuwn# (8737), that I may lean #H8172 sha#an# (8735) upon them.
strkjv@Judges:16:27 @ Now the house #H1004 bayith# was full #H4390 male# (8804) of men #H582 #enowsh# and women #H802 #ishshah#; and all the lords #H5633 ceren# of the Philistines #H6430 P@lishtiy# were there; and there were upon the roof #H1406 gag# about three #H7969 shalowsh# thousand #H505 #eleph# men #H376 #iysh# and women #H802 #ishshah#, that beheld #H7200 ra#ah# (8802) while Samson #H8123 Shimshown# made sport #H7832 sachaq# (8800).
strkjv@Judges:16:28 @ And Samson #H8123 Shimshown# called #H7121 qara# (8799) unto the LORD #H3068 Y@hovah#, and said #H559 #amar# (8799), O Lord #H136 #Adonay# GOD #H3069 Y@hovih#, remember #H2142 zakar# (8798) me, I pray thee, and strengthen #H2388 chazaq# (8761) me, I pray thee, only this once #H6471 pa#am#, O God #H430 #elohiym#, that I may be at once #H259 #echad# avenged #H5358 naqam# (8735) #H5359 naqam# of the Philistines #H6430 P@lishtiy# for my two #H8147 sh@nayim# eyes #H5869 #ayin#.
strkjv@Judges:16:29 @ And Samson #H8123 Shimshown# took hold #H3943 laphath# (8799) of the two #H8147 sh@nayim# middle #H8432 tavek# pillars #H5982 #ammuwd# upon which the house #H1004 bayith# stood #H3559 kuwn# (8737), and on which it was borne up #H5564 camak# (8735), of the one #H259 #echad# with his right hand #H3225 yamiyn#, and of the other #H259 #echad# with his left #H8040 s@mo#wl#.
strkjv@Judges:16:30 @ And Samson #H8123 Shimshown# said #H559 #amar# (8799), Let me die #H4191 muwth# (8799) #H5315 nephesh# with the Philistines #H6430 P@lishtiy#. And he bowed #H5186 natah# (8799) himself with all his might #H3581 koach#; and the house #H1004 bayith# fell #H5307 naphal# (8799) upon the lords #H5633 ceren#, and upon all the people #H5971 #am# that were therein. So the dead #H4191 muwth# (8801) which he slew #H4191 muwth# (8689) at his death #H4194 maveth# were more #H7227 rab# than they which he slew #H4191 muwth# (8689) in his life #H2416 chay#.
strkjv@Judges:16:31 @ Then his brethren #H251 #ach# and all the house #H1004 bayith# of his father #H1 #ab# came down #H3381 yarad# (8799), and took #H5375 nasa# (8799) him, and brought him up #H5927 #alah# (8799), and buried #H6912 qabar# (8799) him between Zorah #H6881 Tsor#ah# and Eshtaol #H847 #Eshta#ol# in the buryingplace #H6913 qeber# of Manoah #H4495 Manowach# his father #H1 #ab#. And he judged #H8199 shaphat# (8804) Israel #H3478 Yisra#el# twenty #H6242 #esriym# years #H8141 shaneh#.