And it happenedוַיְהִיafter some days,מִיָּמִיםin the daysבִּימֵיof the wheatחִטִּיםharvest,קְצִירthat Samsonוַ שִׁמְשׁוֹןvisitedיִּפְקֹדhis wifeאֶת אִשְׁתּוֹwith a young goat;בִּגְדִי עִזִּיםand he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“I will go inאָבֹאָהtoאֶלmy wifeאִשְׁתִּיin the room.”הֶחָדְרָהButוְher fatherאָבִיהָdid notלֹאlet himנְתָנוֹgo in.לָבוֹא
And her fatherוַ אָבִיהָsaid,יֹּאמֶר“I reallyאָמֹרthoughtאָמַרְתִּיthatכִּיyou utterlyשָׂנֹאhated her,שְׂנֵאתָהּso I gave herוָאֶתְּנֶנָּהto your companion.לְמֵרֵעֶךָIs notהֲלֹאherהּyoungerהַקְּטַנָּהsisterאֲחֹתָbetterטוֹבָהthan she?מִמֶּנָּהLet her beתְּהִיyours,לְךָplease,נָאinstead of her.”תַּחְתֶּיהָ
And Samsonוַ שִׁמְשׁוֹןsaidיֹּאמֶרto them,לָהֶם“This timeהַפַּעַםI am innocentנִקֵּיתִיtoward the Philistines,מִפְּלִשְׁתִּיםwhenכִּיIאֲנִיdoעֹשֶׂהthemעִמָּםharm.”רָעָה
And Samsonוַ שִׁמְשׁוֹןwentיֵּלֶךְand caughtוַיִּלְכֹּדthreeשְׁלֹשׁhundredמֵאוֹתfoxes,שׁוּעָלִיםand tookוַיִּקַּחtorches,לַפִּדִיםand turned themוַיֶּפֶןtailזָנָבtoאֶלtailזָנָבand putוַיָּשֶׂםoneאֶחָדtorchלַפִּידbetweenבֵּיןthe twoשְׁנֵי הַtails,זְּנָבוֹתin the middle.בַּתָּוֶךְ
He set fireוַיַּבְעֶר אֵשׁto the torchesבַּלַּפִּידִיםand let them looseוַיְשַׁלַּחinto the standing grainבְּקָמוֹתof the Philistines,פְּלִשְׁתִּיםand he burned upוַיַּבְעֵרfrom the stacked grainמִגָּדִישׁtoוְעַדthe standing grainקָמָהand toוְעַדthe olive groves.כֶּרֶם זָיִת
And the Philistinesוַ פְלִשְׁתִּיםsaid,יֹּאמְרוּ“Whoמִיdidעָשָׂהthis?”זֹאתAnd they said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“Samson,שִׁמְשׁוֹןthe son-in-lawחֲתַןof the Timnite,הַתִּמְנִיbecauseכִּיhe tookלָקַחhis wifeאֶת אִשְׁתּוֹand gave herוַיִּתְּנָהּto his companion.”לְמֵרֵעֵהוּSo the Philistinesוַ פְלִשְׁתִּיםcame upיַּעֲלוּand burnedוַיִּשְׂרְפוּherאוֹתָהּand her fatherוְאֶת אָבִיהָwith fire.בָּאֵשׁ
And Samsonוַ שִׁמְשׁוֹןsaidיֹּאמֶרto them,לָהֶם“Ifאִםyou actתַּעֲשׂוּןlike this,כָּזֹאתsurelyכִּי אִםI will take vengeanceנִקַּמְתִּיon you,בָכֶםand after thatוְאַחַרI will cease.”אֶחְדָּל
He struckוַיַּךְthemאוֹתָםlegשׁוֹקonעַלthigh,יָרֵךְa greatגְדוֹלָהblow;מַכָּהand he went downוַיֵּרֶדand stayedוַיֵּשֶׁבin the cleftבִּסְעִיףof the cragסֶלַעof Etam.עֵיטָם
Then the Philistinesוַ פְלִשְׁתִּיםcame upיַּעֲלוּand encampedוַיַּחֲנוּin Judahבִּיהוּדָהand spread outוַיִּנָּטְשׁוּin Lehi.בַּלֶּחִי
And the menוַ אִישׁof Judahיְהוּדָהsaid,יֹּאמְרוּ“Whyלָמָהhave you come upעֲלִיתֶםagainst us?”עָלֵינוּAnd they said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“To bindלֶאֱסוֹרSamsonאֶת שִׁמְשׁוֹןwe have come up,עָלִינוּto doלַעֲשׂוֹתto himלוֹasכַּאֲשֶׁרhe didעָשָׂהto us.”לָנוּ
Then threeוַ שְׁלֹשֶׁתthousandאֲלָפִיםmenאִישׁfrom Judahמִיהוּדָהwent downיֵּרְדוּtoאֶלthe cleftסְעִיףof the cragסֶלַעof Etamעֵיטָםand saidוַיֹּאמְרוּto Samson,לְשִׁמְשׁוֹן“Do you notהֲלֹאknowיָדַעְתָּthatכִּיthe Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיםruleמֹשְׁלִיםover us?בָּנוּWhatוּמַהis thisזֹּאתyou have doneעָשִׂיתָto us?”לָּנוּAnd he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto them,לָהֶם“Asכַּאֲשֶׁרthey didעָשׂוּto me,לִיsoכֵּןI have doneעָשִׂיתִיto them.”לָהֶם
And they saidוַיֹּאמְרוּto him,לוֹ“To bind youלֶאֱסָרְךָwe have come down,יָרַדְנוּto give youלְתִתְּךָinto the handבְּיַדof the Philistines.”פְּלִשְׁתִּיםAnd Samsonוַ שִׁמְשׁוֹןsaidיֹּאמֶרto them,לָהֶם“Swearהִשָּׁבְעוּto meלִיthat youאַתֶּםwill notפֶּןattackתִּפְגְּעוּןme.”בִּי
And they saidוַיֹּאמְרוּto him,לוֹ“No,לֹאbutכִּיwe will surely bind youאָסֹר נֶאֱסָרְךָand give youוּנְתַנּוּךָinto their hand,בְיָדָםbutוְwe will certainly notהָמֵת לֹאput you to death.”נְמִיתֶךָSo they bound himוַיַּאַסְרֻהוּwith twoבִּשְׁנַיִםnewחֲדָשִׁיםropesעֲבֹתִיםand brought him upוַיַּעֲלוּהוּfromמִןthe crag.הַסָּלַע
Heהוּאcameבָאas far asעַדLehi,לֶחִיand the Philistinesוּפִלְשִׁתִּיםshouted in triumphהֵרִיעוּto meet him.לִקְרָאתוֹAnd the spiritוַ רוּחַof YHWHיְהוָהcame powerfullyתִּצְלַחupon him,עָלָיוand the ropesוַ הָעֲבֹתִיםthat wereאֲשֶׁרonעַלhis armsזְרוֹעוֹתָיוbecameתִּהְיֶינָהlike flaxכַּפִּשְׁתִּיםthatאֲשֶׁרhas burnedבָּעֲרוּin fire,בָאֵשׁand his bondsוַ אֱסוּרָיוmeltedיִּמַּסּוּfrom offמֵעַלhis hands.יָדָיו
He foundוַיִּמְצָאa freshטְרִיָּהjawboneלְחִיof a donkey,חֲמוֹרand put outוַיִּשְׁלַחhis handיָדוֹand took itוַיִּקָּחֶהָand struckוַיַּךְwith itבָּהּa thousandאֶלֶףmen.אִישׁ
And Samsonוַ שִׁמְשׁוֹןsaid,יֹּאמֶר“With the jawboneבִּלְחִיof the donkey,הַחֲמוֹרa heap,חֲמוֹרtwo heaps;חֲמֹרָתָיִםwith the jawboneבִּלְחִיof the donkeyהַחֲמוֹרI have struckהִכֵּיתִיa thousandאֶלֶףmen.”אִישׁ
And it happened,וַיְהִיwhen he had finishedכְּכַלֹּתוֹspeaking,לְדַבֵּרthat he threwוַיַּשְׁלֵךְthe jawboneהַלְּחִיfrom his hand,מִיָּדוֹand he calledוַיִּקְרָאthatהַהוּאplaceלַמָּקוֹםRamath-lehi.רָמַת לֶחִי
And he becameוַveryמְאֹדthirsty,יִּצְמָאand he calledוַיִּקְרָאtoאֶלYHWHיְהוָהand said,וַיֹּאמַר“Youאַתָּהhave givenנָתַתָּinto the handבְיַדof your servantעַבְדְּךָthisהַזֹּאתgreatהַגְּדֹלָהsalvation,אֶת הַתְּשׁוּעָהand nowוְעַתָּהshall I dieאָמוּתof thirstבַּצָּמָאand fallוְנָפַלְתִּיinto the handבְּיַדof the uncircumcised?”הָעֲרֵלִים
And Elohimוַ אֱלֹהִיםsplit openיִּבְקַעthe hollowאֶת הַמַּכְתֵּשׁthat isאֲשֶׁרin Lehi,בַּלֶּחִיand waterוַ מַיִםcame outיֵּצְאוּof it,מִמֶּנּוּand he drank,וַיֵּשְׁתְּand his spiritוַ רוּחוֹreturned,תָּשָׁבand he revived.וַיֶּחִיThereforeעַל כֵּןhe calledקָרָאits nameשְׁמָהּEn-hakkore,עֵין הַקּוֹרֵאwhichאֲשֶׁרisin Lehiבַּלֶּחִיtoעַדthisהַזֶּהday.הַיּוֹם
And he judgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּטIsraelאֶת יִשְׂרָאֵלin the daysבִּימֵיof the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםtwentyעֶשְׂרִיםyears.שָׁנָה