Judges 14

Shimshon demands a Pelishti wife from Timnah; en route he kills a lion, later finds honey in its carcass and poses a riddle at the wedding feast, killing thirty Pelishtim in Ashqelon to pay when they cheat using his wife's betrayal.[1][4]

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Verse 2
and he went up and he caused to ascend and he went up and told and he made known and he declared to his father to his father to his father and to his mother and to his mother and to his mother and said and he said and he said a woman woman a woman I have seen I saw I saw in Timnah Timnah in Timenah from the daughters from daughters from the daughters of the Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim and now and now and now get Take! Take! her her [·] for me — for me as a wife to a woman as a wife
וַ/יַּ֗עַל 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋 vayaal Aleya (Bemba) and he went up and he caused to ascend and he went up HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יַּגֵּד֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤃 vayaged and told and he made known and he declared HC/Vhw3ms לְ/אָבִ֣י/ו 𐤋/𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤅 leaviv to his father to his father to his father HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וּ/לְ/אִמּ֔/וֹ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤀𐤌/𐤅 uleimo and to his mother and to his mother and to his mother HC/R/Ncfsc/Sp3ms וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אִשָּׁ֛ה 𐤀𐤔𐤄 ishah a woman woman a woman HNcfsa רָאִ֥יתִי 𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤉 raiti I have seen I saw I saw HVqp1cs בְ/תִמְנָ֖תָ/ה 𐤁/𐤕𐤌𐤍𐤕/𐤄 vetimenatah in Timnah Timnah in Timenah HR/Np/Sd מִ/בְּנ֣וֹת 𐤌/𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕 mibenot from the daughters from daughters from the daughters HR/Ncfpc פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim of the Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa וְ/עַתָּ֕ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah and now and now and now HC/D קְחוּ 𐤒𐤇𐤅 qechu get Take! Take! HVqv2mp אוֹתָ֥/הּ 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤄 otah her her [·] HTo/Sp3fs לִּ֖/י 𐤋/𐤉 li for me for me HR/Sp1cs לְ/אִשָּֽׁה 𐤋/𐤀𐤔𐤄 leishah as a wife to a woman as a wife HR/Ncfsa
Verse 3
and he said and he said and he said to him — to him his father his father his father and his mother and his mother and his mother is there not is there no? is there not among daughters among daughters of among daughters of of your brothers your brothers your brothers or among all and in all of and in all of my people my people my people a woman woman woman that for/because for you you you go the one walking the one walking to take to take to take a wife woman woman from Philistines from Philistines from Pelishetim the uncircumcised the uncircumcised ones the uncircumcised ones and he said and he said and he said Samson Sunlike One Shimeshon to toward toward his father his father his father her her [·] get Take! Take! for me — for me for for/because for she she she is right she was upright is right in my eyes my eyes in my eyes
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms ל֜/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him to him HR/Sp3ms אָבִ֣י/ו 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤅 aviv his father his father his father HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/אִמּ֗/וֹ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌/𐤅 veimo and his mother and his mother and his mother HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms הַ/אֵין֩ 𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤍 haeyn is there not is there no? is there not HTi/Tn בִּ/בְנ֨וֹת 𐤁/𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕 bivenot among daughters among daughters of among daughters of HR/Ncfpc אַחֶ֤י/ךָ 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤊 acheykha of your brothers your brothers your brothers HNcmpc/Sp2ms וּ/בְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤁/𐤊𐤋 uvekhal kila (Swahili) or among all and in all of and in all of HC/R/Ncmsc עַמִּ/י֙ 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami my people my people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs אִשָּׁ֔ה 𐤀𐤔𐤄 ishah a woman woman woman HNcfsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because for HC אַתָּ֤ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you you HPp2ms הוֹלֵךְ֙ 𐤄𐤅𐤋𐤊 holekhe go the one walking the one walking HVqrmsa לָ/קַ֣חַת 𐤋/𐤒𐤇𐤕 laqachat to take to take to take HR/Vqc אִשָּׁ֔ה 𐤀𐤔𐤄 ishah-2 a wife woman woman HNcfsa מִ/פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים 𐤌/𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 mipelishetim from Philistines from Philistines from Pelishetim HR/Ngmpa הָ/עֲרֵלִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤋𐤉𐤌 haarelim the uncircumcised the uncircumcised ones the uncircumcised ones HTd/Aampa וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-2 and he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms שִׁמְשׁ֤וֹן 𐤔𐤌𐤔𐤅𐤍 shimeshon Samson Sunlike One Shimeshon HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward toward HR אָבִי/ו֙ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤅 aviv-2 his father his father his father HNcmsc/Sp3ms אוֹתָ֣/הּ 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤄 otah her her [·] HTo/Sp3fs קַֽח 𐤒𐤇 qach get Take! Take! HVqv2ms לִ֔/י 𐤋/𐤉 li for me for me HR/Sp1cs כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for/because for HC הִ֖יא 𐤄𐤉𐤀 hi she she she HPp3fs יָשְׁרָ֥ה 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤄 yasherah is right she was upright is right HVqp3fs בְ/עֵינָֽ/י 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤉 veeynay Enyi (Fante) in my eyes my eyes in my eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp1cs
Verse 4
and his father and his father and his father and his mother and his mother and his mother not not not they knew they knew they knew that for/because that from the LORD from Yahweh from Yahweh it was she she that for/because because an occasion a pretext a pretext he he he was seeking the one persistently seeking the one persistently seeking against the Philistines from Philistines from Pelishetim and at the time and at the appointed time and at the appointed time that she she Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim were ruling ruling ones ruling ones over Israel in Yisraʾel in Yiserael
וְ/אָבִ֨י/ו 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤅 veaviv and his father and his father and his father HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וְ/אִמּ֜/וֹ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌/𐤅 veimo and his mother and his mother and his mother HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יָדְע֗וּ 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤅 yadeu they knew they knew they knew HVqp3cp כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because that HC מֵ/יְהוָה֙ 𐤌/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 meyehvah Nyambe (Lozi) from the LORD from Yahweh from Yahweh HR/Np הִ֔יא 𐤄𐤉𐤀 hi it was she she HPp3fs כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 that for/because because HC תֹאֲנָ֥ה 𐤕𐤀𐤍𐤄 toanah an occasion a pretext a pretext HNcfsa הֽוּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he he HPp3ms מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ 𐤌𐤁𐤒𐤔 mevaqesh was seeking the one persistently seeking the one persistently seeking HVprmsa מִ/פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים 𐤌/𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 mipelishetim against the Philistines from Philistines from Pelishetim HR/Ngmpa וּ/בָ/עֵ֣ת 𐤅/𐤁/𐤏𐤕 uvaet and at the time and at the appointed time and at the appointed time HC/Rd/Ncbsa הַ/הִ֔יא 𐤄/𐤄𐤉𐤀 hahi that she she HTd/Pp3fs פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa מֹשְׁלִ֥ים 𐤌𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤌 moshelim were ruling ruling ones ruling ones HVqrmpa בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 beyiserael over Israel in Yisraʾel in Yiserael HR/Np
Verse 5
went down and he descended and he went down Samson Sunlike One Shimeshon and his father and his father and his father and his mother and his mother and his mother to Timnah Timnah-ward Timenah and they came they came they came as far as up to up to vineyards of vineyards of vineyards of Timnah Timnah-ward Timenah and behold and look! and look a young lion young lion of a young lion of lions lions lions roaring roaring one roaring against him to meet him to meet him
וַ/יֵּ֧רֶד 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤃 vayered went down and he descended and he went down HC/Vqw3ms שִׁמְשׁ֛וֹן 𐤔𐤌𐤔𐤅𐤍 shimeshon Samson Sunlike One Shimeshon HNp וְ/אָבִ֥י/ו 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤅 veaviv and his father and his father and his father HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וְ/אִמּ֖/וֹ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌/𐤅 veimo and his mother and his mother and his mother HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms תִּמְנָ֑תָ/ה 𐤕𐤌𐤍𐤕/𐤄 timenatah to Timnah Timnah-ward Timenah HNp/Sd וַ/יָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayavou and they came they came they came HC/Vqw3mp עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad as far as up to up to HR כַּרְמֵ֣י 𐤊𐤓𐤌𐤉 karemey vineyards of vineyards of vineyards of HNcbpc תִמְנָ֔תָ/ה 𐤕𐤌𐤍𐤕/𐤄 timenatah-2 Timnah Timnah-ward Timenah HNp/Sd וְ/הִנֵּה֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh mona (Bemba) and behold and look! and look HC/Tm כְּפִ֣יר 𐤊𐤐𐤉𐤓 kefir a young lion young lion of a young lion HNcmsc אֲרָי֔וֹת 𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤅𐤕 arayot of lions lions lions HNcmpa שֹׁאֵ֖ג 𐤔𐤀𐤂 shoeg roaring roaring one roaring HVqrmsa לִ/קְרָאתֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕/𐤅 liqerato against him to meet him to meet him HR/Vqc/Sp3ms
Verse 6
came mightily and she advanced successfully and she advanced successfully upon him upon him upon him Spirit breath of spirit of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh and he tore him and he violently split him and he violently split him as he would have torn as tearing apart as tearing apart a kid the young goat the young goat and nothing and anything at all and anything at all there was not there is not there was not in his hand in his hand in his hand but not and not and not he told he made known he declared his father to his father to his father or his mother and to his mother and to his mother — object-marker [·] what that-which that which he had done he did he did
וַ/תִּצְלַ֨ח 𐤅/𐤕𐤑𐤋𐤇 vatitselach came mightily and she advanced successfully and she advanced successfully HC/Vqw3fs עָלָ֜י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv upon him upon him upon him HR/Sp3ms ר֣וּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha Spirit breath of spirit of HNcbsc יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וַֽ/יְשַׁסְּעֵ֨/הוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤎𐤏/𐤄𐤅 vayeshaseehu and he tore him and he violently split him and he violently split him HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3ms כְּ/שַׁסַּ֣ע 𐤊/𐤔𐤎𐤏 keshasa as he would have torn as tearing apart as tearing apart HR/Vpc הַ/גְּדִ֔י 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤉 hagedi a kid the young goat the young goat HTd/Ncmsa וּ/מְא֖וּמָה 𐤅/𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤌𐤄 umeumah and nothing and anything at all and anything at all HC/Ncfsa אֵ֣ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there was not there is not there was not HTn בְּ/יָד֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤅 beyado in his hand in his hand in his hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms וְ/לֹ֤א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo but not and not and not HC/Tn הִגִּיד֙ 𐤄𐤂𐤉𐤃 higid he told he made known he declared HVhp3ms לְ/אָבִ֣י/ו 𐤋/𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤅 leaviv his father to his father to his father HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וּ/לְ/אִמּ֔/וֹ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤀𐤌/𐤅 uleimo or his mother and to his mother and to his mother HC/R/Ncfsc/Sp3ms אֵ֖ת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher what that-which that which HTr עָשָֽׂה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah he had done he did he did HVqp3ms
Verse 8
and he returned and he turned back and he returned after some days from days after some days to take her to take her to take her and he turned aside and he caused to turn aside and he turned aside to see to see to see direct object marker object-marker [·] the carcass downfall of the carcass of the lion the tearing-lion of the lion and behold and look! and look a swarm appointed assembly of a swarm of bees bees of bees in the body of in the corpse of in the body of the lion the tearing-lion the lion and honey and honey-syrup and honey-syrup
וַ/יָּ֤שָׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayashav and he returned and he turned back and he returned HC/Vqw3ms מִ/יָּמִים֙ 𐤌/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 miyamim after some days from days after some days HR/Ncmpa לְ/קַחְתָּ֔/הּ 𐤋/𐤒𐤇𐤕/𐤄 leqachetah to take her to take her to take her HR/Vqc/Sp3fs וַ/יָּ֣סַר 𐤅/𐤉𐤎𐤓 vayasar and he turned aside and he caused to turn aside and he turned aside HC/Vqw3ms לִ/רְא֔וֹת 𐤋/𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤕 lireot to see to see to see HR/Vqc אֵ֖ת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker object-marker [·] HTo מַפֶּ֣לֶת 𐤌𐤐𐤋𐤕 mapelet the carcass downfall of the carcass HNcfsc הָ/אַרְיֵ֑ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤄 haareyeh of the lion the tearing-lion of the lion HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הִנֵּ֨ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh mona (Bemba) and behold and look! and look HC/Tm עֲדַ֧ת 𐤏𐤃𐤕 adat a swarm appointed assembly of a swarm HNcfsc דְּבוֹרִ֛ים 𐤃𐤁𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤌 devorim of bees bees of bees HNcfpa בִּ/גְוִיַּ֥ת 𐤁/𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤕 bigeviyat in the body of in the corpse of in the body of HR/Ncfsc הָ/אַרְיֵ֖ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤄 haareyeh-2 the lion the tearing-lion the lion HTd/Ncmsa וּ/דְבָֽשׁ 𐤅/𐤃𐤁𐤔 udevash uchi (Shona) and honey and honey-syrup and honey-syrup HC/Ncmsa
Verse 9
he scraped it and he ruled him and he scraped it into toward into his hands his cupped palms his cupped palms and went and he went and he went going going walking and eating and eating and eating and he went and he went and he went to toward toward his father his father his father and to and toward and toward his mother his mother his mother and he gave and he gave and he gave to them — to them and they ate and they consumed and they ate but not and not and not he told he made known he declared them — to them that for/because that from the body from the corpse of from the corpse of of the lion the tearing-lion the lion he had scraped he exercised dominion he scraped the honey the honey the honey
וַ/יִּרְדֵּ֣/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤃/𐤄𐤅 vayiredehu he scraped it and he ruled him and he scraped it HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el into toward into HR כַּפָּ֗י/ו 𐤊𐤐𐤉/𐤅 kapayv his hands his cupped palms his cupped palms HNcfdc/Sp3ms וַ/יֵּ֤לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe and went and he went and he went HC/Vqw3ms הָלוֹךְ֙ 𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤊 halokhe going going walking HVqa וְ/אָכֹ֔ל 𐤅/𐤀𐤊𐤋 veakhol okèlè (Yoruba) and eating and eating and eating HC/Vqa וַ/יֵּ֨לֶךְ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe-2 and he went and he went and he went HC/Vqw3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward toward HR אָבִ֣י/ו 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤅 aviv his father his father his father HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and to and toward and toward HC/R אִמּ֔/וֹ 𐤀𐤌/𐤅 imo his mother his mother his mother HNcfsc/Sp3ms וַ/יִּתֵּ֥ן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍 vayiten and he gave and he gave and he gave HC/Vqw3ms לָ/הֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them to them HR/Sp3mp וַ/יֹּאכֵ֑לוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅 vayokhelu okèlè (Yoruba) and they ate and they consumed and they ate HC/Vqw3mp וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo but not and not and not HC/Tn הִגִּ֣יד 𐤄𐤂𐤉𐤃 higid he told he made known he declared HVhp3ms לָ/הֶ֔ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem-2 them to them HR/Sp3mp כִּ֛י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because that HC מִ/גְּוִיַּ֥ת 𐤌/𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤕 migeviyat from the body from the corpse of from the corpse of HR/Ncfsc הָ/אַרְיֵ֖ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤄 haareyeh of the lion the tearing-lion the lion HTd/Ncmsa רָדָ֥ה 𐤓𐤃𐤄 radah he had scraped he exercised dominion he scraped HVqp3ms הַ/דְּבָֽשׁ 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤔 hadevash uchi (Shona) the honey the honey the honey HTd/Ncmsa
Verse 12
and he said and he said and he said to them — to them Samson Sunlike One Shimeshon let me propose let me pose a riddle let me pose a riddle please please please to you — to you a riddle a riddle a riddle if if / whether if you declare declare plainly declare plainly you tell you will make known you (plural) will declare it her [·] to me — to me seven seven (of) seven (of) days days of days of of the feast the drinking-feast the drinking-feast and you find and you found and you (plural) found then I will give and I will give and I will give to you — to you thirty thirty thirty linen garments fine linen wrappings fine linen wrappings and thirty and thirty and thirty changes of changes-of changes-of garments garments garments
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms לָ/הֶם֙ 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them to them HR/Sp3mp שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן 𐤔𐤌𐤔𐤅𐤍 shimeshon Samson Sunlike One Shimeshon HNp אָחֽוּדָה 𐤀𐤇𐤅𐤃𐤄 achudah funda (Bemba) let me propose let me pose a riddle let me pose a riddle HVqh1cs נָּ֥א 𐤍𐤀 na please please please HTj לָ/כֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem to you to you HR/Sp2mp חִידָ֑ה 𐤇𐤉𐤃𐤄 chidah a riddle a riddle a riddle HNcfsa אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether if HC הַגֵּ֣ד 𐤄𐤂𐤃 haged you declare declare plainly declare plainly HVha תַּגִּידוּ֩ 𐤕𐤂𐤉𐤃𐤅 tagidu you tell you will make known you (plural) will declare HVhi2mp אוֹתָ֨/הּ 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤄 otah it her [·] HTo/Sp3fs לִ֜/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me to me HR/Sp1cs שִׁבְעַ֨ת 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤕 shiveat seven seven (of) seven (of) HAcmsc יְמֵ֤י 𐤉𐤌𐤉 yemey days days of days of HNcmpc הַ/מִּשְׁתֶּה֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤕𐤄 hamisheteh of the feast the drinking-feast the drinking-feast HTd/Ncmsa וּ/מְצָאתֶ֔ם 𐤅/𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤌 umetsatem and you find and you found and you (plural) found HC/Vqp2mp וְ/נָתַתִּ֤י 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 venatati then I will give and I will give and I will give HC/Vqq1cs לָ/כֶם֙ 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem-2 to you to you HR/Sp2mp שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 sheloshim thirty thirty thirty HAcbpa סְדִינִ֔ים 𐤎𐤃𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌 sedinim linen garments fine linen wrappings fine linen wrappings HNcmpa וּ/שְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים 𐤅/𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 usheloshim and thirty and thirty and thirty HC/Acbpa חֲלִפֹ֥ת 𐤇𐤋𐤐𐤕 chalifot changes of changes-of changes-of HNcfpc בְּגָדִֽים 𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤉𐤌 begadim garments garments garments HNcmpa
Verse 13
but if and if and if not not not you are able you are able you are able to declare to make known to declare to me — to me then you shall give and you shall give and you shall give you you (masculine plural) you (masculine plural) to me — to me thirty thirty thirty linen garments fine linen wrappings fine linen wrappings and thirty and thirty and thirty changes changes-of changes-of of clothes garments garments And they said and they said and they said to him — to him Propound Pose a riddle Pose a riddle your riddle your riddle your riddle that we may hear it and we will hear her and we will hear her
וְ/אִם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim but if and if and if HC/C לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn תוּכְלוּ֮ 𐤕𐤅𐤊𐤋𐤅 tukhelu you are able you are able you are able HVqi2mp לְ/הַגִּ֣יד 𐤋/𐤄𐤂𐤉𐤃 lehagid to declare to make known to declare HR/Vhc לִ/י֒ 𐤋/𐤉 li to me to me HR/Sp1cs וּ/נְתַתֶּ֨ם 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤌 unetatem then you shall give and you shall give and you shall give HC/Vqq2mp אַתֶּ֥ם 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem you you (masculine plural) you (masculine plural) HPp2mp לִ/י֙ 𐤋/𐤉 li-2 to me to me HR/Sp1cs שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 sheloshim thirty thirty thirty HAcbpa סְדִינִ֔ים 𐤎𐤃𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌 sedinim linen garments fine linen wrappings fine linen wrappings HNcmpa וּ/שְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים 𐤅/𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 usheloshim and thirty and thirty and thirty HC/Acbpa חֲלִיפ֣וֹת 𐤇𐤋𐤉𐤐𐤅𐤕 chalifot changes changes-of changes-of HNcfpc בְּגָדִ֑ים 𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤉𐤌 begadim of clothes garments garments HNcmpa וַ/יֹּ֣אמְרוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru And they said and they said and they said HC/Vqw3mp ל֔/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 to him to him HR/Sp3ms ח֥וּדָ/ה 𐤇𐤅𐤃/𐤄 chudah funda (Bemba) Propound Pose a riddle Pose a riddle HVqv2ms/Sh חִידָתְ/ךָ֖ 𐤇𐤉𐤃𐤕/𐤊 chidatekha your riddle your riddle your riddle HNcfsc/Sp2ms וְ/נִשְׁמָעֶֽ/נָּה 𐤅/𐤍𐤔𐤌𐤏/𐤍𐤄 venishemaenah that we may hear it and we will hear her and we will hear her HC/Vqi1cp/Sp3fs
Verse 14
And he said and he said and he said to them — to them Out of the eater from the consuming one from the consumer came he went out came out something to eat food food And out of strength and from strength and from the strong came he went out came out something sweet sweet sweet But not and not and not they were able they were able they were able to declare to make known to declare the riddle the riddle the riddle three three of three days days days
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms לָ/הֶ֗ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them to them HR/Sp3mp מֵ/הָֽ/אֹכֵל֙ 𐤌/𐤄/𐤀𐤊𐤋 mehaokhel okèlè (Yoruba) Out of the eater from the consuming one from the consumer HR/Td/Vqrmsa יָצָ֣א 𐤉𐤑𐤀 yatsa came he went out came out HVqp3ms מַאֲכָ֔ל 𐤌𐤀𐤊𐤋 maakhal something to eat food food HNcmsa וּ/מֵ/עַ֖ז 𐤅/𐤌/𐤏𐤆 umeaz And out of strength and from strength and from the strong HC/R/Aamsa יָצָ֣א 𐤉𐤑𐤀 yatsa-2 came he went out came out HVqp3ms מָת֑וֹק 𐤌𐤕𐤅𐤒 matoq something sweet sweet sweet HAamsa וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo But not and not and not HC/Tn יָכְל֛וּ 𐤉𐤊𐤋𐤅 yakhelu they were able they were able they were able HVqp3cp לְ/הַגִּ֥יד 𐤋/𐤄𐤂𐤉𐤃 lehagid to declare to make known to declare HR/Vhc הַ/חִידָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤇𐤉𐤃𐤄 hachidah the riddle the riddle the riddle HTd/Ncfsa שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤕 sheloshet three three of three HAcmsc יָמִֽים 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 yamim days days days HNcmpa
Verse 15
And it was and he became and it was on the day in the day in the day the seventh the seventh the seventh and they said and they said and they said to wife of to a woman of to the wife of Samson Sunlike One Shimeshon entice Entice! Entice [direct object marker] object-marker [·] your husband your man your husband that he may declare and may he declare and may he declare to us — to us [direct object marker] object-marker [·] the riddle the riddle the riddle lest lest lest we burn we burn we will burn you you (object‑marked, feminine singular) [·] and [direct object marker] and object-marker [·] house of house-of house of your father her father your father with fire in the fire with fire to possess us to dispossess us to dispossess us you have called you called you have called to us — to us is it not is it not? is it not
וַ/יְהִ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it was and he became and it was HC/Vqw3ms בַּ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom on the day in the day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/שְּׁבִיעִ֗י 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤏𐤉 hashevii the seventh the seventh the seventh HTd/Aomsa וַ/יֹּאמְר֤וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and they said and they said and they said HC/Vqw3mp לְ/אֵֽשֶׁת 𐤋/𐤀𐤔𐤕 leeshet to wife of to a woman of to the wife of HR/Ncfsc שִׁמְשׁוֹן֙ 𐤔𐤌𐤔𐤅𐤍 shimeshon Samson Sunlike One Shimeshon HNp פַּתִּ֣י 𐤐𐤕𐤉 pati entice Entice! Entice HVpv2fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo אִישֵׁ֗/ךְ 𐤀𐤉𐤔/𐤊 ishekhe your husband your man your husband HNcmsc/Sp2fs וְ/יַגֶּד 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤃 veyaged that he may declare and may he declare and may he declare HC/Vhj3ms לָ֨/נוּ֙ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu to us to us HR/Sp1cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הַ֣/חִידָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤇𐤉𐤃𐤄 hachidah the riddle the riddle the riddle HTd/Ncfsa פֶּן 𐤐𐤍 pen lest lest lest HC נִשְׂרֹ֥ף 𐤍𐤔𐤓𐤐 niserof we burn we burn we will burn HVqi1cp אוֹתָ֛/ךְ 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤊 otakhe you you (object‑marked, feminine singular) [·] HTo/Sp2fs וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house of house-of house of HNcmsc אָבִ֖י/ךְ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤊 avikhe your father her father your father HNcmsc/Sp2fs בָּ/אֵ֑שׁ 𐤁/𐤀𐤔 baesh with fire in the fire with fire HRd/Ncbsa הַ/לְ/יָרְשֵׁ֕/נוּ 𐤄/𐤋/𐤉𐤓𐤔/𐤍𐤅 haleyareshenu to possess us to dispossess us to dispossess us HTd/R/Vqc/Sp1cp קְרָאתֶ֥ם 𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕𐤌 qeratem you have called you called you have called HVqp2mp לָ֖/נוּ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu-2 to us to us HR/Sp1cp הֲ/לֹֽא 𐤄/𐤋𐤀 halo is it not is it not? is it not HTi/Tn
Verse 16
and wept and she wept and she wept wife woman of woman of Samson Sunlike One Shimeshon before him upon him upon him and said and she said and she said only only only you hate me you hated me you hate me and not and not and not you love me you loved me you love me the riddle the riddle the riddle you have proposed you posed a riddle you posed a riddle to sons-of to sons of to sons of my people my people my people and to me — and to me not not not you have told you made known you have told and he said and he said and he said to her — to her behold Look! look to my father to my father to my father and to my mother and to my mother and to my mother not not not I have told I made known I declared and to you — and to you shall I tell I will set forth shall I tell
וַ/תֵּבְךְּ֩ 𐤅/𐤕𐤁𐤊 vatevekhe and wept and she wept and she wept HC/Vqw3fs אֵ֨שֶׁת 𐤀𐤔𐤕 eshet wife woman of woman of HNcfsc שִׁמְשׁ֜וֹן 𐤔𐤌𐤔𐤅𐤍 shimeshon Samson Sunlike One Shimeshon HNp עָלָ֗י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv before him upon him upon him HR/Sp3ms וַ/תֹּ֨אמֶר֙ 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer and said and she said and she said HC/Vqw3fs רַק 𐤓𐤒 raq only only only HTa שְׂנֵאתַ֨/נִי֙ 𐤔𐤍𐤀𐤕/𐤍𐤉 senetani you hate me you hated me you hate me HVqp2ms/Sp1cs וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not and not HC/Tn אֲהַבְתָּ֔/נִי 𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤕/𐤍𐤉 ahavetani hɔ̃ (Ewe (Gbe)) you love me you loved me you love me HVqp2ms/Sp1cs הַֽ/חִידָ֥ה 𐤄/𐤇𐤉𐤃𐤄 hachidah the riddle the riddle the riddle HTd/Ncfsa חַ֨דְתָּ֙ 𐤇𐤃𐤕 chadeta funda (Bemba) you have proposed you posed a riddle you posed a riddle HVqp2ms לִ/בְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉 liveney Bene (Bemba) to sons-of to sons of to sons of HR/Ncmpc עַמִּ֔/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami my people my people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs וְ/לִ֖/י 𐤅/𐤋/𐤉 veli and to me and to me HC/R/Sp1cs לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn הִגַּ֑דְתָּה 𐤄𐤂𐤃𐤕𐤄 higadetah you have told you made known you have told HVhp2ms וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms לָ֗/הּ 𐤋/𐤄 lah to her to her HR/Sp3fs הִנֵּ֨ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh mona (Bemba) behold Look! look HTm לְ/אָבִ֧/י 𐤋/𐤀𐤁/𐤉 leavi to my father to my father to my father HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs וּ/לְ/אִמִּ֛/י 𐤅/𐤋/𐤀𐤌/𐤉 uleimi and to my mother and to my mother and to my mother HC/R/Ncfsc/Sp1cs לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not not HTn הִגַּ֖דְתִּי 𐤄𐤂𐤃𐤕𐤉 higadeti I have told I made known I declared HVhp1cs וְ/לָ֥/ךְ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤊 velakhe and to you and to you HC/R/Sp2fs אַגִּֽיד 𐤀𐤂𐤉𐤃 agid shall I tell I will set forth shall I tell HVhi1cs
Verse 17
and she wept and she wept and she wept over him upon him over him the seven seven (of) seven (of) days the days the days that that-which that which were he was / he became was for them — for them the feast the drinking-feast the drinking-feast and it was and he became and it was on the day in the day in the day the seventh the seventh the seventh and he told and he made known and he declared her — to her because for/because because she pressed him She pressured him she pressed him and she told and she made known and she declared the riddle the riddle the riddle to the sons of to sons of to the sons of her people forearm-measure her people
וַ/תֵּ֤בְךְּ 𐤅/𐤕𐤁𐤊 vatevekhe and she wept and she wept and she wept HC/Vqw3fs עָלָי/ו֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv over him upon him over him HR/Sp3ms שִׁבְעַ֣ת 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤕 shiveat the seven seven (of) seven (of) HAcmsc הַ/יָּמִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 hayamim days the days the days HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that which HTr הָיָ֥ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah were he was / he became was HVqp3ms לָ/הֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for them for them HR/Sp3mp הַ/מִּשְׁתֶּ֑ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤕𐤄 hamisheteh the feast the drinking-feast the drinking-feast HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יְהִ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi and it was and he became and it was HC/Vqw3ms בַּ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom on the day in the day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/שְּׁבִיעִ֗י 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤏𐤉 hashevii the seventh the seventh the seventh HTd/Aomsa וַ/יַּגֶּד 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤃 vayaged and he told and he made known and he declared HC/Vhw3ms לָ/הּ֙ 𐤋/𐤄 lah her to her HR/Sp3fs כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because because HC הֱצִיקַ֔תְ/הוּ 𐤄𐤑𐤉𐤒𐤕/𐤄𐤅 hetsiqatehu she pressed him She pressured him she pressed him HVhp3fs/Sp3ms וַ/תַּגֵּ֥ד 𐤅/𐤕𐤂𐤃 vataged and she told and she made known and she declared HC/Vhw3fs הַ/חִידָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤇𐤉𐤃𐤄 hachidah the riddle the riddle the riddle HTd/Ncfsa לִ/בְנֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉 liveney Bene (Bemba) to the sons of to sons of to the sons of HR/Ncmpc עַמָּֽ/הּ 𐤏𐤌/𐤄 amah her people forearm-measure her people HNcmsc/Sp3fs
Verse 18
and they said and they said and they said to him — to him men of men of men of the city the watchful settlement the city on the day in the day in the day the seventh the seventh the seventh before beforehand before goes he comes he came the sun toward the sun the sun what what? what sweeter sweet sweet than honey from honey than honey and what and what? and what stronger strong strong than a lion from a tearing-lion than a lion and he said and he said and he said to them — to them if not if not if not you had plowed you cut/engraved you had plowed with my heifer with my heifer with my heifer not not not you had found you (masculine plural) found you found my riddle my riddle my riddle
וַ/יֹּ֣אמְרוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and they said and they said and they said HC/Vqw3mp ל/וֹ֩ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him to him HR/Sp3ms אַנְשֵׁ֨י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey men of men of men of HNcmpc הָ/עִ֜יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the city the watchful settlement the city HTd/Ncfsa בַּ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom on the day in the day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/שְּׁבִיעִ֗י 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤏𐤉 hashevii the seventh the seventh the seventh HTd/Aomsa בְּ/טֶ֨רֶם֙ 𐤁/𐤈𐤓𐤌 beterem before beforehand before HR/D יָבֹ֣א 𐤉𐤁𐤀 yavo goes he comes he came HVqi3ms הַ/חַ֔רְסָ/ה 𐤄/𐤇𐤓𐤎/𐤄 hacharesah the sun toward the sun the sun HTd/Ncmsa/Sd מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah what what? what HTi מָּת֣וֹק 𐤌𐤕𐤅𐤒 matoq sweeter sweet sweet HAamsa מִ/דְּבַ֔שׁ 𐤌/𐤃𐤁𐤔 midevash uchi (Shona) than honey from honey than honey HR/Ncmsa וּ/מֶ֥ה 𐤅/𐤌𐤄 umeh and what and what? and what HC/Ti עַ֖ז 𐤏𐤆 az stronger strong strong HAamsa מֵ/אֲרִ֑י 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤉 meari than a lion from a tearing-lion than a lion HR/Ncmsa וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms לָ/הֶ֔ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them to them HR/Sp3mp לוּלֵא֙ 𐤋𐤅𐤋𐤀 lule if not if not if not HC חֲרַשְׁתֶּ֣ם 𐤇𐤓𐤔𐤕𐤌 charashetem kuchora (Swahili) you had plowed you cut/engraved you had plowed HVqp2mp בְּ/עֶגְלָתִ֔/י 𐤁/𐤏𐤂𐤋𐤕/𐤉 beegelati with my heifer with my heifer with my heifer HR/Ncfsc/Sp1cs לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not not HTn מְצָאתֶ֖ם 𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤌 metsatem you had found you (masculine plural) found you found HVqp2mp חִידָתִֽ/י 𐤇𐤉𐤃𐤕/𐤉 chidati my riddle my riddle my riddle HNcfsc/Sp1cs
Verse 19
came mightily and she advanced successfully and she advanced successfully upon him upon him upon him Spirit breath of spirit of of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh and he went down and he descended and he went down to Ashkelon Ashkelon the Weighing-Place Asheqelon and struck and he struck and he struck of them — from them thirty thirty thirty men man men and took and he took and he took [direct object marker] object-marker [·] their spoil their body armor their body armor and gave and he gave and he gave the changes of clothes the exchanges the changes of clothes to those who declared to proclaimers of to those who declared the riddle the riddle the riddle and burned and he burned hot and he burned hot his anger his nose his anger and he went up and he caused to ascend and he went up to the house house-of house of of his father his father his father
וַ/תִּצְלַ֨ח 𐤅/𐤕𐤑𐤋𐤇 vatitselach came mightily and she advanced successfully and she advanced successfully HC/Vqw3fs עָלָ֜י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv upon him upon him upon him HR/Sp3ms ר֣וּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha Spirit breath of spirit of HNcbsc יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וַ/יֵּ֨רֶד 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤃 vayered and he went down and he descended and he went down HC/Vqw3ms אַשְׁקְל֜וֹן 𐤀𐤔𐤒𐤋𐤅𐤍 asheqelon to Ashkelon Ashkelon the Weighing-Place Asheqelon HNp וַ/יַּ֥ךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊 vayakhe and struck and he struck and he struck HC/Vhw3ms מֵ/הֶ֣ם 𐤌/𐤄𐤌 mehem of them from them HR/Sp3mp שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 sheloshim thirty thirty thirty HAcbpa אִ֗ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish men man men HNcmsa וַ/יִּקַּח֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach and took and he took and he took HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo חֲלִ֣יצוֹתָ֔/ם 𐤇𐤋𐤉𐤑𐤅𐤕/𐤌 chalitsotam their spoil their body armor their body armor HNcfpc/Sp3mp וַ/יִּתֵּן֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍 vayiten and gave and he gave and he gave HC/Vqw3ms הַ/חֲלִיפ֔וֹת 𐤄/𐤇𐤋𐤉𐤐𐤅𐤕 hachalifot the changes of clothes the exchanges the changes of clothes HTd/Ncfpa לְ/מַגִּידֵ֖י 𐤋/𐤌𐤂𐤉𐤃𐤉 lemagidey to those who declared to proclaimers of to those who declared HR/Vhrmpc הַ/חִידָ֑ה 𐤄/𐤇𐤉𐤃𐤄 hachidah the riddle the riddle the riddle HTd/Ncfsa וַ/יִּ֣חַר 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤓 vayichar kala (Kikongo) and burned and he burned hot and he burned hot HC/Vqw3ms אַפּ֔/וֹ 𐤀𐤐/𐤅 apo his anger his nose his anger HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יַּ֖עַל 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋 vayaal Aleya (Bemba) and he went up and he caused to ascend and he went up HC/Vqw3ms בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt to the house house-of house of HNcmsc אָבִֽי/הוּ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤄𐤅 avihu of his father his father his father HNcmsc/Sp3ms
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