H9001–/וַ–v

Samson went to Gaza, and there he saw a harlot, and he went in to her.

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּרְא־ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֖א (וַ) va “and”

The Gazites were told, "Samson has come here," and they surrounded the place and lay in wait for him all night at the gate of the city. They kept quiet all night, saying, "Let us wait till the light of the morning; then we will kill him."

וַיָּסֹ֛בּוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֶּאֶרְבוּ־ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְחָרְשׁ֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַהֲרְגְנֻֽהוּ׃ (וַ) va. “and”

But Samson lay till midnight, and at midnight he arose and took hold of the doors of the gate of the city and the two posts, and pulled them up, bar and all, and put them on his shoulders and carried them to the top of the hill that is before Hebron.

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֣קָם׀ (וַ) va “and”וַיֶּאֱחֹ֞ז (וַ) va “and”וַיִּסָּעֵם֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֖שֶׂם (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲלֵם֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

After this he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Deli'lah.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֶּאֱהַ֥ב (וַ) va “and”

And the lords of the Philistines came to her and said to her, "Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lies, and by what means we may overpower him, that we may bind him to subdue him; and we will each give you eleven hundred pieces of silver."

וַיַּעֲל֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמְרוּ (וַ) va “and”וַאֲסַרְנֻ֖הוּ (וַ) va. “and”

And Deli'lah said to Samson, "Please tell me wherein your great strength lies, and how you might be bound, that one could subdue you."

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

And Samson said to her, "If they bind me with seven fresh bowstrings which have not been dried, then I shall become weak, and be like any other man."

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְחָלִ֥יתִי (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָיִ֖יתִי (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the lords of the Philistines brought her seven fresh bowstrings which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.

וַיַּעֲלוּ־ (וַ) va “and”וַתַּאַסְרֵ֖הוּ (וַ) va. “and”

Now she had men lying in wait in an inner chamber. And she said to him, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" But he snapped the bowstrings, as a string of tow snaps when it touches the fire. So the secret of his strength was not known.

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”וַיְנַתֵּק֙ (וַ) va “and”

And Deli'lah said to Samson, "Behold, you have mocked me, and told me lies; please tell me how you might be bound."

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”וַתְּדַבֵּ֥ר (וַ) va. “and”

And he said to her, "If they bind me with new ropes that have not been used, then I shall become weak, and be like any other man."

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְחָלִ֥יתִי (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָיִ֖יתִי (וְ) ve. “and”

So Deli'lah took new ropes and bound him with them, and said to him, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" And the men lying in wait were in an inner chamber. But he snapped the ropes off his arms like a thread.

וַתִּקַּ֣ח (וַ) va. “and”וַתַּאַסְרֵ֣הוּ (וַ) va. “and”וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”וַֽיְנַתְּקֵ֛ם (וַֽ) va “and”

And Deli'lah said to Samson, "Until now you have mocked me, and told me lies; tell me how you might be bound." And he said to her, "If you weave the seven locks of my head with the web and make it tight with the pin, then I shall become weak, and be like any other man."

וַתֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”וַתְּדַבֵּ֤ר (וַ) va. “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְתָקַעַתְּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְחָלִיתִי (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָיִיתִי (וְ) ve. “and”

So while he slept, Deli'lah took the seven locks of his head and wove them into the web. And she made them tight with the pin, and said to him, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" But he awoke from his sleep, and pulled away the pin, the loom, and the web.

וַתְּיַשְּׁנֵהוּ (וַ) va. “and”וַתַּאֲרִיג (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּתְקַע֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”וַיִּיקַץ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּסַּ֛ע (וַ) va “and”

And she said to him, "How can you say, 'I love you,' when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times, and you have not told me wherein your great strength lies."

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

And when she pressed him hard with her words day after day, and urged him, his soul was vexed to death.

וַ֠יְהִי (וַ֠) Va “and”וַתְּאַֽלֲצֵ֑הוּ (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּקְצַ֥ר (וַ) va. “and”

And he told her all his mind, and said to her, "A razor has never come upon my head; for I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother's womb. If I be shaved, then my strength will leave me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man."

וַיַּגֶּד־ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְסָ֣ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְחָלִ֥יתִי (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָיִ֖יתִי (וְ) ve. “and”

When Deli'lah saw that he had told her all his mind, she sent and called the lords of the Philistines, saying, "Come up this once, for he has told me all his mind." Then the lords of the Philistines came up to her, and brought the money in their hands.

וַתֵּ֣רֶא (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּשְׁלַ֡ח (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּקְרָא֩ (וַ) va. “and”וְעָל֤וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וַיַּעֲל֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

She made him sleep upon her knees; and she called a man, and had him shave off the seven locks of his head. Then she began to torment him, and his strength left him.

וַתְּיַשְּׁנֵ֙הוּ֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּקְרָ֣א (וַ) va. “and”וַתְּגַלַּ֕ח (וַ) va. “and”וַתָּ֙חֶל֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַיָּ֥סַר (וַ) va “and”

And 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." And he did not know that the LORD had left him.

וַתֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”וַיִּקַ֣ץ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And the Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with bronze fetters; and he ground at the mill in the prison.

וַיֹּאחֲז֣וּהוּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְנַקְּר֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיּוֹרִ֨ידוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּאַסְר֙וּהוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

But the hair of his head began to grow again after it had been shaved.

וַיָּ֧חֶל (וַ) va “and”

Now the lords of the Philistines gathered to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to rejoice; for they said, "Our god has given Samson our enemy into our hand."

וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (וַ) va “and”

And when the people saw him, they praised their god; for they said, "Our god has given our enemy into our hand, the ravager of our country, who has slain many of us."

וַיִּרְא֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְהַלְל֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And when their hearts were merry, they said, "Call Samson, that he may make sport for us." So they called Samson out of the prison, and he made sport before them. They made him stand between the pillars;

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרְא֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְצַחֵק֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲמִ֥ידוּ (וַ) va “and”