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After a while he returned to take her; and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and honey.

לְקַחְתָּ֔הּ (לְ) le. “to”לִרְא֔וֹת (לִ) li “to”

He took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went; and he came to his father and mother, and gave to them, and they ate: but he didn't tell them that he had taken the honey out of the body of the lion.

לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”לָהֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”

Samson said to them, Let me now put forth a riddle to you: if you can declare it to me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing;

לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “to <the>”לָכֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to”לִ֜י (לִ֜) l “to <the>”לָכֶם֙ (לָ) la. “to <the>”

but if you can't declare it to me, then shall you give me thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing. They said to him, Put forth your riddle, that we may hear it.

לְהַגִּ֣יד (לְ) le. “to”לִי֒ (לִ) l “to <the>”לִי֙ (לִ) l “to <the>”ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “to <the>”

He said to them, Out of the eater came forth food, Out of the strong came forth sweetness. They couldn't in three days declare the riddle.

לָהֶ֗ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”לְהַגִּ֥יד (לְ) le. “to”

It happened on the seventh day, that they said to Samson's wife, Entice your husband, that he may declare to us the riddle, lest we burn you and your father's house with fire: have you called us to impoverish us? is it not [ergänzt: so]?

לְאֵֽשֶׁת־ (לְ) le. “to”לָ֙נוּ֙ (לָ֙) la. “to <the>”הַלְיָרְשֵׁ֕נוּ (לְ) l. “to”לָ֖נוּ (לָ֖) La. “<to> <the>”

Samson's wife wept before him, and said, You do but hate me, and don't love me: you have put forth a riddle to the children of my people, and haven't told it me. He said to her, Behold, I haven't told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell you?

לִבְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “to”וְלִ֖י (לִ֖) L “to <the>”לָ֗הּ (לָ֗) La “to <the>”לְאָבִ֧י (לְ) le. “to”וּלְאִמִּ֛י (לְ) le. “to”וְלָ֥ךְ (לָ֥) La “to <the> [why]”

She wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it happened on the seventh day, that he told her, because she pressed him sore; and she told the riddle to the children of her people.

לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”לָהּ֙ (לָ) la “to <the>”לִבְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “to”

The men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? He said to them, If you hadn't plowed with my heifer, You wouldn't have found out my riddle.

לוֹ֩ (ל) l “to <the>”לָהֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”

The Spirit of Yahweh came mightily on him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and struck thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave the changes [ergänzt: of clothing] to those who declared the riddle. His anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house.

לְמַגִּידֵ֖י (לְ) le. “to”

But Samson's wife was [ergänzt: given] to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.

לְמֵ֣רֵעֵ֔הוּ (לְ) le. “to”לֽוֹ׃ (לֽ) l “to <the>”

But it happened after a while, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father wouldn't allow him to go in.

לָבֽוֹא׃ (לָ) la. “to”

Her father said, I most assuredly thought that you had utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to your companion: isn't her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please take her, instead.

לְמֵרֵעֶ֑ךָ (לְ) le. “to”לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “to <the>”

Samson said to them, This time shall I be blameless in regard of the Philistines, when I do them a mischief.

לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “to <the>”

Then the Philistines said, Who has done this? They said, Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he has taken his wife, and given her to his companion. The Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire.

לְמֵרֵעֵ֑הוּ (לְ) le. “to”

Samson said to them, If you do after this manner, surely I will be avenged of you, and after that I will cease.

לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “to <the>”

The men of Judah said, Why are you come up against us? They said, To bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he has done to us.

לָמָ֖ה (לָ) la. “<to>”לֶאֱס֤וֹר (לֶ) le. “to”לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת (לַ) la. “to”ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “to <the>”לָֽנוּ׃ (לָֽ) La. “to <the>”

Then three thousand men of Judah went down to the cleft of the rock of Etam, and said to Samson, "Don't you know that the Philistines are rulers over us? What then is this that you have done to us?" He said to them, As they did to me, so have I done to them.

לְשִׁמְשׁ֗וֹן (לְ) le. “to”לָּ֑נוּ (לָּ֑) La. “to <the>”לָהֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “to <the>”לָהֶֽם׃ (לָ) la. “to <the>”

They said to him, We have come down to bind you, that we may deliver you into the hand of the Philistines. Samson said to them, Swear to me that you will not fall on me yourselves.

לוֹ֙ (ל) l “to <the>”לֶאֱסָרְךָ֣ (לֶ) le. “to”לְתִתְּךָ֖ (לְ) le. “to”לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “to <the>”לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “to <the>”

They spoke to him, saying, No; but we will bind you fast, and deliver you into their hand: but surely we will not kill you. They bound him with two new ropes, and brought him up from the rock.

ל֣וֹ (ל֣) l “to <the>”לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

When he came to Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they met him: and the Spirit of Yahweh came mightily on him, and the ropes that were on his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands dropped from off his hands.

לִקְרָאת֑וֹ (לִ) li “to”

It happened, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand; and that place was called Ramath Lehi.

לְדַבֵּ֔ר (לְ) le. “to”לַמָּק֥וֹם (לַ) la. “<to> the”

[ergänzt: It was told] the Gazites, saying, Samson is come here. They compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, [ergänzt: Let be] until morning light, then we will kill him.

לַֽעַזָּתִ֣ים׀ (לַֽ) la. “to the”לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”ל֥וֹ (ל֥) l “for <the>”לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

The lords of the Philistines came up to her, and said to her, Entice him, and see in which his great strength lies, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will each give you of us eleven hundred [ergänzt: pieces] of silver.

לָ֜הּ (לָ֜) la “to <the>”ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “to <the>”לְעַנֹּת֑וֹ (לְ) le. “to”לָ֔ךְ (לָ֔) La “to <the>”

Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, Please, in which your great strength lies, and with which you might be bound to afflict you.

לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “to <the>”לְעַנּוֹתֶֽךָ׃ (לְ) le. “to”