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ܘܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܚܨܕܐ ܕܚ̈ܛܐ ܐܬܕܟܪܗ̇ ܫܡܫܘܢ ܠܐܢܬܬܗ ܒܓܕܝܐ ܕܥ̈ܙܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܐܙܠ ܠܘܬ ܐܢܬܬܝ ܠܩܝܛܘܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܫܒܩܗ ܐܒܘܗ ܠܡܥܠ
whw' mn bthr ywmth' bzbn' dkhtsd' dkhT' 'thdkrh shmshwn l'nththh bgdy' dez' w'mr 'zl lwth 'nththy lqyTwn' wl' shbqh 'bwh lmel
But after a while, in the time of wheat harvest, Samson visited his wife with a young goat. He said, “I will go in to my wife’s room.” But her father wouldn’t allow him to go in.
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ܘܐܡܪ ܐܒܘܗ ܣܒܪ ܗܘܝܬ ܕܡܣܢܐ ܣܢܝܬܗ̇ ܘܝܗܒܬܗ̇ ܠܫܘܫܒܝܢܟ ܗܐ ܚܬܗ̇ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ ܕܛܒܐ ܡܢܗ̇ ܬܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܚܠܦܝܗ
w'mr 'bwh sbr hwyth dmsn' snythh wyhbthh lshwshbynk h' khthh zewrth' dTb' mnh thhw' lk khlpyh
Her father said, “I most certainly thought that you utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to your companion. Isn’t her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please, take her instead.”
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ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܫܡܫܘܢ ܙܟܝ ܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܦܠܫܬ̈ܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܥܒܕ ܐܢܐ ܥܡܟܘܢ ܒܝܫܬܐ
w'mr lhwn shmshwn zky 'n' mn plshthy' mTl debd 'n' emkwn byshth'
Samson said to them, “This time I will be blameless in the case of the Philistines when I harm them.”
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ܘܐܙܠ ܫܡܫܘܢ ܘܐܚܕ ܬܠܬܡܐܐ ܬܥ̈ܠܝܢ ܘܢܣܒ ܠܡ̈ܦܐܕܐ ܘܐܣܪ ܒܕܘܢܒܝ̈ܬܗܘܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܬܥ̈ܠܝܢ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܘܐܣܪ ܚܕ ܚܕ ܠܡܦܐܕܐ ܒܝܬ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܬܥ̈ܠܝܢ ܒܝܢܬ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܘܢܒ̈ܝܬܗܘܢ
w'zl shmshwn w'khd thlthm'' thelyn wnsb lmp'd' w'sr bdwnbythhwn thryn thryn thelyn 'kkhd' w'sr khd khd lmp'd' byth thryn thelyn bynth thrthyn dwnbythhwn
Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took torches, and turned tail to tail, and put a torch in the middle between every two tails.
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ܘܐܘܚܕ ܢܘܪܐ ܒܠܡܦܐ̈ܕܐ ܘܫܒܩ ܒܩܝ̈ܡܬܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܐܘܩܕ ܡܢ ܓܕܝܫ̈ܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܩܝܡ̈ܬܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܟܪ̈ܡܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܙܝ̈ܬܐ
w'wkhd nwr' blmp'd' wshbq bqymth' dplshthy' w'wqd mn gdysh' wedm' lqymth' wedm' lkrm' wedm' lzyth'
When he had set the torches on fire, he let them go into the standing grain of the Philistines, and burned up both the shocks and the standing grain, and also the olive groves.
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ܘܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܦܠܫܬ̈ܝܐ ܡܢܘ ܥܒܕ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܫܡܫܘܢ ܚܬܢܗ ܕܬܡܢܡ ܥܠ ܕܢܣܒ ܐܢܬܬܗ ܘܝܗܒܗ̇ ܠܫܘܫܒܝܢܗ ܘܣܠܩܘ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܐܘܩܕܘܗ ܠܗ̇ ܘܠܒܝܬ ܐܒܘܗ ܒܢܘܪܐ
w'mryn plshthy' mnw ebd hkn' 'mryn shmshwn khthnh dthmnm el dnsb 'nththh wyhbh lshwshbynh wslqw plshthy' w'wqdwh lh wlbyth 'bwh bnwr'
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 burned her and her father with fire.
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ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܫܡܫܘܢ ܐܦܢ ܬܥܒܕܘܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܡܬܢܩܡ ܐܢܐ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܘܗܝܕܝܢ ܫܠܐ ܐܢܐ
w'mr lhwn shmshwn 'pn thebdwn hkn' mthnqm 'n' mnkwn whydyn shl' 'n'
Samson said to them, “If you behave like this, surely I will take revenge on you, and after that I will cease.”
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ܘܡܚܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܡܚܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܫܩ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܚ̈ܨܝܗܘܢ ܡܚܘܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܘܐܙܠ ܘܐܝܬܒ ܒܣܚܦ ܕܒܫܩܝܦܐ ܕܥܛܡܝܢ
wmkh' 'nwn bmkhwth' mn shqyhwn wedm' lkhtsyhwn mkhwth' rbth' w'zl w'ythb bskhp dbshqyp' deTmyn
He struck them hip and thigh with a great slaughter; and he went down and lived in the cave in Etam’s rock.
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ܘܣܠܩܘ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܫܪܘ ܒܝܗܘܕܐ
wslqw plshthy' wshrw byhwd'
Then the Philistines went up, encamped in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi.
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ܘܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܠܡܢܐ ܣܠܩܬܘܢ ܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܢܐܣܘܪ ܠܫܡܫܘܢ ܣܠܩܢ ܘܢܥܒܕ ܠܗ ܐܝܟ ܕܥܒܕ ܠܢ
w'mryn gbr' dyhwd' lmn' slqthwn 'mryn dn'swr lshmshwn slqn wnebd lh 'yk debd ln
The men of Judah said, “Why have you come up against us?” They said, “We have come up to bind Samson, to do to him as he has done to us.”
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ܘܢܚܬܘ ܬܠܬܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܢ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܠܣܚܦ ܕܒܫܩܝܦܐ ܕܥܛܡܝܢ ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܫܡܫܘܢ ܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܕܫܠܝܛܝܢ ܒܢ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܥܒܕܬ ܠܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܗܟܢܐ ܥܒܕܬ ܒܗܘܢ
wnkhthw thlth' 'lpyn gbryn mn yhwd' lskhp dbshqyp' deTmyn w'mryn lshmshwn l' yde 'nth dshlyTyn bn plshthy' mTl mn' ebdth ln hkn' 'mr lhwn 'yk m' debdw hkn' ebdth bhwn
Then three thousand men of Judah went down to the cave in Etam’s rock, 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 I have done to them.”
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ܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܠܡܐܣܪܟ ܢܚܬܢ ܘܠܡܫܠܡܘܬܟ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܡܘ ܠܝ ܕܠܐ ܬܗܪܘܢܢܝ ܐܢܬܘܢ
'mryn lh lm'srk nkhthn wlmshlmwthk b'yd' dplshthy' 'mr lhwn 'ymw ly dl' thhrwnny 'nthwn
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 attack me yourselves.”
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ܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܠܐ ܐܠܐ ܡܐܣܪ ܐܣܪܝܢܢ ܠܟ ܘܡܫܠܡܝܢܢ ܠܟ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝܗܘܢ ܘܡܩܛܠ ܠܐ ܩܛܠܝܢܢ ܠܟ ܘܐܣܪܘܗܝ ܒܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܫܝܫ̈ܠܬܐ ܚ̈ܕܬܬܐ ܘܐܣܩܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܫܩܝܦܐ
'mryn lh l' 'l' m'sr 'srynn lk wmshlmynn lk b'ydyhwn wmqTl l' qTlynn lk w'srwhy bthrthyn shyshlth' khdthth' w'sqwhy mn shqyp'
They spoke to him, saying, “No, but we will bind you securely and deliver you into their hands; but surely we will not kill you.” They bound him with two new ropes, and brought him up from the rock.
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ܗܘ ܘܡܛܝ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܠܝܚ ܘܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܩܡܘ ܠܡܩܛܠܗ ܘܐܨܠܚܬ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܪܘܚܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܗ̈ܘܝ ܫܝܫ̈ܠܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܪ̈ܥܘܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܟܬܢܐ ܕܣܦܬ ܒܗ ܢܘܪܐ ܘܐܫܬܪܝܘ ܐܣܘܪ̈ܐ ܡܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ
hw wmTy edm' llykh wplshthy' qmw lmqTlh w'tslkhth elwhy rwkhh dmry' whwy shyshlth' del drewhy 'yk kthn' dspth bh nwr' w'shthryw 'swr' mn 'ydwhy
When he came to Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they met him. Then Yahweh’s Spirit came mightily on him, and the ropes that were on his arms became as flax that was burned with fire; and his bands dropped from off his hands.
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ܘܐܫܟܚ ܦܟܐ ܕܚܡܪܐ ܛܪܘܢܐ ܘܐܘܫܛ ܐܝܕܗ ܘܢܣܒܗ ܘܩܛܠ ܒܗ ܐܠܦ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ
w'shkkh pk' dkhmr' Trwn' w'wshT 'ydh wnsbh wqTl bh 'lp gbryn
He found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, put out his hand, took it, and struck a thousand men with it.
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ܘܐܡܪ ܫܡܫܘܢ ܒܦܟܐ ܕܚܡܪܐ ܟܫܝ̈ܬܐ ܟܫܝܬ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܒܦܟܐ ܕܚܡܪܐ ܩܛܠܬ ܐܠܦ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ
w'mr shmshwn bpk' dkhmr' kshyth' kshyth mnhwn bpk' dkhmr' qTlth 'lp gbryn
Samson said, “With the jawbone of a donkey, heaps on heaps; with the jawbone of a donkey I have struck a thousand men.”
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ܘܟܕ ܫܠܡ ܠܡܡܠܠܘ ܫܕܝܗܝ ܦܟܐ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܗ ܘܩܪܐ ܫܡܗ ܕܐܬܪܐ ܗܘ ܕܡܐ ܕܦܟܐ
wkd shlm lmmllw shdyhy pk' mn 'ydh wqr' shmh d'thr' hw dm' dpk'
When he had finished speaking, he threw the jawbone out of his hand; and that place was called Ramath Lehi.
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ܘܨܗܝ ܛܒ ܘܩܪܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܐܢܬ ܝܗܒܬ ܒܐܝܕܗ ܕܥܒܕܟ ܢܨܚܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܘܗܫܐ ܐܡܘܬ ܠܨܗܝܐ ܘܐܦܠ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܥܘܪ̈ܠܐ ܗܠܝܢ
wtshy Tb wqr' lmry' w'mr 'nth yhbth b'ydh debdk ntskhn' hn' rb' whsh' 'mwth ltshy' w'pl b'yd' dewrl' hlyn
He was very thirsty, and called on Yahweh and said, “You have given this great deliverance by the hand of your servant; and now shall I die of thirst, and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”
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ܘܒܙܥ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܘܓܡܐ ܕܦܟܐ ܕܚܡܪܐ ܘܢܦܩܘ ܡܢܗ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܘܐܫܬܝ ܘܐܬܦܢܝܬ ܪܘܚܗ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܩܪܐ ܫܡܗ ܕܐܬܪܐ ܗܘ ܥܝܢ ܩܪܢܐ ܕܦܟܐ ܕܚܡܪܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܢܐ
wbze mry' 'lh' lwgm' dpk' dkhmr' wnpqw mnh my' w'shthy w'thpnyth rwkhh mTl hn' qr' shmh d'thr' hw eyn qrn' dpk' dkhmr' edm' lywmn'
But God split the hollow place that is in Lehi, and water came out of it. When he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived. Therefore its name was called En Hakkore, which is in Lehi, to this day.
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ܘܕܢ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܒܝ̈ܘܡܬܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ
wdn l'ysryl bywmth' dplshthy' esryn shnyn
He judged Israel twenty years in the days of the Philistines.