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ܘܐܙܠ ܫܡܫܘܢ ܠܥܙܬ ܘܚܙܐ ܬܡܢ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܙܢܝܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܠܘܬܗ̇
w'zl shmshwn lezth wkhz' thmn 'nthth' znyth' wel lwthh
Samson went to Gaza, and saw there a prostitute, and went in to her.
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ܠܥܙܬ ܘܐܬܐܡܪ ܕܐܬܐ ܫܡܫܘܢ ܠܗܪܟܐ ܘܐܬܟܡܢܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܟܠܗ ܠܠܝܐ ܒܬܪܥܐ ܕܩܪܝܬܐ ܘܗܘܘ ܡܠܚܫܝܢ ܟܠܗ ܠܠܝܐ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܡܐ ܕܢܗܪ ܨܦܪܐ ܢܩܛܠܝܘܗܝ
lezth w'th'mr d'th' shmshwn lhrk' w'thkmnw elwhy klh lly' bthre' dqryth' whww mlkhshyn klh lly' w'mrw m' dnhr tspr' nqTlywhy
The Gazites were told, “Samson is here!” They surrounded him and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, “Wait until morning light; then we will kill him.”
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ܘܕܡܟ ܫܡܫܘܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܦܠܓܗ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܘܩܡ ܒܦܠܓܗ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܘܐܚܕ ܒܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܦܪ̈ܘܣܬܕܐ ܕܬܪܥܐ ܕܩܪܝܬܐ ܘܫܩܠܗ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܘ̈ܟܠܘܗܝ ܘܣܡ ܥܠ ܟܬܦܗ ܘܐܣܩ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܛܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܚܒܪܘܢ
wdmk shmshwn edm' lplgh dlly' wqm bplgh dlly' w'khd bthryn prwsthd' dthre' dqryth' wshqlh edm' lmwklwhy wsm el kthph w'sq 'nwn lTwr' dqdm khbrwn
Samson lay until midnight, then arose at midnight and took hold of the doors of the gate of the city, with the two posts, and plucked them up, bar and all, and put them on his shoulders and carried them up to the top of the mountain that is before Hebron.
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ܘܒܬܪܟܢ ܪܚܡ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܒܢܚܠ ܣܪܘܩ ܘܫܡܗ̇ ܕܠܝܠܐ
wbthrkn rkhm 'nthth' bnkhl srwq wshmh dlyl'
It came to pass afterward that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
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ܘܣܠܩܘ ܠܘܬܗ̇ ܛܪ̈ܘܢܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܠܗ̇ ܫܕܠܝܘܗܝ ܘܚܙܝ ܒܡܢܐ ܪܒ ܚܝܠܗ ܘܒܡܢܐ ܢܬܡܨܐ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܢܐܣܪܝܘܗܝ ܠܡܨܥܪܘܬܗ ܘܚܢܢ ܢܬܠ ܠܟܝ ܟܘܠ ܓܒܪ ܐܠܦ ܘܬܠܬܡܐܐ ܕܟܣܦܐ
wslqw lwthh Trwn' dplshthy' w'mryn lh shdlywhy wkhzy bmn' rb khylh wbmn' nthmts' khyl' dn'srywhy lmtserwthh wkhnn nthl lky kwl gbr 'lp wthlthm'' dksp'
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 eleven hundred pieces of silver.”
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ܘܐܡܪܬ ܕܠܝܠܐ ܠܫܡܫܘܢ ܚܘܢܝ ܒܡܢܐ ܪܒ ܚܝܠܟ ܘܒܡܢܐ ܡܬܐܣܪ ܐܢܬ ܘܐܢ ܡܬܒܨܪ ܐܢܬ
w'mrth dlyl' lshmshwn khwny bmn' rb khylk wbmn' mth'sr 'nth w'n mthbtsr 'nth
Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me where your great strength lies, and what you might be bound to afflict you.”
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ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ̇ ܫܡܫܘܢ ܐܢ ܢܐܣܪܘܢܢܝ ܒܫܒܥܐ ܝܬܪ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܛܝܒܐ ܕܠܐ ܫܪܒܘ ܡܫܬܦܠ ܐܢܐ ܘܗܘܐ ܐܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܚܕ ܐܢܫ
w'mr lh shmshwn 'n n'srwnny bshbe' ythr' rTyb' dl' shrbw mshthpl 'n' whw' 'n' 'yk khd 'nsh
Samson said to her, “If they bind me with seven green cords that were never dried, then shall I become weak, and be as another man.”
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ܘܐܣܩܘ ܠܗ̇ ܛܪ̈ܘܢܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܫܒܥܐ ܝܬܪ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܛܝܒܐ ܕܠܐ ܫܪܒܘ ܘܐܣܪܬܗ ܒܗܘܢ
w'sqw lh Trwn' dplshthy' shbe' ythr' rTyb' dl' shrbw w'srthh bhwn
Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green cords which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.
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ܘܟܡܐܢܐ ܝܬ̇ܒ ܠܗ̇ ܒܬܘܢܐ ܘܐܡܪܐ ܠܗ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܐܬܘ ܥܠܝܟ ܫܡܫܘܢ ܘܦܣܩ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܝܬܪ̈ܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܬܦܣܩ ܚܘܛܐ ܕܟܬܢܐ ܡܐ ܕܡܪܝܚܐ ܒܗ ܢܘܪܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܬܬܙܝܥ ܚܝܠܗ
wkm'n' ythb lh bthwn' w'mr' lh plshthy' 'thw elyk shmshwn wpsq 'nwn lythr' 'yk dmthpsq khwT' dkthn' m' dmrykh' bh nwr' wl' 'ththzye khylh
Now she had an ambush waiting in the inner room. She said to him, “The Philistines are on you, Samson!” He broke the cords as a flax thread is broken when it touches the fire. So his strength was not known.
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ܘܐܡܪܬ ܕܠܝܠܐ ܠܫܡܫܘܢ ܗܐ ܕܓܠܬ ܒܝ ܘܐܡܪܬ ܠܝ ܕ̈ܓܠܬܐ ܚܘܢܝ ܒܡܢܐ ܬܬܐܣܪ
w'mrth dlyl' lshmshwn h' dglth by w'mrth ly dglth' khwny bmn' thth'sr
Delilah said to Samson, “Behold, you have mocked me, and told me lies. Now please tell me how you might be bound.”
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ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ̇ ܐܢ ܡܐܣܪ ܢܐܣܪܘܢܢܝ ܒܫܝܫ̈ܠܬܐ ܚ̈ܕܬܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܐܬܥܒܕ ܒܗܝܢ ܥܒܕܐ ܐܫܬܦܠ ܘܐܗܘܐ ܐܝܟ ܚܕ ܐܢܫ
w'mr lh 'n m'sr n'srwnny bshyshlth' khdthth' dl' 'thebd bhyn ebd' 'shthpl w'hw' 'yk khd 'nsh
He said to her, “If they only bind me with new ropes with which no work has been done, then I will become weak, and be as another man.”
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ܘܢܣܒܬ ܕܠܝܠܐ ܫܝܫ̈ܠܬܐ ܚ̈ܕܬܬܐ ܘܐܣܪܬܗ ܒܗܝܢ ܘܐܡܪܐ ܠܗ ܦܠܫܬ̈ܝܐ ܐܬܘ ܥܠܝܟ ܫܡܫܘܢ ܘܟܡܐܢܐ ܝܬ̇ܒ ܠܗ̇ ܒܬܘܢܐ ܘܦܣܩ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܡܢ ܕܪ̈ܥܘܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܚܘܛܐ
wnsbth dlyl' shyshlth' khdthth' w'srthh bhyn w'mr' lh plshthy' 'thw elyk shmshwn wkm'n' ythb lh bthwn' wpsq 'nyn mn drewhy 'yk khwT'
So Delilah took new ropes and bound him with them, then said to him, “The Philistines are on you, Samson!” The ambush was waiting in the inner room. He broke them off his arms like a thread.
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ܘܐܡܪܬ ܕܠܝܠܐ ܠܫܡܫܘܢ ܗܐ ܕܓܠܬ ܒܝ ܘܐܡܪܬ ܠܝ ܟܕܒ̈ܬܐ ܚܘܢܝ ܒܡܢܐ ܬܬܐܣܪ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ̇ ܐܢܗܘ ܕܡܫܬܝܬܝ ܫܒܥ ܥܕܩ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܪܝܫܝ ܒܡܫܬܝܬܐ
w'mrth dlyl' lshmshwn h' dglth by w'mrth ly kdbth' khwny bmn' thth'sr w'mr lh 'nhw dmshthythy shbe edqwhy dryshy bmshthyth'
Delilah said to Samson, “Until now, you have mocked me and told me lies. Tell me with what you might be bound.” He said to her, “If you weave the seven locks of my head with the fabric on the loom.”
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ܘܐܫܬܝܬ ܒܢܘܠܐ ܘܐܡܪܬ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܐܬܘ ܥܠܝܟ ܫܡܫܘܢ ܘܐܬܬܥܝܪ ܡܢ ܫܢܬܗ ܘܫܩܠܗ ܠܢܘܠܐ ܕܓܪ̈ܕܝܝܐ ܘܠܡܫܬܝܬܐ
w'shthyth bnwl' w'mrth plshthy' 'thw elyk shmshwn w'ththeyr mn shnthh wshqlh lnwl' dgrdyy' wlmshthyth'
She fastened it with the pin, and said to him, “The Philistines are on you, Samson!” He awakened out of his sleep, and plucked away the pin of the beam and the fabric.
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ܘܐܡܪܐ ܠܗ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܡܪܬ ܠܝ ܕܪܚܡܬܟܝ ܘܠܒܟ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܘܬܝ ܕܗܐ ܬܠܬ ܙܒܢ̈ܝܢ ܕܓܠܬ ܒܝ ܘܠܐ ܚܘܝܬܢܝ ܒܡܢܐ ܪܒ ܚܝܠܟ
w'mr' lh 'ykn' 'mrth ly drkhmthky wlbk l' hw' lwthy dh' thlth zbnyn dglth by wl' khwythny bmn' rb khylk
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 have not told me where your great strength lies.”
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ܘܟܕ ܐܥܝܩܬ ܠܗ ܒܡ̈ܠܝܗ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܘܐܠܨܬܗ ܐܬܬܥܝܩܬ ܢܦܫܗ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܘܬܐ
wkd 'eyqth lh bmlyh klhwn ywmth' w'ltsthh 'ththeyqth npshh edm' lmwth'
When she pressed him daily with her words and urged him, his soul was troubled to death.
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ܘܓܠܐ ܠܗ̇ ܟܠܗ ܠܒܗ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ̇ ܡܕܟܝܐ ܠܐ ܣܠܩ ܥܠ ܪܝܫܝ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܢܙܝܪܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܢ ܟܪܣܗ̇ ܕܐܡܝ ܐܢܗܘ ܕܓܪܥܬ ܦܪܩ ܠܗ ܡܢܝ ܚܝܠܝ ܘܡܫܬܦܠ ܐܢܐ ܘܗܘܐ ܐܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܟܠܢܫ
wgl' lh klh lbh w'mr lh mdky' l' slq el ryshy mTwl dnzyr' 'n' d'lh' mn krsh d'my 'nhw dgreth prq lh mny khyly wmshthpl 'n' whw' 'n' 'yk klnsh
He told her all his heart and said to her, “No razor has ever come on my head; for I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother’s womb. If I am shaved, then my strength will go from me and I will become weak, and be like any other man.”
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ܘܟܕ ܚܙܬ ܕܠܝܠܐ ܕܓܠܐ ܠܗ̇ ܟܠܗ ܠܒܗ ܫܕܪܬ ܩܪܬ ܠܛܪ̈ܘܢܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܐܡܪܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܣܩܘ ܡܟܝܠ ܡܛܠ ܕܓܠܐ ܠܝ ܟܠܗ ܠܒܗ ܘܣܠܩܘ ܠܘܬܗ̇ ܛܪ̈ܘܢܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܐܣܩܘ ܟܣܦܐ ܥܡܗܘܢ
wkd khzth dlyl' dgl' lh klh lbh shdrth qrth lTrwn' dplshthy' w'mr' lhwn sqw mkyl mTl dgl' ly klh lbh wslqw lwthh Trwn' dplshthy' w'sqw ksp' emhwn
When Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, “Come up this once, for he has told me all his heart.” Then the lords of the Philistines came up to her and brought the money in their hand.
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ܘܐܕܡܟܬܗ ܥܠ ܒܘܪ̈ܟܝܗ ܘܩܪܬ ܠܓܪܥܐ ܘܓܪܥܬ ܫܒܥ ܥܕܩ̈ܐ ܕܪܝܫܗ ܘܫܪܝܬ ܠܡܫܦܠܘܬܗ ܘܦܪܩ ܠܗ ܚܝܠܗ ܡܢܗ
w'dmkthh el bwrkyh wqrth lgre' wgreth shbe edq' dryshh wshryth lmshplwthh wprq lh khylh mnh
She made him sleep on her knees; and she called for a man and shaved off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.
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ܘܐܡܪܐ ܠܗ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܐܬܘ ܥܠܝܟ ܫܡܫܘܢ ܘܐܬܬܥܝܪ ܡܢ ܫܢܬܗ ܘܐܡܪ ܐܦܘܩ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܟܠܙܒܢ ܘܐܫܬܢܕ ܒܗܘܢ ܘܗܘ ܠܐ ܐܝܕܥ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܦܪܩ ܠܗ ܡܢܗ
w'mr' lh plshthy' 'thw elyk shmshwn w'ththeyr mn shnthh w'mr 'pwq 'yk dbklzbn w'shthnd bhwn whw l' 'yde dmry' prq lh mnh
She said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” He awoke out of his sleep, and said, “I will go out as at other times, and shake myself free.” But he didn’t know that Yahweh had departed from him.
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ܘܐܚܕܘܗܝ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܥܘܪܘ ܥܝ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܘܐܣܪܘܗܝ ܒܫܝ̈ܫܠܬܐ ܘܐܚܬܘܗܝ ܠܥܙܬ ܘܗܘܐ ܛܚܢ ܒܝܬ ܐܣܝܪ̈ܐ
w'khdwhy plshthy' wewrw eynwhy w'srwhy bshyshlth' w'khthwhy lezth whw' Tkhn byth 'syr'
The Philistines laid hold on him and put out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza and bound him with fetters of bronze; and he ground at the mill in the prison.
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ܘܫܪܝ ܣܥܪܐ ܕܪܝܫܗ ܠܡܐܥܐ ܟܕ ܐܬܓܪܥ
wshry ser' dryshh lm'e' kd 'thgre
However, the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaved.
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ܘܛܪ̈ܘܢܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܠܡܕܒܚ ܕܒܚܐ ܪܒܐ ܠܕܓܘܢ ܐܠܗܗܘܢ ܒܚܕܘܬܐ ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܐܫܠܡ ܐܠܗܢ ܒܐܝܕܢ ܠܫܡܫܘܢ ܒܥܠܕܒܒܢ
wTrwn' dplshthy' 'thknshw lmdbkh dbkh' rb' ldgwn 'lhhwn bkhdwth' w'mryn 'shlm 'lhn b'ydn lshmshwn beldbbn
The lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to rejoice; for they said, “Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.”
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ܘܟܕ ܚܙܐܘܗܝ ܫܒܚܘ ܠܐܠܗܗܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܐܫܠܡ ܐܠܗܢ ܒܐܝܕܢ ܠܒܥܠܕܒܒܢ ܘܠܡܚܪܒ ܐܪ̈ܥܬܢ ܘܠܕܐܣܓܝ ܩ̈ܛܝܠܝܢ
wkd khz'why shbkhw l'lhhwn mTl d'mryn d'shlm 'lhn b'ydn lbeldbbn wlmkhrb 'rethn wld'sgy qTylyn
When the people saw him, they praised their god; for they said, “Our god has delivered our enemy and the destroyer of our country, who has slain many of us, into our hand.”
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ܘܟܕ ܫܦܪ ܠܒܗܘܢ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܩܪܘ ܠܫܡܫܘܢ ܡܪܩܕ ܩܕܡܝܢ ܘܩܪܘ ܠܫܡܫܘܢ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܐܣܝܪ̈ܐ ܘܡܪܩܕ ܗܘܐ ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ ܘܐܩܝܡܘܗܝ ܒܝܢܬ ܥܡ̈ܘܕܐ
wkd shpr lbhwn 'mryn qrw lshmshwn mrqd qdmyn wqrw lshmshwn mn byth 'syr' wmrqd hw' qdmyhwn w'qymwhy bynth emwd'
When their hearts were merry, they said, “Call for Samson, that he may entertain us.” They called for Samson out of the prison; and he performed before them. They set him between the pillars;
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ܘܐܡܪ ܫܡܫܘܢ ܠܛܠܝܐ ܕܐܚܝܕ ܒܐܝܕܗ ܫܒܘܩܝܢܝ ܘܐܡܝܫܝܢܝ ܥܡ̈ܘܕܐ ܕܒܝܬܐ ܣܡܝܟ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܘܐܣܬܡܟ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ
w'mr shmshwn lTly' d'khyd b'ydh shbwqyny w'myshyny emwd' dbyth' smyk elyhwn w'sthmk elyhwn
and Samson said to the boy who held him by the hand, “Allow me to feel the pillars on which the house rests, that I may lean on them.”
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ܘܒܝܬܐ ܡܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܘܢܫ̈ܐ ܘܬܡܢ ܗܘܘ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܛܪ̈ܘܢܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܐܓܪܐ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܘ ܐܝܟ ܬܠܬܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܘܢܫ̈ܐ ܘܚܙܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܟܕ ܡܪܩܕ ܫܡܫܘܢ
wbyth' ml' hw' gbr' wnsh' wthmn hww klhwn Trwn' dplshthy' wel 'gr' 'yth hww 'yk thlth' 'lpyn gbr' wnsh' wkhzyn hww kd mrqd shmshwn
Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were on the roof about three thousand men and women, who saw while Samson performed.
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ܘܩܪܐ ܫܡܫܘܢ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܒܒܥܘ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܬܕܟܪܝܢܝ ܘܚܝܠܝܢܝ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܗܕܐ ܙܒܢܬܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܬܢܩܡ ܢܩܡܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܥܝܢ̈ܝ ܡܢ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ
wqr' shmshwn lmry' w'mr bbew mry' 'lh' 'thdkryny wkhylyny blkhwd hd' zbnth' 'lh' d'thnqm nqmth' dthrthyn eyny mn plshthy'
Samson called to Yahweh, and said, “Lord Yahweh, remember me, please, and strengthen me, please, only this once, God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.”
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ܘܐܚܕ ܫܡܫܘܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܥܡ̈ܘܕܐ ܡܨ̈ܥܝܐ ܕܒܝܬܐ ܣܡܝܟ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܘܐܣܬܡܟ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܚܕ ܒܝܡܝܢܗ ܘܚܕ ܒܣܡܠܗ
w'khd shmshwn thryn emwd' mtsey' dbyth' smyk elyhwn w'sthmk elyhwn khd bymynh wkhd bsmlh
Samson took hold of the two middle pillars on which the house rested and leaned on them, the one with his right hand and the other with his left.
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ܘܐܡܪ ܫܡܫܘܢ ܬܡܘܬ ܢܦܫܝ ܥܡ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܢܓܕ ܒܚܝܠܗ ܘܢܦܠ ܒܝܬܐ ܥܠ ܛܪ̈ܘܢܐ ܘܥܠ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܕܒܗ ܘܗܘܘ ܡ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܡܝܬܘ ܒܡܘܬܗ ܕܫܡܫܘܢ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܝܢ ܡܢ ܕܡܝܬܘ ܒܚ̈ܝܘܗܝ
w'mr shmshwn thmwth npshy em plshthy' wngd bkhylh wnpl byth' el Trwn' wel klh em' dbh whww myth' dmythw bmwthh dshmshwn sgy'yn mn dmythw bkhywhy
Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines!” He bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell on the lords, and on all the people who were in it. So the dead that he killed at his death were more than those who he killed in his life.
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ܘܢܚܬܘ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܐ̈ܚܘܗܝ ܘܟܠܗ ܒܝܬ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܘܣܠܩܘ ܘܩܒܪܘܗܝ ܒܝܬ ܨܕܥܐ ܘܒܝܬ ܐܫܬܘܐܝܠ ܒܩܒܪܗ ܕܡܢܘܚ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܘܗܘ ܕܢ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ
wnkhthw klhwn 'khwhy wklh byth 'bwhy wslqw wqbrwhy byth tsde' wbyth 'shthw'yl bqbrh dmnwkh 'bwhy whw dn l'ysryl esryn shnyn
Then his brothers and all the house of his father came down and took him, and brought him up and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the burial site of Manoah his father. He judged Israel twenty years.