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16:4 Samsun and Dilayla

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4 and_he/it _was after thus and_fell _in _love _with a _woman in/on/at/with_valley of _Sorek and_name_whose [was]_Delilah.
5 And_came _up to_her/it the _rulers of _[the]_Philistines and_they _said to/for_her/it entice DOM_him and_see in/on/at/with_what strength_his great and_in/on/at/with_what will _we _prevail to_him/it and_bind_him in _order _to_subdue_him and_us we _will _give to/for_you(fs) each one _thousand and_hundred silver.
6 And_she/it _said Delilah to Shiməshvon tell please to_me in/on/at/with_what strength_your great and_in/on/at/with_what will _you _be _bound so _that_subdue_you.
7 And_he/it _said to_her/it Shiməshvon if bind_me in/on/at/with_seven cords fresh which not they _have _been _dried[fn][fn] and_become _weak and_I _will _be like_one the_humankind.
8 And_brought to/for_her/it the _rulers of _[the]_Philistines seven cords fresh which not they _had _been _dried and_bound_him in/on/at/with_them.
9 And_the_ambush [was]_sitting to/for_her/it in/on/at/with_room and_she/it _said to_him/it [the]_Philistines upon_you Oh _Shiməshvon and_snapped DOM the_bowstrings just_as it _is _torn _apart (the)_cord the_fiber in/on/at/with_touches_it fire and_not it _was _known strength_his.
10 And_she/it _said Delilah to Shiməshvon here you _have _deceived in/on/at/with_me and_told to_me lies now tell please to_me in/on/at/with_the _what will _you _be _bound.
11 And_he/it _said to_her/it if indeed _(bind) tie _up_me in/on/at/with_ropes new which not it _has _been _done in/among_them work and_become _weak and_I _will _be like_one the_humankind.
12 And_she/it _took Delilah ropes new and_bound_him in/among_them and_she/it _said to_him/it [the]_Philistines upon_you Oh _Shiməshvon and_the_lying _in _wait [was]_sitting in/on/at/with_room and_snapped_them from_under arms_his like _a_thread.
13 And_she/it _said Delilah to Shiməshvon until now you _have _deceived in/on/at/with_me and_told to_me lies tell to/for_me in/on/at/with_the _what will _you _be _bound and_he/it _said to_her/it if you _will _weave DOM seven the _plaits my_head with the_web.
14 And_fastened in/on/at/with_pin and_she/it _said to_him/it [the]_Philistines upon_you Oh _Shiməshvon and_awoke from_sleep_his and_pulled _out DOM the_pin the_loom and_DOM the_web.
15 And_she/it _said to_him/it how will _you _say love_you and_heart_your not with_me this three times you _have _deceived in/on/at/with_me and_not you _have _told to/for_me in/on/at/with_what strength_your great.
16 And_he/it _was DOM she _pressed for_him/it in/on/at/with_words_her all the_days and_pestered_him and_tired soul_his to_death.
17 And_told to/for_her/it DOM all his/its_heart and_he/it _said to/for_her/it a _razor not it _has _come _up on my_head DOM [am]_a _Nazirite of _god I from_womb mother’s_my if I _was _shaved and_leave from_me strength_my and_become _weak and_I _will _be like_any the_humankind.
18 And_she/it _saw Delilah[fn][fn] DOM_that he _had _told to/for_her/it DOM all his/its_heart and_sent and_she/it _called/named to_masters of _[the]_Philistines to_say come _up the_time//this _time DOM he _has _told to_me[fn] DOM all his/its_heart and_came _up to_her/it the _rulers of _[the]_Philistines and_brought the_money in/on/at/with_hands_their.
19 And_fall _asleep_him on lap_her and_she/it _called/named for _the_man and_shave _off DOM seven the _plaits his/its_head and_began to_subdue_him and_left strength_his from_on_him.
20 And_she/it _said [the]_Philistines upon_you Oh _Shiməshvon and_awoke from_sleep_his and_he/it _said I _will _go _out as_time in/on/at/with_time and_shake _free and_he not he _knew DOM_that Yahweh he _had _departed from_on_him.
21 And_seized_him [the]_Philistines and_gouged _out DOM eyes_his and_brought _down DOM_him ˊAzzāh_to and_bound_him in/on/at/with_bronze _shackles and_he/it _was grinding in_house _of the_prisons[fn].
22 And_began the _hair his/its_head to_grow just_as it _had _been _shaved.

16:7 Note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

16:7 Note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.

16:18 Note: We read the punctuation in L differently from BHQ.

16:18 Note: We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.

16:18 Variant note: ל/ה: (x-qere) ’לִ֖/י’: lemma_l n_1.0 morph_HR/Sp1cs id_07TmX לִ֖/י

16:21 Variant note: ה/אסירים: (x-qere) ’הָ/אֲסוּרִֽים’: lemma_d/631 n_0 morph_HTd/Vqsmpa id_07oxz הָ/אֲסוּרִֽים

OET by section JDG 16:4

Samsun and Dilayla

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