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OET (OET-LV) He [was]_coming to Leḩī and_Fəlishəttiy[fn][fn][fn] they_shouted to_meet_him and_rushed on/upon/above_him/it the_spirit of_YHWH and_became the_ropes which [were]_on arms_his like_the_flax which people_have_burned in/on/at/with_fire and_melted bonds_his from_under hands_his.
OET (OET-RV) When they’d taken him as far as Lehi, the Philistines shouted triumphantly when they saw him. Then Yahweh’s spirit rose in Shimshon and the ropes around his arms just seemed as weak as burnt flax stalks when he simply snapped them off him.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
וַתִּצְלַ֨ח עָלָ֜יו ר֣וּחַ יְהוָ֗ה
and,rushed on/upon/above=him/it spirit YHWH
See how you translated the same expression in 14:6.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / simile
וַתִּהְיֶ֨ינָה הָעֲבֹתִ֜ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל זְרוֹעוֹתָ֗יו כַּפִּשְׁתִּים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּעֲר֣וּ בָאֵ֔שׁ
and,became the,ropes which/who on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in arms,his like_the,flax which/who caught in/on/at/with,fire
The point of this comparison is that just as flax breaks easily when people burn it with fire, so the ropes on Samson’s arms broke easily. That was because the Spirit of Yahweh made him very strong. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: “and he became so strong that he was able to break the ropes that were on his arms as easily as flax breaks when people burn it”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo
אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּעֲר֣וּ בָאֵ֔שׁ
which/who which/who (Some words not found in UHB: he/it came until Leḩī and,Philistines shouting to,meet,him and,rushed on/upon/above=him/it spirit YHWH and,became the,ropes which/who on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in arms,his like_the,flax which/who caught in/on/at/with,fire and,melted bonds,his from=under hands,his )
It might seem that the expression with fire contains extra information that would be unnatural to express in your language. If so, you can shorten it. Alternate translation: “that they burn”
Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns
אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּעֲר֣וּ
which/who which/who (Some words not found in UHB: he/it came until Leḩī and,Philistines shouting to,meet,him and,rushed on/upon/above=him/it spirit YHWH and,became the,ropes which/who on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in arms,his like_the,flax which/who caught in/on/at/with,fire and,melted bonds,his from=under hands,his )
Here, they is an indefinite pronoun that does not have a specific referent in the context. If it would be more natural in your language, you could translate this with an expression that does not use an indefinite pronoun. Alternate translation: “that people burn”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
וַיִּמַּ֥סּוּ אֱסוּרָ֖יו מֵעַ֥ל יָדָֽיו
and,melted bonds,his from=under hands,his
The author is speaking as if these bonds literally melted. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and he was able to break the rope that bound his hands so easily that it seemed to melt away”
15:14-15 Both Samson and the Judeans seem to have been satisfied with this relatively small victory and did not follow up by overthrowing Philistine oppression. This failure reflects Israel’s declining confidence in God’s promises.
OET (OET-LV) He [was]_coming to Leḩī and_Fəlishəttiy[fn][fn][fn] they_shouted to_meet_him and_rushed on/upon/above_him/it the_spirit of_YHWH and_became the_ropes which [were]_on arms_his like_the_flax which people_have_burned in/on/at/with_fire and_melted bonds_his from_under hands_his.
OET (OET-RV) When they’d taken him as far as Lehi, the Philistines shouted triumphantly when they saw him. Then Yahweh’s spirit rose in Shimshon and the ropes around his arms just seemed as weak as burnt flax stalks when he simply snapped them off him.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.