Judges 16

1 ♥ 📝 A nd Samson^H8123 went^H3212 to Gaza,^H5804 and saw^H7200 there a harlot,^H802 and went in^H935 unto her.

2 ♥ 📝 [ And it was told] the Gazites,^H5841 saying,^H559 Samson^H8123 is come^H935 hither. And they compassed him in,^H5437 and laid wait^H693 for him all night^H3915 in the gate^H8179 of the city,^H5892 and were quiet^H2790 all the night,^H3915 saying,^H559 [Let be] till morning^H1242 light,^H216 then we will kill^H2026 him.

3 ♥ 📝 And Samson^H8123 lay^H7901 till midnight,^H2677 and arose^H6965 at midnight,^H2677 and laid hold^H270 of the doors^H1817 of the gate^H8179 of the city,^H5892 and the two^H8147 posts,^H4201 and plucked them up, bar^H1280 and all, and put^H7760 them upon his shoulders,^H3802 and carried^H5265 them up^H5927 to the top^H7218 of the mountain^H2022 that is before^H6440 Hebron.^H2275

4 ♥ 📝 And it came to pass afterward,^H310 that he loved^H157 a woman^H802 in the valley^H5158 of Sorek,^H7796 whose name^H8034 was Delilah.^H1807

5 ♥ 📝 And the lords^H5633 of the Philistines^H6430 came up^H5927 unto her, and said^H559 unto her, Entice^H6601 him, and see^H7200 wherein his great^H1419 strength^H3581 lieth, and by what means we may prevail^H3201 against him, that we may bind^H631 him to afflict^H6031 him: and we will give^H5414 thee every one^H376 of us eleven hundred^H505 [pieces] of silver.^H3701

6 ♥ 📝 And Delilah^H1807 said^H559 to Samson,^H8123 Tell^H5046 me, I pray thee, wherein thy great^H1419 strength^H3581 lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound^H631 to afflict^H6031 thee.

7 ♥ 📝 And Samson^H8123 said^H559 unto her, If they bind^H631 me with seven^H7651 green^H3892 withes^H3499 that were never dried,^H2717 then shall I become weak,^H2470 and be as another^H259 man.^H120

8 ♥ 📝 Then the lords^H5633 of the Philistines^H6430 brought up^H5927 to her seven^H7651 green^H3892 withes^H3499 which had not been dried,^H2717 and she bound^H631 him with them.

9 ♥ 📝 Now she had liers-in-wait^H693 abiding^H3427 in the inner chamber.^H2315 And she said^H559 unto him, The Philistines^H6430 are upon thee, Samson.^H8123 And he brake^H5423 the withes,^H3499 as a string^H6616 of tow^H5296 is broken^H5423 when it toucheth^H7306 the fire.^H784 So his strength^H3581 was not known.^H3045

10 ♥ 📝 And Delilah^H1807 said^H559 unto Samson,^H8123 Behold, thou hast mocked^H2048 me, and told^H1696 me lies:^H3577 now tell^H5046 me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.^H631

11 ♥ 📝 And he said^H559 unto her, If they only bind^H631 me^H631 with new^H2319 ropes^H5688 wherewith no work hath been done,^H4399 then shall I become weak,^H2470 and be as another^H259 man.^H120

12 ♥ 📝 So Delilah^H1807 took^H3947 new^H2319 ropes,^H5688 and bound^H631 him therewith, and said^H559 unto him, The Philistines^H6430 are upon thee, Samson.^H8123 And the liers-in-wait^H693 were abiding^H3427 in the inner chamber.^H2315 And he brake^H5423 them off his arms^H2220 like a thread.^H2339

13 ♥ 📝 And Delilah^H1807 said^H559 unto Samson,^H8123 Hitherto^H2008 thou hast mocked^H2048 me, and told^H1696 me lies:^H3577 tell^H5046 me wherewith thou mightest be bound.^H631 And he said^H559 unto her, If thou weavest^H707 the seven^H7651 locks^H4253 of my head^H7218 with the web.^H4545

14 ♥ 📝 And she fastened^H8628 it with the pin,^H3489 and said^H559 unto him, The Philistines^H6430 are upon thee, Samson.^H8123 And he awaked^H3364 out of his sleep,^H8142 and plucked away^H5265 the pin^H3489 of the beam,^H708 and the web.^H4545

15 ♥ 📝 And she said^H559 unto him, How^H349 canst thou say,^H559 I love^H157 thee, when thy heart^H3820 is not with me? thou hast mocked^H2048 me these three^H7969 times,^H6471 and hast not told^H5046 me wherein thy great^H1419 strength^H3581 lieth.

16 ♥ 📝 And it came to pass, when she pressed^H6693 him daily^H3117 with her words,^H1697 and urged^H509 him, that his soul^H5315 was vexed^H7114 unto death.^H4191

17 ♥ 📝 And he told^H5046 her all his heart,^H3820 and said^H559 unto her, There hath not come^H5927 a razor^H4177 upon my head;^H7218 for I have been a Nazirite^H5139 unto God^H430 from my mother's^H517 womb:^H990 if I be shaven,^H1548 then my strength^H3581 will go^H5493 from me, and I shall become weak,^H2470 and be like any other man.^H120

18 ♥ 📝 And when Delilah^H1807 saw^H7200 that he had told^H5046 her all his heart,^H3820 she sent^H7971 and called^H7121 for the lords^H5633 of the Philistines,^H6430 saying,^H559 Come up^H5927 this once,^H6471 for he hath told^H5046 me all his heart.^H3820 Then the lords^H5633 of the Philistines^H6430 came up^H5927 unto her, and brought^H5927 the money^H3701 in their hand.^H3027

19 ♥ 📝 And she made him sleep^H3462 upon her knees;^H1290 and she called^H7121 for a man,^H376 and shaved off^H1548 the seven^H7651 locks^H4253 of his head;^H7218 and she began^H2490 to afflict^H6031 him, and his strength^H3581 went^H5493 from him.

20 ♥ 📝 And she said,^H559 The Philistines^H6430 are upon thee, Samson.^H8123 And he awoke^H3364 out of his sleep,^H8142 and said,^H559 I will go out^H3318 as at other times,^H6471 and shake^H5287 myself free. But he knew^H3045 not that Jehovah^H3068 was departed^H5493 from him.

21 ♥ 📝 And the Philistines^H6430 laid^H270 hold on him, and put out^H5365 his eyes;^H5869 and they brought him down^H3381 to Gaza,^H5804 and bound^H631 him with fetters of brass;^H5178 and he did grind^H2912 in the ^H631 prison-house.^H1004

22 ♥ 📝 Howbeit the hair^H8181 of his head^H7218 began^H2490 to grow again^H6779 after^H834 he was shaven.^H1548

23 ♥ 📝 And the lords^H5633 of the Philistines^H6430 gathered them together^H622 to offer^H2076 a great^H1419 sacrifice^H2076 unto Dagon^H1712 their god,^H430 and to rejoice;^H8057 for they said,^H559 Our god^H430 hath delivered^H5414 Samson^H8123 our enemy^H341 into our hand.^H3027

24 ♥ 📝 And when the people^H5971 saw^H7200 him, they praised^H1984 their god;^H430 for they said,^H559 Our god^H430 hath delivered^H5414 into our hand^H3027 our enemy,^H341 and the destroyer^H2717 of our country,^H776 who hath slain^H2491 many^H7235 of us.

25 ♥ 📝 And it came to pass, when their hearts^H3820 were merry,^H2896 that they said,^H559 Call^H7121 for Samson,^H8123 that he may make us sport.^H7832 And they called^H7121 for Samson^H8123 out of the ^H631 prison-house;^H1004 and he made sport^H6711 before them.^H6440 And they set^H5975 him between the pillars:^H5982

26 ♥ 📝 and Samson^H8123 said^H559 unto the lad^H5288 that held^H2388 him by the hand,^H3027 Suffer^H3240 me that I may feel^H4184 the pillars^H5982 whereupon the house^H1004 resteth,^H3559 that I may lean^H8172 upon them.

27 ♥ 📝 Now the house^H1004 was full^H4390 of men^H582 and women;^H802 and all the lords^H5633 of the Philistines^H6430 were there; and there were upon the roof^H1406 about three^H7969 thousand^H505 men^H376 and women,^H802 that beheld^H7200 while Samson^H8123 made sport.^H7832

28 ♥ 📝 And Samson^H8123 called^H7121 unto Jehovah,^H3068 and said,^H559 O Lord^H3068 Jehovah,^H3068 remember^H2142 me, I pray thee, and strengthen^H2388 me, I pray thee, only this once,^H6471 O God,^H430 that I may be at once^H259 avenged^H5358 of the Philistines^H6430 for my two^H8147 eyes.^H5869

29 ♥ 📝 And Samson^H8123 took hold^H3943 of the two^H8147 middle^H8432 pillars^H5982 upon which the house^H1004 rested,^{H3559 H5564} and leaned upon them, the one^H259 with his right hand,^H3225 and the other^H259 with his left.^H8040

30 ♥ 📝 And Samson^H8123 said,^H559 Let me die^H4191 with the Philistines.^H6430 And he bowed^H5186 himself with all his might;^H3581 and the house^H1004 fell^H5307 upon the lords,^H5633 and upon all the people^H5971 that were therein. So the dead^H4191 that he slew^H4191 at his death^H4194 were more^H7227 than they that he slew^H4191 in his life.^H2416

31 ♥ 📝 Then his brethren^H251 and all the house^H1004 of his father^H1 came down,^H3381 and took^H5375 him, and brought him up,^H5927 and buried^H6912 him between Zorah^H6881 and Eshtaol^H847 in the burying-place^H6913 of Manoah^H4495 his father.^H1 And he judged^H8199 Israel^H3478 twenty^H6242 years.^H8141