Judges 16 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Now it happened afterwards ^H310 H3651 that he loved ^H157 a woman ^H802 in the valley ^H5158 of Sorek ^H7796, and her name ^H8034 was Delilah ^H1807.

Then Delilah ^H1807 said ^H559 to Samson ^H8123, “Behold ^H2009, you have deceived ^H8524 me and told ^H1696 me lies ^H3577; now ^H6258 please ^H4994 tell ^H5046 me [fn]how ^H4100 you may be bound ^H631.”

Then Delilah ^H1807 said ^H559 to Samson ^H8123, “Up to now ^H2008 you have deceived ^H8524 me and told ^H1696 me lies ^H3577; tell ^H5046 me [fn]how ^H4100 you may be bound ^H631.” And he said ^H559 to her, “If ^H518 you weave ^H707 the seven ^H7651 locks ^H4253 of my head ^H7218 with the web ^H4545 [fn][and fasten ^H8628 it with a pin ^H3489, then I will become weak ^H2470 and be like any ^H259 other man ^H120.”

Then she said ^H559 to him, “How ^H349 can you say ^H559, ‘I love ^H157 you,’ when your heart ^H3820 is not with me? You have deceived ^H8524 me these ^H2088 three ^H7969 times ^H6471 and have not told ^H5046 me where ^H4100 your great ^H1419 strength ^H3581 is.”

And Delilah ^H1807 saw ^H7200 that he had told ^H5046 her all ^H3605 that was in his heart ^H3820, so she sent ^H7971 and called ^H7121 the lords ^H5633 of the Philistines ^H6430, saying ^H559, “Come ^H5927 up ^H5927 once ^H6471 more ^H6471, for he has told ^H5046 me all ^H3605 that is in his heart ^H3820.” Then the lords ^H5633 of the Philistines ^H6430 came ^H5927 up ^H5927 to her and brought ^H5927 up ^H5927 the silver ^H3701 in their hands ^H3027.

Now the lords ^H5633 of the Philistines ^H6430 assembled ^H622 to offer ^H2076 a great ^H1419 sacrifice ^H2077 to Dagon ^H1712 their god ^H430 and to be glad ^H8057; and they said ^H559,

“Our god ^H430 has given ^H5414 Samson ^H8123 our enemy ^H340 into our hands ^H3027.”

Then the people ^H5971 saw ^H7200 him and praised ^H1984 their god ^H430, for they said ^H559,

“Our god ^H430 has given ^H5414 our enemy ^H340 into our hands ^H3027,

Even the destroyer ^H2717 of our country ^H776,

Who ^H834 has slain ^H2491 many ^H7235 of us.”

So it happened ^H1961 when their hearts ^H3820 were merry ^H2895, that they said ^H559, “Call ^H7121 for Samson ^H8123, that he may amuse ^H7832 us.” So they called ^H7121 for Samson ^H8123 from the prison ^H1004 H631, and he [fn]entertained ^H6711 H6440 them. And they made him stand ^H5975 between ^H996 the pillars ^H5982.

Then Samson ^H8123 called ^H7121 to Yahweh ^H3068 and said ^H559, “O Lord ^H136 Yahweh ^H3068, please ^H4994 remember ^H2142 me and please ^H4994 strengthen ^H2388 me just ^H389 this ^H2088 time ^H6471, O God ^H430, that I may at once ^H259 be avenged ^H5358 of the Philistines ^H6430 for my two ^H8147 eyes ^H5869.”