Verse 4
Judges 16:4
Literal Standard Version
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And it comes to pass afterward that he loves a woman in the Valley of Sorek, and her name is Delilah,
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַֽ/יְהִי֙ אַחֲרֵי כֵ֔ן וַ/יֶּאֱהַ֥ב אִשָּׁ֖ה בְּ/נַ֣חַל שֹׂרֵ֑ק וּ/שְׁמָ֖/הּ דְּלִילָֽה
English Translation
And it came to pass afterward that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, and her name was Delilah.
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Chapter 16 Context
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And Samson goes to Gaza, and sees a woman there, a harlot, and goes in to her;
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it is told to the Gazathites, saying, “Samson has come in here”; and they go around and lay wait for...
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And Samson lies down until the middle of the night, and rises in the middle of the night, and lays h...
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And it comes to pass afterward that he loves a woman in the Valley of Sorek, and her name is Delilah...
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and the princes of the Philistines come up to her, and say to her, “Entice him, and see wherein his...
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And Delilah says to Samson, “Please declare to me wherein your great power is, and with what you are...
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And Samson says to her, “If they bind me with seven green cords which have not been dried, then I ha...
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And the princes of the Philistines bring up to her seven green cords which have not been dried, and...
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And the ambush is abiding with her in an inner chamber, and she says to him, “Philistines are on you...
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And Delilah says to Samson, “Behold, you have played on me, and speak lies to me; now, please declar...
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And he says to her, “If they certainly bind me with thick bands, new ones, by which work has not bee...
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And Delilah takes thick bands, new ones, and binds him with them, and says to him, “Philistines are...
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And Delilah says to Samson, “Until now you have played on me, and speak lies to me; declare to me wi...
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And she fixes it with the pin and says to him, “Philistines are on you, Samson!” And he awakens out...
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And she says to him, “How do you say, I have loved you, and your heart is not with me? These three t...
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And it comes to pass, because she distressed him with her words all the days, and urges him, and his...
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that he declares all his heart to her, and says to her, “A razor has not gone up on my head, for I a...
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And Delilah sees that he has declared all his heart to her, and she sends and calls for the princes...
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And she makes him sleep on her knees, and calls for a man, and shaves the seven locks of his head, a...
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and she says, “Philistines are on you, Samson!” And he awakens out of his sleep and says, “I go out...
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And the Philistines seize him, and pick out his eyes, and bring him down to Gaza, and bind him with...
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And the hair of his head begins to shoot up when he has been shaven,
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and the princes of the Philistines have been gathered together to sacrifice a great sacrifice to the...
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And the people see him, and praise their god, for they said, “Our god has given into our hand our en...
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And it comes to pass, when their heart is glad, that they say, “Call for Samson, and he entertains f...
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And Samson says to the young man who is keeping hold on his hand, “Let me also feel the pillars on w...
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And the house has been full of the men and the women, and all the princes of the Philistines are the...
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And Samson calls to YHWH and says, “Lord YHWH, please remember me and please strengthen me only this...
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And Samson turns aside to the two middle pillars, on which the house is established, and on which it...
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and Samson says, “Let me die with the Philistines,” and he inclines himself powerfully, and the hous...
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And his brothers come down, and all the house of his father, and lift him up, and bring him up, and...
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