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WEB·Judges 17

¹There was a man of the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.

KJVAnd there was a man^H376 of mount^H2022 Ephraim^H669, whose name^H8034 was Micah^H4321.

² He said to his mother, “The eleven hundred pieces of silver that were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse, and also spoke it in my ears—behold, the silver is with me. I took it.” His mother said, “May Yahweh bless my son!”

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799) unto his mother^H517, The eleven hundred^H505^H3967 shekels of silver^H3701 that were taken^H3947^(H8795) from thee, about which thou cursedst^H422^(H8804), and spakest^H559^(H8804) of also in mine ears^H241, behold, the silver^H3701 is with me; I took^H3947^(H8804) it. And his mother^H517 said^H559^(H8799), Blessed^H1288^(H8803) be thou of the LORD^H3068, my son^H1121.

³ He restored the eleven hundred pieces of silver to his mother, then his mother said, “I most certainly dedicate the silver to Yahweh from my hand for my son, to make a carved image and a molten image. Now therefore I will restore it to you.”

KJVAnd when he had restored^H7725^(H8686) the eleven hundred^H505^H3967 shekels of silver^H3701 to his mother^H517, his mother^H517 said^H559^(H8799), I had wholly^H6942^(H8687) dedicated^H6942^(H8689) the silver^H3701 unto the LORD^H3068 from my hand^H3027 for my son^H1121, to make^H6213^(H8800) a graven image^H6459 and a molten image^H4541: now therefore I will restore^H7725^(H8686) it unto thee.

⁴ When he restored the money to his mother, his mother took two hundred pieces of silver, and gave them to a silversmith, who made a carved image and a molten image out of it. It was in the house of Micah.

KJVYet he restored^H7725^(H8686) the money^H3701 unto his mother^H517; and his mother^H517 took^H3947^(H8799) two hundred^H3967 shekels of silver^H3701, and gave^H5414^(H8799) them to the founder^H6884^(H8802), who made^H6213^(H8799) thereof a graven image^H6459 and a molten image^H4541: and they were in the house^H1004 of Micah^H4321.

⁵ The man Micah had a house of gods, and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.

KJVAnd the man^H376 Micah^H4318 had an house^H1004 of gods^H430, and made^H6213^(H8799) an ephod^H646, and teraphim^H8655, and consecrated^H4390^(H8762)^H3027 one^H259 of his sons^H1121, who became his priest^H3548.

⁶ In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did that which was right in his own eyes.

KJVIn those days^H3117 there was no king^H4428 in Israel^H3478, but every man^H376 did^H6213^(H8799) that which was right^H3477 in his own eyes^H5869.

⁷ There was a young man out of Bethlehem Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he lived there.

KJVAnd there was a young man^H5288 out of Bethlehemjudah^H1035^H3063 of the family^H4940 of Judah^H3063, who was a Levite^H3881, and he sojourned^H1481^(H8804) there.

⁸ The man departed out of the city, out of Bethlehem Judah, to live where he could find a place, and he came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, as he traveled.

KJVAnd the man^H376 departed^H3212^(H8799) out of the city^H5892 from Bethlehemjudah^H1035^H3063 to sojourn^H1481^(H8800) where he could find^H4672^(H8799) a place: and he came^H935^(H8799) to mount^H2022 Ephraim^H669 to the house^H1004 of Micah^H4318, as he journeyed^H6213^(H8800)^H1870.

⁹ Micah said to him, “Where did you come from?” He said to him, “I am a Levite of Bethlehem Judah, and I am looking for a place to live.”

KJVAnd Micah^H4318 said^H559^(H8799) unto him, Whence^H370 comest^H935^(H8799) thou? And he said^H559^(H8799) unto him, I am a Levite^H3881 of Bethlehemjudah^H1035^H3063, and I go^H1980^(H8802) to sojourn^H1481^(H8800) where I may find^H4672^(H8799) a place.

¹⁰ Micah said to him, “Dwell with me, and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give you ten pieces of silver per year, a suit of clothing, and your food.” So the Levite went in.

KJVAnd Micah^H4318 said^H559^(H8799) unto him, Dwell^H3427^(H8798) with me, and be unto me a father^H1 and a priest^H3548, and I will give^H5414^(H8799) thee ten^H6235 shekels of silver^H3701 by the year^H3117, and a suit^H6187 of apparel^H899, and thy victuals^H4241. So the Levite^H3881 went in^H3212^(H8799).

¹¹ The Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.

KJVAnd the Levite^H3881 was content^H2974^(H8686) to dwell^H3427^(H8800) with the man^H376; and the young man^H5288 was unto him as one^H259 of his sons^H1121.

¹² Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.

KJVAnd Micah^H4318 consecrated^H4390^(H8762)^H3027 the Levite^H3881; and the young man^H5288 became his priest^H3548, and was in the house^H1004 of Micah^H4318.

¹³ Then Micah said, “Now I know that Yahweh will do good to me, since I have a Levite as my priest.”

KJVThen said^H559^(H8799) Micah^H4318, Now know^H3045^(H8804) I that the LORD^H3068 will do me good^H3190^(H8686), seeing I have a Levite^H3881 to my priest^H3548.

WEB·Judges 16

¹Samson went to Gaza, and saw there a prostitute, and went in to her.

KJVThen went^H3212^(H8799) Samson^H8123 to Gaza^H5804, and saw^H7200^(H8799) there an harlot^H802^H2181^(H8802), and went in^H935^(H8799) unto her.

² The Gazites were told, “Samson is here!” They surrounded him and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, “Wait until morning light; then we will kill him.”

KJVAnd it was told the Gazites^H5841, saying^H559^(H8800), Samson^H8123 is come^H935^(H8804) hither. And they compassed him in^H5437^(H8799), and laid wait^H693^(H8799) for him all night^H3915 in the gate^H8179 of the city^H5892, and were quiet^H2790^(H8691) all the night^H3915, saying^H559^(H8800), In the morning^H1242, when it is day^H216, we shall kill^H2026^(H8804) him.

³ Samson lay until midnight, then arose at midnight and took hold of the doors of the gate of the city, with the two posts, and plucked them up, bar and all, and put them on his shoulders and carried them up to the top of the mountain that is before Hebron.

KJVAnd Samson^H8123 lay^H7901^(H8799) till midnight^H2677^H3915, and arose^H6965^(H8799) at midnight^H2677^H3915, and took^H270^(H8799) the doors^H1817 of the gate^H8179 of the city^H5892, and the two^H8147 posts^H4201, and went away^H5265^(H8799) with them, bar^H1280 and all, and put^H7760^(H8799) them upon his shoulders^H3802, and carried them up^H5927^(H8686) to the top^H7218 of an hill^H2022 that is before^H6440 Hebron^H2275.

⁴ It came to pass afterward that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.

KJVAnd it came to pass afterward^H310, that he loved^H157^(H8799) a woman^H802 in the valley^H5158 of Sorek^H7796, whose name^H8034 was Delilah^H1807.

⁵ The lords of the Philistines came up to her and said to her, “Entice him, and see in which his great strength lies, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him; and we will each give you eleven hundred pieces of silver.”

KJVAnd the lords^H5633 of the Philistines^H6430 came up^H5927^(H8799) unto her, and said^H559^(H8799) unto her, Entice^H6601^(H8761) him, and see^H7200^(H8798) wherein his great^H1419 strength^H3581 lieth, and by what means we may prevail^H3201^(H8799) against him, that we may bind^H631^(H8804) him to afflict^H6031^(H8763) him: and we will give^H5414^(H8799) thee every one^H376 of us eleven hundred^H505^H3967 pieces of silver^H3701.

⁶ Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me where your great strength lies, and what you might be bound to afflict you.”

KJVAnd Delilah^H1807 said^H559^(H8799) to Samson^H8123, Tell^H5046^(H8685) me, I pray thee, wherein thy great^H1419 strength^H3581 lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound^H631^(H8735) to afflict^H6031^(H8763) thee.

⁷ Samson said to her, “If they bind me with seven green cords that were never dried, then shall I become weak, and be as another man.”

KJVAnd Samson^H8123 said^H559^(H8799) unto her, If they bind^H631^(H8799) me with seven^H7651 green^H3892 withs^H3499 that were never dried^H2717^(H8795), then shall I be weak^H2470^(H8804), and be as another^H259 man^H120.

⁸ Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green cords which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.

KJVThen the lords^H5633 of the Philistines^H6430 brought up^H5927^(H8686) to her seven^H7651 green^H3892 withs^H3499 which had not been dried^H2717^(H8795), and she bound^H631^(H8799) him with them.

⁹ Now she had an ambush waiting in the inner room. She said to him, “The Philistines are on you, Samson!” He broke the cords as a flax thread is broken when it touches the fire. So his strength was not known.

KJVNow there were men lying in wait^H693^(H8802), abiding^H3427^(H8802) with her in the chamber^H2315. And she said^H559^(H8799) unto him, The Philistines^H6430 be upon thee, Samson^H8123. And he brake^H5423^(H8762) the withs^H3499, as a thread^H6616 of tow^H5296 is broken^H5423^(H8735) when it toucheth^H7306^(H8687) the fire^H784. So his strength^H3581 was not known^H3045^(H8738).

¹⁰ Delilah said to Samson, “Behold, you have mocked me, and told me lies. Now please tell me how you might be bound.”

KJVAnd Delilah^H1807 said^H559^(H8799) unto Samson^H8123, Behold, thou hast mocked^H2048^(H8765) me, and told^H1696^(H8762) me lies^H3577: now tell^H5046^(H8685) me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound^H631^(H8735).

¹¹ He said to her, “If they only bind me with new ropes with which no work has been done, then I will become weak, and be as another man.”

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799) unto her, If they bind^H631^(H8799) me fast^H631^(H8800) with new^H2319 ropes^H5688 that never were occupied^H4399^H6213^(H8738), then shall I be weak^H2470^(H8804), and be as another^H259 man^H120.

¹² So Delilah took new ropes and bound him with them, then said to him, “The Philistines are on you, Samson!” The ambush was waiting in the inner room. He broke them off his arms like a thread.

KJVDelilah^H1807 therefore took^H3947^(H8799) new^H2319 ropes^H5688, and bound^H631^(H8799) him therewith, and said^H559^(H8799) unto him, The Philistines^H6430 be upon thee, Samson^H8123. And there were liers in wait^H693^(H8802) abiding^H3427^(H8802) in the chamber^H2315. And he brake^H5423^(H8762) them from off his arms^H2220 like a thread^H2339.

¹³ Delilah said to Samson, “Until now, you have mocked me and told me lies. Tell me with what you might be bound.” He said to her, “If you weave the seven locks of my head with the fabric on the loom.”

KJVAnd Delilah^H1807 said^H559^(H8799) unto Samson^H8123, Hitherto^H2008 thou hast mocked^H2048^(H8765) me, and told^H1696^(H8762) me lies^H3577: tell^H5046^(H8685) me wherewith thou mightest be bound^H631^(H8735). And he said^H559^(H8799) unto her, If thou weavest^H707^(H8799) the seven^H7651 locks^H4253 of my head^H7218 with the web^H4545.

¹⁴ She fastened it with the pin, and said to him, “The Philistines are on you, Samson!” He awakened out of his sleep, and plucked away the pin of the beam and the fabric.

KJVAnd she fastened^H8628^(H8799) it with the pin^H3489, and said^H559^(H8799) unto him, The Philistines^H6430 be upon thee, Samson^H8123. And he awaked^H3364^(H8799) out of his sleep^H8142, and went away^H5265^(H8799) with the pin^H3489 of the beam^H708, and with the web^H4545.

¹⁵ She said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times, and have not told me where your great strength lies.”

KJVAnd she said^H559^(H8799) unto him, How^H349 canst thou say^H559^(H8799), I love^H157^(H8804) thee, when thine heart^H3820 is not with me? thou hast mocked^H2048^(H8765) me these three^H7969 times^H6471, and hast not told^H5046^(H8689) me wherein thy great^H1419 strength^H3581 lieth.

¹⁶ When she pressed him daily with her words and urged him, his soul was troubled to death.

KJVAnd it came to pass, when she pressed^H6693^(H8689) him daily^H3117 with her words^H1697, and urged^H509^(H8762) him, so that his soul^H5315 was vexed^H7114^(H8799) unto death^H4191^(H8800);

¹⁷ He told her all his heart and said to her, “No razor has ever come on my head; for I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother’s womb. If I am shaved, then my strength will go from me and I will become weak, and be like any other man.”

KJVThat he told^H5046^(H8686) her all his heart^H3820, and said^H559^(H8799) unto her, There hath not come^H5927^(H8804) a razor^H4177 upon mine head^H7218; for I have been a Nazarite^H5139 unto God^H430 from my mother's^H517 womb^H990: if I be shaven^H1548^(H8795), then my strength^H3581 will go^H5493^(H8804) from me, and I shall become weak^H2470^(H8804), and be like any other man^H120.

¹⁸ When Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, “Come up this once, for he has told me all his heart.” Then the lords of the Philistines came up to her and brought the money in their hand.

KJVAnd when Delilah^H1807 saw^H7200^(H8799) that he had told^H5046^(H8689) her all his heart^H3820, she sent^H7971^(H8799) and called^H7121^(H8799) for the lords^H5633 of the Philistines^H6430, saying^H559^(H8800), Come up^H5927^(H8798) this once^H6471, for he hath shewed^H5046^(H8689) me all his heart^H3820. Then the lords^H5633 of the Philistines^H6430 came up^H5927^(H8804) unto her, and brought^H5927^(H8686) money^H3701 in their hand^H3027.

¹⁹ She made him sleep on her knees; and she called for a man and shaved off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.

KJVAnd she made him sleep^H3462^(H8762) upon her knees^H1290; and she called^H7121^(H8799) for a man^H376, and she caused him to shave off^H1548^(H8762) the seven^H7651 locks^H4253 of his head^H7218; and she began^H2490^(H8686) to afflict^H6031^(H8763) him, and his strength^H3581 went^H5493^(H8799) from him.

²⁰ She said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” He awoke out of his sleep, and said, “I will go out as at other times, and shake myself free.” But he didn’t know that Yahweh had departed from him.

KJVAnd she said^H559^(H8799), The Philistines^H6430 be upon thee, Samson^H8123. And he awoke^H3364^(H8799) out of his sleep^H8142, and said^H559^(H8799), I will go out^H3318^(H8799) as at other times before^H6471, and shake^H5287^(H8735) myself. And he wist^H3045^(H8804) not that the LORD^H3068 was departed^H5493^(H8804) from him.

²¹ The Philistines laid hold on him and put out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza and bound him with fetters of bronze; and he ground at the mill in the prison.

KJVBut the Philistines^H6430 took^H270^(H8799) him, and put out^H5365^(H8762) his eyes^H5869, and brought him down^H3381^(H8686) to Gaza^H5804, and bound^H631^(H8799) him with fetters of brass^H5178; and he did grind^H2912^(H8802) in the prison^H631^(H8803) house^H1004.

²² However, the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaved.

KJVHowbeit the hair^H8181 of his head^H7218 began^H2490^(H8686) to grow again^H6779^(H8763) after^H834 he was shaven^H1548^(H8795).

²³ The lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to rejoice; for they said, “Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.”

KJVThen the lords^H5633 of the Philistines^H6430 gathered them together^H622^(H8738) for to offer^H2076^(H8800) a great^H1419 sacrifice^H2077 unto Dagon^H1712 their god^H430, and to rejoice^H8057: for they said^H559^(H8799), Our god^H430 hath delivered^H5414^(H8804) Samson^H8123 our enemy^H341^(H8802) into our hand^H3027.

²⁴ When the people saw him, they praised their god; for they said, “Our god has delivered our enemy and the destroyer of our country, who has slain many of us, into our hand.”

KJVAnd when the people^H5971 saw^H7200^(H8799) him, they praised^H1984^(H8762) their god^H430: for they said^H559^(H8804), Our god^H430 hath delivered^H5414^(H8804) into our hands^H3027 our enemy^H341^(H8802), and the destroyer^H2717^(H8688) of our country^H776, which slew^H2491 many^H7235^(H8689) of us.

²⁵ When their hearts were merry, they said, “Call for Samson, that he may entertain us.” They called for Samson out of the prison; and he performed before them. They set him between the pillars;

KJVAnd it came to pass, when their hearts^H3820 were merry^H2896, that they said^H559^(H8799), Call^H7121^(H8798) for Samson^H8123, that he may make us sport^H7832^(H8762). And they called^H7121^(H8799) for Samson^H8123 out of the prison^H631^(H8803) house^H1004; and he made them^H6440 sport^H6711^(H8762): and they set^H5975^(H8686) him between the pillars^H5982.

²⁶ and Samson said to the boy who held him by the hand, “Allow me to feel the pillars on which the house rests, that I may lean on them.”

KJVAnd Samson^H8123 said^H559^(H8799) unto the lad^H5288 that held^H2388^(H8688) him by the hand^H3027, Suffer^H3240^(H8685) me that I may feel^H4184^(H8685)^(H8675)^H3237^(H8685) the pillars^H5982 whereupon the house^H1004 standeth^H3559^(H8737), that I may lean^H8172^(H8735) upon them.

²⁷ Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were on the roof about three thousand men and women, who saw while Samson performed.

KJVNow the house^H1004 was full^H4390^(H8804) 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^(H8802) while Samson^H8123 made sport^H7832^(H8800).

²⁸ Samson called to Yahweh, and said, “Lord Yahweh, remember me, please, and strengthen me, please, only this once, God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.”

KJVAnd Samson^H8123 called^H7121^(H8799) unto the LORD^H3068, and said^H559^(H8799), O Lord^H136 GOD^H3069, remember^H2142^(H8798) me, I pray thee, and strengthen^H2388^(H8761) me, I pray thee, only this once^H6471, O God^H430, that I may be at once^H259 avenged^H5358^(H8735)^H5359 of the Philistines^H6430 for my two^H8147 eyes^H5869.

²⁹ Samson took hold of the two middle pillars on which the house rested and leaned on them, the one with his right hand and the other with his left.

KJVAnd Samson^H8123 took hold^H3943^(H8799) of the two^H8147 middle^H8432 pillars^H5982 upon which the house^H1004 stood^H3559^(H8737), and on which it was borne up^H5564^(H8735), of the one^H259 with his right hand^H3225, and of the other^H259 with his left^H8040.

³⁰ Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines!” He bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell on the lords, and on all the people who were in it. So the dead that he killed at his death were more than those who he killed in his life.

KJVAnd Samson^H8123 said^H559^(H8799), Let me die^H4191^(H8799)^H5315 with the Philistines^H6430. And he bowed^H5186^(H8799) himself with all his might^H3581; and the house^H1004 fell^H5307^(H8799) upon the lords^H5633, and upon all the people^H5971 that were therein. So the dead^H4191^(H8801) which he slew^H4191^(H8689) at his death^H4194 were more^H7227 than they which he slew^H4191^(H8689) in his life^H2416.

³¹ Then his brothers and all the house of his father came down and took him, and brought him up and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the burial site of Manoah his father. He judged Israel twenty years.

KJVThen his brethren^H251 and all the house^H1004 of his father^H1 came down^H3381^(H8799), and took^H5375^(H8799) him, and brought him up^H5927^(H8799), and buried^H6912^(H8799) him between Zorah^H6881 and Eshtaol^H847 in the buryingplace^H6913 of Manoah^H4495 his father^H1. And he judged^H8199^(H8804) Israel^H3478 twenty^H6242 years^H8141.

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