Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
And
Samson goeth
to Gaza, and seeth
there a
woman,
a
harlot, and goeth
in unto her ;
Then
went
Samson to Gaza, and saw
there an
harlot, and went
in unto her .
`
it is
told '
to
the Gazathites
, saying, `
Samson hath
come in
hither ;'
and they go
round
and lay
wait for him all the
night at
the gate of the city, and keep
themselves
silent
all the night, saying, `Till
the
light
of
the morning --
then
we have
slain
him. '
And
it was
told the Gazites
, saying, Samson is
come hither .
And they compassed
him
in,
and laid
wait for him all night in
the gate of the city, and were
quiet
all the night, saying, In
the morning ,
when
it
is
day,
we shall
kill
him.
And Samson lieth
down
till the
middle
of
the
night
, and riseth
in
the
middle
of
the
night
, and layeth
hold
on
the doors of the gate of the city, and on
the two side
posts, and removeth
them
with the
bar, and putteth
on
his shoulders, and taketh
them up unto
the top of the
hill ,
which
`
is '
on
the
front
of
Hebron.
And Samson lay
till midnight
, and arose
at
midnight
, and took
the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went
away
with them,
bar and
all
, and put
them
upon
his shoulders, and carried
them up to
the top of an
hill that
is before
Hebron.
And it cometh
to pass afterwards
that he loveth
a woman in the valley of Sorek, and
her
name `is'
Delilah ,
And it came
to pass afterward,
that he loved
a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose
name was
Delilah .
and the princes
of the Philistines come
up unto her, and say
to
her, `
Entice him, and see wherein his great power
`is'
, and wherein
we are
able
for
him --
and
we have
bound
him to afflict him ,
and we --
we
give to
thee ,
each
one ,
eleven hundred silverlings
. '
And the lords
of the Philistines came
up unto her, and said
unto
her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength
lieth
, and by
what
means
we may
prevail
against
him ,
that
we may
bind
him to afflict him ;
and we will
give thee every
one of
us
eleven hundred pieces
of
silver
.
And Delilah saith
unto
Samson, `Declare
, I pray thee, to
me,
wherein thy great power
`is'
, and wherewith thou art
bound ,
to afflict thee. '
And Delilah said
to
Samson, Tell
me
, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength
lieth
, and wherewith thou mightest
be
bound to afflict thee.
And Samson saith
unto her, `
If they bind me with seven green withs
which
have
not
been
dried, then I have
been
weak, and have
been
as one
of
the
human
race
. '
And Samson said
unto her, If they bind me with seven green withes
that
were
never
dried, then shall
I be
weak, and be
as another
man
.
And
the princes
of the Philistines bring
up to her seven green withs
which have
not been dried, and she bindeth
him with them.
Then
the lords
of the Philistines brought
up to her seven green withes
which had
not been dried, and she bound
him with them.
And
the
ambush
is
abiding with her in an
inner
chamber ,
and she saith
unto him, `
Philistines `are'
upon thee, Samson ;'
and he breaketh
the withs
as a thread of tow is broken in
its
smelling
fire ,
and
his power
hath
not been
known.
Now
there
were
men
lying
in
wait,
abiding with her in the
chamber .
And she said
unto him, The
Philistines be
upon thee, Samson .
And he brake
the withes,
as a thread of tow is broken when
it
toucheth
the
fire .
So
his strength
was
not known.
And Delilah saith
unto Samson, `Lo
, thou hast played
upon
me, and speakest
unto
me lies ;
now ,
declare
, I pray thee, to
me,
wherewith thou art
bound. '
And Delilah said
unto Samson, Behold
, thou hast mocked
me, and told
me lies :
now tell
me
, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest
be
bound.
And he saith
unto her, `
If they certainly
bind me with thick
bands,
new ones,
by
which
work
hath
not
been
done
, then I have
been
weak, and have
been
as one
of
the
human
race
. '
And he said
unto her, If they bind me fast
with new ropes
that
never
were
occupied
, then shall
I be
weak, and be
as another
man
.
And
Delilah taketh
thick
bands,
new ones
, and bindeth
him with
them
, and saith
unto him, `
Philistines `are'
upon thee, Samson ;'
and the
ambush
is
abiding in an
inner
chamber ,
and he breaketh
them from off his arms as
a thread.
Delilah therefore
took
new ropes
, and bound
him therewith
, and said
unto him, The
Philistines be
upon thee, Samson .
And there
were
liers
in
wait
abiding in the
chamber .
And he brake
them from off his arms like
a thread.
And Delilah saith
unto Samson, `
Hitherto thou hast played
upon
me, and dost
speak
unto
me lies ;
declare
to
me wherewith thou art
bound. '
And he saith
unto her, `
If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web. '
And Delilah said
unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked
me, and told
me lies :
tell
me wherewith thou mightest
be
bound. And he said
unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.
And she fixeth
`
it '
with the pin, and saith
unto him, `
Philistines `are'
upon thee, Samson ;'
and he awaketh
out of his sleep, and journeyeth
with the pin of the weaving
machine
, and with the web.
And she fastened
it with the pin, and said
unto him, The
Philistines be
upon thee, Samson .
And he awaked
out of his sleep, and went
away
with the pin of the beam
, and with the web.
And she saith
unto him, `
How dost
thou say, I have
loved
thee, and
thy
heart is not with me? these
three
times
thou hast played
upon
me, and hast not declared
to
me wherein thy great power
`is'
. '
And she said
unto him, How canst
thou say, I love
thee, when
thine
heart is not with me? thou hast mocked
me these
three
times
, and hast not told
me wherein thy great strength
lieth
.
And it cometh
to pass, because
she distressed
him with her words all
the
days
, and doth
urge
him, and
his soul is
grieved
to
death ,
And it came
to pass, when
she pressed
him daily
with her words, and urged
him, so
that
his soul was
vexed
unto
death ;
that he declareth
to
her all his heart, and saith
to
her, `A
razor
hath not gone
up
on
my
head ,
for a Nazarite to
God I
`am'
from the
womb
of
my mother;
if I have
been
shaven, then hath
my power
turned
aside
from me, and I have
been
weak, and have
been
as
any of
the
human
race
. '
That he told
her all his heart, and said
unto
her, There
hath not come
a
razor
upon
mine
head ;
for I
have
been
a Nazarite unto
God from my mother's
womb:
if I be
shaven, then my strength
will
go
from me, and I shall
become
weak, and be
like
any other
man
.
And Delilah seeth
that he hath
declared
to
her all his heart, and
she sendeth
and calleth
for the princes
of the Philistines, saying, `
Come up this time
, for he hath declared
to
me all his heart ;'
and
the princes
of the Philistines have
come
up unto her, and bring
up
the
money in their hand.
And 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 hath showed
me all his heart .
Then
the lords
of the Philistines came
up unto her, and brought
money in their hand.
and she maketh
him sleep on
her knees ,
and calleth
for a man, and shaveth
the seven locks of his head ,
and beginneth
to afflict him, and his power
turneth
aside
from off
him ;
And she made
him sleep upon
her knees ;
and she
called
for a man, and she
caused
him
to
shave
off
the seven locks of his head ;
and she
began
to afflict him, and his strength
went
from him .
and she saith
, `
Philistines `are'
upon thee, Samson ;'
and he awaketh
out of his sleep, and saith
, `
I go out as time
by
time
, and shake myself ;'
and he hath
not known
that Jehovah
hath
turned
aside
from off
him.
And she said
, The
Philistines be
upon thee, Samson .
And he awoke
out of his sleep, and said
, I will
go out as at
other
times
before
, and shake myself .
And he wist
not that the
LORD
was
departed
from him.
And
the Philistines seize
him, and pick
out his eyes, and bring
him down to Gaza, and bind
him with two
brazen
fetters; and he is
grinding
in the prison -
house.
But
the Philistines took
him, and put
out his eyes, and brought
him down to Gaza, and bound
him with fetters of
brass
; and he did
grind
in the prison house.
And
the hair of his head beginneth
to shoot
up,
when
he hath
been
shaven ,
Howbeit
the hair of his head began
to grow
again
after
he was
shaven .
and
the princes
of the Philistines have
been
gathered together to sacrifice
a great sacrifice to
Dagon their god, and to rejoice ;
and
they say
, `
Our god hath given
into
our
hand
Samson our enemy. '
Then
the lords
of the Philistines gathered them
together for
to offer
a great sacrifice unto
Dagon their god, and to rejoice :
for
they said
, Our god hath delivered
Samson our enemy into
our
hand
.
And the people see
him, and
praise
their god ,
for they said, `
Our god hath given
in
our hand
our enemy, and he
who
is
laying
waste
our land
, and
who
multiplied
our
wounded
. '
And when
the people saw
him, they
praised
their god :
for they said, Our god hath delivered
into
our hands
our enemy, and the
destroyer
of
our country
, which
slew
many
of
us
.
And it cometh
to pass, when their heart
`is'
glad
, that they say
, `
Call for Samson, and
he doth
play
before
us ;'
and they call
for Samson out of the prison -
house ,
and he playeth
before
them ,
and they cause
him to
stand
between the pillars.
And it came
to pass, when their hearts
were
merry
, that they said
, Call for Samson, that
he may
make
us sport.
And they called
for Samson out of the prison house ;
and he made
them sport:
and they set
him between the pillars.
And Samson saith
unto the young
man
who
is
keeping
hold
on
his
hand, `Let
me
alone,
and
let
me feel the pillars on
which
the house is
established
, and
I lean upon them. '
And Samson said
unto the lad
that
held
him
by
the
hand, Suffer
me that
I
may
feel the pillars whereupon
the house standeth
, that
I may
lean upon them.
And
the house hath
been
full of men and of
women ,
and thither
`are'
all the princes
of the Philistines ,
and on
the roof `are'
about three thousand men and women, who
are
looking
on
the
playing
of
Samson.
Now
the house was
full of men and women ;
and all the lords
of the Philistines were
there;
and there
were
upon
the roof about three thousand men and women, that
beheld
while
Samson made
sport
.
And Samson calleth
unto Jehovah
, and saith
, `
Lord Jehovah
, remember me, I pray Thee, and strengthen me, I pray Thee, only this time
, O God ;
and
I am
avenged
--
vengeance
at once --
because
of my two eyes ,
on
the
Philistines
. '
And Samson called
unto the
LORD
, and said
, O
Lord God
, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once
, O God ,
that
I may
be
at once avenged
of the
Philistines
for
my two eyes.
And Samson turneth
aside
`to'
the two middle pillars ,
on
which the house is
established
, and on which it is
supported
, `to'
the one with his right hand, and one
with his left ;
And Samson took
hold
of
the two middle pillars upon
which the house stood
, and on which it was
borne
up
, of
the one with his right hand, and of
the
other
with his left .
and Samson saith
, `
Let me die with the Philistines ,'
and he inclineth
himself powerfully,
and the house falleth
on
the princes
, and on
all the people who
`are'
in
it,
and
the dead whom
he hath
put
to
death
in
his death are
more than those
whom
he put
to
death
in his life.
And Samson said
, Let me die with the Philistines .
And he bowed
himself with
all
his
might;
and the house fell
upon
the lords
, and upon
all the people that
were
therein.
So
the dead which
he slew
at
his death were
more than they
which
he slew
in his life.
And
his brethren come
down,
and all the house of his father, and lift
him up
, and bring
him up, and bury
him between Zorah and Eshtaol ,
in the burying-place
of Manoah his father ;
and he hath
judged Israel twenty years.
Then
his brethren 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 buryingplace
of Manoah his father .
And he judged Israel twenty years.
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