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Judges 16 (WEBP)

[1] Samson went to Gaza, and saw there a prostitute, and went in to 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.”
[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.
[4] It came to pass afterward that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
[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.”
[6] Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me where your great strength lies, and what you might be bound to afflict you.”
[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.”
[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.
[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.
[10] Delilah said to Samson, “Behold, you have mocked me, and told me lies. Now please tell me how you might be bound.”
[11] He said to her, “If they only bind me with new ropes with which no work has been done, then shall I become weak, and be as another man.”
[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.
[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.”
[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.
[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.”
[16] When she pressed him daily with her words and urged him, his soul was troubled to death.
[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.”
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[22] However, the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaved.
[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.”
[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.”
[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;
[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.”
[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.
[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.”
[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.
[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.
[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.

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King James w/Strong’s #s

Judges 16 (KJVS)

[1] Then went () Samson to Gaza, and saw () there an harlot, () and went in () unto her.
[2] [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.
[3] 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.
[4] And it came to pass afterward, that he loved () a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name [was] Delilah.
[5] 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.
[6] And Delilah said () to Samson, Tell () me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength [lieth], and wherewith thou mightest be bound () to afflict () thee.
[7] And Samson said () unto her, If they bind () me with seven green withs that were never dried, () then shall I be weak, () and be as another man.
[8] Then the lords of the Philistines brought up () to her seven green withs which had not been dried, () and she bound () him with them.
[9] 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 withs, as a thread of tow is broken () when it toucheth () the fire. So his strength was not known. ()
[10] 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. ()
[11] 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.
[12] 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.
[13] 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.
[14] 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.
[15] 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].
[16] And it came to pass, when she pressed () him daily with her words, and urged () him, [so] that his soul was vexed () unto death; ()
[17] 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.
[18] 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 shewed () me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up () unto her, and brought () money in their hand.
[19] 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.
[20] 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.
[21] 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.
[22] Howbeit the hair of his head began () to grow again () after he was shaven. ()
[23] 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.
[24] 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.
[25] 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.
[26] 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.
[27] 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. ()
[28] 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.
[29] 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.
[30] 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.
[31] 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.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Judges 16 (BYZ)

[1] και επορευθη σαμψων εκειθεν εις γαζαν και ειδεν εκει γυναικα πορνην και εισηλθεν προς αυτην
[2] και απηγγελη τοις γαζαιοις λεγοντες ηκει σαμψων ενταυθα και εκυκλωσαν και ενηδρευσαν αυτον ολην την νυκτα επι της πυλης της πολεως και εκωφευσαν ολην την νυκτα λεγοντες εως φωτος πρωι μεινωμεν και αποκτεινωμεν αυτον
[3] και εκοιμηθη σαμψων εως του μεσονυκτιου και ανεστη περι το μεσονυκτιον και επελαβετο των θυρων της πυλης της πολεως και των δυο σταθμων και ανεβαστασεν αυτας συν τω μοχλω και επεθηκεν επι τω ωμω αυτου και ανηνεγκεν αυτα επι την κορυφην του ορους ο εστιν επι προσωπον χεβρων και εθηκεν αυτα εκει
[4] και εγενετο μετα ταυτα και ηγαπησεν γυναικα επι του χειμαρρου σωρηχ και ονομα αυτη δαλιλα
[5] και ανεβησαν προς αυτην οι σατραπαι των αλλοφυλων και ειπαν αυτη απατησον αυτον και ιδε εν τινι η ισχυς αυτου εστιν η μεγαλη και εν τινι δυνησομεθα προς αυτον και δησομεν αυτον ωστε ταπεινωσαι αυτον και ημεις δωσομεν σοι ανηρ χιλιους και εκατον αργυριου
[6] και ειπεν δαλιλα προς σαμψων αναγγειλον μοι εν τινι η ισχυς σου η μεγαλη και εν τινι δεθηση του ταπεινωθηναι σε
[7] και ειπεν προς αυτην σαμψων εαν δησωσιν με εν επτα νευραις υγραις μη ηρημωμεναις και ασθενησω και εσομαι ως εις των ανθρωπων
[8] και ανηνεγκαν αυτη οι σατραπαι των αλλοφυλων επτα νευρας υγρας μη ηρημωμενας και εδησεν αυτον εν αυταις
[9] και το ενεδρον αυτου εκαθητο εν τω ταμιειω και ειπεν προς αυτον αλλοφυλοι επι σε σαμψων και διερρηξεν τας νευρας ον τροπον διασπαται κλωσμα του αποτιναγματος εν τω οσφρανθηναι πυρος και ουκ εγνωσθη η ισχυς αυτου
[10] και ειπεν δαλιλα προς σαμψων ιδου παρελογισω με και ελαλησας προς με ψευδη νυν ουν αναγγειλον δη μοι εν τινι δεθηση
[11] και ειπεν προς αυτην εαν δεσμω δησωσιν με εν επτα καλωδιοις καινοις εν οις ουκ εγενηθη εργον και ασθενησω και εσομαι ως εις των ανθρωπων
[12] και ελαβεν αυτω δαλιλα καλωδια καινα και εδησεν αυτον εν αυτοις και ειπεν προς αυτον οι αλλοφυλοι επι σε σαμψων και το ενεδρον εκαθητο εν τω ταμιειω και διεσπασεν αυτα απο των βραχιονων αυτου ως ραμμα
[13] και ειπεν δαλιλα προς σαμψων εως νυν παρελογισω με και ελαλησας προς με ψευδη αναγγειλον δη μοι εν τινι δεθηση και ειπεν προς αυτην εαν υφανης τας επτα σειρας της κεφαλης μου μετα του διασματος και εγκρουσης εν τω πασσαλω εις τον τοιχον και εσομαι ασθενης ως εις των ανθρωπων
[14] και εκοιμισεν αυτον δαλιλα και εδιασατο τους επτα βοστρυχους της κεφαλης αυτου μετα της εκτασεως και κατεκρουσεν εν τοις πασσαλοις εις τον τοιχον και ειπεν προς αυτον οι αλλοφυλοι επι σε σαμψων και εξηγερθη εκ του υπνου αυτου και εξεσπασεν τους πασσαλους συν τω υφασματι εκ του τοιχου και το διασμα και ουκ εγνωσθη η ισχυς αυτου
[15] και ειπεν προς αυτον δαλιλα πως ερεις ηγαπηκα σε και η καρδια σου ουκ εστιν μετ εμου τουτο τριτον παρελογισω με και ουκ απηγγειλας μοι εν τινι η ισχυς σου η μεγαλη
[16] και εγενετο οτε κατειργασατο αυτον τοις λογοις αυτης ολην την νυκτα και παρηνωχλησεν αυτον και ωλιγοψυχησεν εως εις θανατον
[17] και απηγγειλεν αυτη παντα τα απο καρδιας αυτου και ειπεν αυτη ξυρον ουκ αναβησεται επι την κεφαλην μου οτι ναζιραιος θεου εγω ειμι εκ κοιλιας μητρος μου και εαν ξυρησωμαι αποστησεται απ εμου η ισχυς μου και ασθενησω και εσομαι κατα παντας τους ανθρωπους
[18] και ειδεν δαλιλα οτι ανηγγειλεν αυτη παντα τα απο καρδιας αυτου και απεστειλεν και εκαλεσεν παντας τους σατραπας των αλλοφυλων λεγουσα αναβητε το απαξ οτι ανηγγειλεν μοι πασαν την καρδιαν αυτου και ανεβησαν προς αυτην πασαι αι σατραπιαι των αλλοφυλων και ηνεγκαν το αργυριον εν ταις χερσιν αυτων
[19] και εκοιμισεν αυτον ανα μεσον των γονατων αυτης και εκαλεσεν τον κουρεα και εξυρησεν τους επτα βοστρυχους της κεφαλης αυτου και ηρξατο ταπεινουσθαι και απεστη η ισχυς αυτου απ αυτου
[20] και ειπεν αυτω δαλιλα οι αλλοφυλοι επι σε σαμψων και εξηγερθη εκ του υπνου αυτου και ειπεν εξελευσομαι και ποιησω καθως αει και αποτιναξομαι και αυτος ουκ εγνω οτι κυριος απεστη απ αυτου
[21] και επελαβοντο αυτου οι αλλοφυλοι και εξωρυξαν τους οφθαλμους αυτου και κατηγαγον αυτον εις γαζαν και εδησαν αυτον εν πεδαις χαλκαις και ην αληθων εν οικω της φυλακης
[22] και ηρξατο η θριξ της κεφαλης αυτου ανατειλαι ηνικα εξυρηθη
[23] και οι σατραπαι των αλλοφυλων συνηχθησαν του θυσαι θυσιαν μεγαλην δαγων τω θεω αυτων και του ευφρανθηναι και ειπαν παρεδωκεν ο θεος ημων εν χειρι ημων σαμψων τον εχθρον ημων
[24] και ειδεν αυτον ο λαος και ηνεσαν τους θεους αυτων και ειπαν παρεδωκεν ο θεος ημων τον εχθρον ημων εν χειρι ημων και τον εξερημουντα την γην ημων οστις επληθυνεν τους τραυματιας ημων
[25] και εγενετο οτε ηγαθυνθη η καρδια αυτων και ειπαν καλεσατε τον σαμψων εξ οικου φυλακης και παιξατω ενωπιον ημων και εκαλεσαν τον σαμψων εξ οικου της φυλακης και ενεπαιζον αυτω και εστησαν αυτον ανα μεσον των δυο στυλων
[26] και ειπεν σαμψων προς το παιδαριον τον χειραγωγουντα αυτον επαναπαυσον με δη και ποιησον ψηλαφησαι με επι τους στυλους εφ ων ο οικος επεστηρικται επ αυτων και επιστηρισομαι επ αυτους ο δε παις εποιησεν ουτως
[27] ο δε οικος ην πληρης ανδρων και γυναικων και εκει παντες οι σατραπαι των αλλοφυλων και επι του δωματος ωσει τρισχιλιοι ανδρες και γυναικες εμβλεποντες εμπαιζομενον τον σαμψων
[28] και εβοησεν σαμψων προς κυριον και ειπεν κυριε κυριε μνησθητι μου και ενισχυσον με δη πλην ετι το απαξ τουτο και εκδικησω εκδικησιν μιαν αντι των δυο οφθαλμων μου εκ των αλλοφυλων
[29] και περιελαβεν σαμψων τους δυο στυλους τους μεσους εφ ων ο οικος επεστηρικτο επ αυτων και επεστηρισατο επ αυτοις ενα εν τη δεξια αυτου και ενα εν τη αριστερα αυτου
[30] και ειπεν σαμψων αποθανετω η ψυχη μου μετα των αλλοφυλων και εκλινεν εν ισχυι και επεσεν ο οικος επι τους σατραπας και επι παντα τον λαον τον εν αυτω και εγενοντο οι τεθνηκοτες ους εθανατωσεν σαμψων εν τω θανατω αυτου πλειους υπερ ους εθανατωσεν εν τη ζωη αυτου
[31] και κατεβησαν οι αδελφοι αυτου και πας ο οικος του πατρος αυτου και ελαβον αυτον και ανεβησαν και εθαψαν αυτον ανα μεσον σαραα και ανα μεσον εσθαολ εν τω ταφω μανωε του πατρος αυτου και αυτος εκρινεν τον ισραηλ εικοσι ετη