1 Then went 3212 Samson 8123 to Gaza 5804, and saw 7200 there an harlot 802 2181, and went in 935 unto her.
2 And it was told the Gazites 5841, saying 559, Samson 8123 is come 935 hither. And they compassed him in 5437, and laid wait 693 for him all night 3915 in the gate 8179 of the city 5892, and were quiet 2790 all the night 3915, saying 559, In the morning 1242, when it is day 216, we shall kill 2026 him.
3 And Samson 8123 lay 7901 till midnight 2677 3915, and arose 6965 at midnight 2677 3915, and took 270 the doors 1817 of the gate 8179 of the city 5892, and the two 8147 posts 4201, and went away 5265 with them, bar 1280 and all, and put 7760 them upon his shoulders 3802, and carried them up 5927 to the top 7218 of an hill 2022 that is before 6440 Hebron 2275.
4 And it came to pass afterward 310, that he loved 157 a woman 802 in the valley 5158 of Sorek 7796, whose name 8034 was Delilah 1807.
5 And the lords 5633 of the Philistines 6430 came up 5927 unto her, and said 559 unto her, Entice 6601 him, and see 7200 wherein his great 1419 strength 3581 lieth, and by what means we may prevail 3201 against him, that we may bind 631 him to afflict 6031 him: and we will give 5414 thee every one 376 of us eleven hundred 505 3967 pieces of silver 3701.
6 And Delilah 1807 said 559 to Samson 8123, Tell 5046 me, I pray thee, wherein thy great 1419 strength 3581 lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound 631 to afflict 6031 thee.
7 And Samson 8123 said 559 unto her, If they bind 631 me with seven 7651 green 3892 withs 3499 that were never dried 2717, then shall I be weak 2470, and be as another 259 man 120.
8 Then the lords 5633 of the Philistines 6430 brought up 5927 to her seven 7651 green 3892 withs 3499 which had not been dried 2717, and she bound 631 him with them.
9 Now there were men lying in wait 693, abiding 3427 with her in the chamber 2315. And she said 559 unto him, The Philistines 6430 be upon thee, Samson 8123. And he brake 5423 the withs 3499, as a thread 6616 of tow 5296 is broken 5423 when it toucheth 7306 the fire 784. So his strength 3581 was not known 3045.
10 And Delilah 1807 said 559 unto Samson 8123, Behold, thou hast mocked 2048 me, and told 1696 me lies 3577: now tell 5046 me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound 631.
11 And he said 559 unto her, If they bind 631 me fast 631 with new 2319 ropes 5688 that never were occupied 4399 6213, then shall I be weak 2470, and be as another 259 man 120.
12 Delilah 1807 therefore took 3947 new 2319 ropes 5688, and bound 631 him therewith, and said 559 unto him, The Philistines 6430 be upon thee, Samson 8123. And there were liers in wait 693 abiding 3427 in the chamber 2315. And he brake 5423 them from off his arms 2220 like a thread 2339.
13 And Delilah 1807 said 559 unto Samson 8123, Hitherto 2008 thou hast mocked 2048 me, and told 1696 me lies 3577: tell 5046 me wherewith thou mightest be bound 631. And he said 559 unto her, If thou weavest 707 the seven 7651 locks 4253 of my head 7218 with the web 4545.
14 And she fastened 8628 it with the pin 3489, and said 559 unto him, The Philistines 6430 be upon thee, Samson 8123. And he awaked 3364 out of his sleep 8142, and went away 5265 with the pin 3489 of the beam 708, and with the web 4545.
15 And she said 559 unto him, How 349 canst thou say 559, I love 157 thee, when thine heart 3820 is not with me? thou hast mocked 2048 me these three 7969 times 6471, and hast not told 5046 me wherein thy great 1419 strength 3581 lieth.
16 And it came to pass, when she pressed 6693 him daily 3117 with her words 1697, and urged 509 him, so that his soul 5315 was vexed 7114 unto death 4191;
17 That he told 5046 her all his heart 3820, and said 559 unto her, There hath not come 5927 a razor 4177 upon mine head 7218; for I have been a Nazarite 5139 unto God 430 from my mother's 517 womb 990: if I be shaven 1548, then my strength 3581 will go 5493 from me, and I shall become weak 2470, and be like any other man 120.
18 And when Delilah 1807 saw 7200 that he had told 5046 her all his heart 3820, she sent 7971 and called 7121 for the lords 5633 of the Philistines 6430, saying 559, Come up 5927 this once 6471, for he hath shewed 5046 me all his heart 3820. Then the lords 5633 of the Philistines 6430 came up 5927 unto her, and brought 5927 money 3701 in their hand 3027.
19 And she made him sleep 3462 upon her knees 1290; and she called 7121 for a man 376, and she caused him to shave off 1548 the seven 7651 locks 4253 of his head 7218; and she began 2490 to afflict 6031 him, and his strength 3581 went 5493 from him.
20 And she said 559, The Philistines 6430 be upon thee, Samson 8123. And he awoke 3364 out of his sleep 8142, and said 559, I will go out 3318 as at other times before 6471, and shake 5287 myself. And he wist 3045 not that the LORD 3068 was departed 5493 from him.
21 But the Philistines 6430 took 270 him, and put out 5365 his eyes 5869, and brought him down 3381 to Gaza 5804, and bound 631 him with fetters of brass 5178; and he did grind 2912 in the prison 631 house 1004.
22 Howbeit the hair 8181 of his head 7218 began 2490 to grow again 6779 after 834 he was shaven 1548.
23 Then the lords 5633 of the Philistines 6430 gathered them together 622 for to offer 2076 a great 1419 sacrifice 2077 unto Dagon 1712 their god 430, and to rejoice 8057: for they said 559, Our god 430 hath delivered 5414 Samson 8123 our enemy 341 into our hand 3027.
24 And when the people 5971 saw 7200 him, they praised 1984 their god 430: for they said 559, Our god 430 hath delivered 5414 into our hands 3027 our enemy 341, and the destroyer 2717 of our country 776, which slew 2491 many 7235 of us.
25 And it came to pass, when their hearts 3820 were merry 2896, that they said 559, Call 7121 for Samson 8123, that he may make us sport 7832. And they called 7121 for Samson 8123 out of the prison 631 house 1004; and he made them 6440 sport 6711: and they set 5975 him between the pillars 5982.
26 And Samson 8123 said 559 unto the lad 5288 that held 2388 him by the hand 3027, Suffer 3240 me that I may feel 4184 3237 the pillars 5982 whereupon the house 1004 standeth 3559, that I may lean 8172 upon them.
27 Now the house 1004 was full 4390 of men 582 and women 802; and all the lords 5633 of the Philistines 6430 were there; and there were upon the roof 1406 about three 7969 thousand 505 men 376 and women 802, that beheld 7200 while Samson 8123 made sport 7832.
28 And Samson 8123 called 7121 unto the LORD 3068, and said 559, O Lord 136 GOD 3069, remember 2142 me, I pray thee, and strengthen 2388 me, I pray thee, only this once 6471, O God 430, that I may be at once 259 avenged 5358 5359 of the Philistines 6430 for my two 8147 eyes 5869.
29 And Samson 8123 took hold 3943 of the two 8147 middle 8432 pillars 5982 upon which the house 1004 stood 3559, and on which it was borne up 5564, of the one 259 with his right hand 3225, and of the other 259 with his left 8040.
30 And Samson 8123 said 559, Let me die 4191 5315 with the Philistines 6430. And he bowed 5186 himself with all his might 3581; and the house 1004 fell 5307 upon the lords 5633, and upon all the people 5971 that were therein. So the dead 4191 which he slew 4191 at his death 4194 were more 7227 than they which he slew 4191 in his life 2416.
31 Then his brethren 251 and all the house 1004 of his father 1 came down 3381, and took 5375 him, and brought him up 5927, and buried 6912 him between Zorah 6881 and Eshtaol 847 in the buryingplace 6913 of Manoah 4495 his father 1. And he judged 8199 Israel 3478 twenty 6242 years 8141.