| 12. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 14:12:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvayomerand he said Judges 14:12:2 ⧉לָהֶם֙lahemto them Judges 14:12:3 ⧉שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshimshonSamson Judges 14:12:4 ⧉אָחֽוּדָה־נָּ֥אakhudanalet me now propose Judges 14:12:5 ⧉לָכֶ֖םlakhemto you Judges 14:12:6 ⧉חִידָ֑הkhidaa riddle Judges 14:12:7 ⧉אִם־הַגֵּ֣דimhagedif telling Judges 14:12:8 ⧉תַּגִּידוּ֩tagiduyou tell Judges 14:12:9 ⧉אוֹתָ֨הּotait Judges 14:12:10 ⧉לִ֜יlito me Judges 14:12:11 ⧉שִׁבְעַ֨תshivatseven {of} Judges 14:12:12 ⧉יְמֵ֤יyemedays of Judges 14:12:13 ⧉הַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙hammishtethe feast Judges 14:12:14 ⧉וּמְצָאתֶ֔םumetsatemand you find {it} out Judges 14:12:15 ⧉וְנָתַתִּ֤יvenatattithen I will give Judges 14:12:16 ⧉לָכֶם֙lakhemto you Judges 14:12:17 ⧉שְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםsheloshimthirty Judges 14:12:18 ⧉סְדִינִ֔יםsedinimlinen garments Judges 14:12:19 ⧉וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםusheloshimand thirty Judges 14:12:20 ⧉חֲלִפֹ֥תkhalifotchanges of Judges 14:12:21 ⧉בְּגָדִֽים׃begadimclothes |
| 12. Formal Translation And Samson said to them, “Let me set before you a riddle. If you can truly explain it to me during the seven days of the feast and solve it, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.” |
| 12. Dynamic Translation Samson challenged them, “I have a riddle for you. If you can solve it within the seven days of the celebration and work out the answer, I will give you thirty linen wraps and thirty outfit changes.” |