| 16. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 14:16:1 ⧉וַתֵּבְךְּ֩vatevkhand she wept Judges 14:16:2 ⧉אֵ֨שֶׁתeshetwife of Judges 14:16:3 ⧉שִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןshimshonSamson Judges 14:16:4 ⧉עָלָ֗יוalavover him Judges 14:16:5 ⧉וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙vatomerand she said Judges 14:16:6 ⧉רַק־שְׂנֵאתַ֙נִי֙raksenetanionly you hate me Judges 14:16:7 ⧉וְלֹ֣אveloand not Judges 14:16:8 ⧉אֲהַבְתָּ֔נִיahavtaniyou love me Judges 14:16:9 ⧉הֽ͏ַחִידָ֥הhakhidathe riddle Judges 14:16:10 ⧉חַ֙דְתָּ֙khadtayou set forth Judges 14:16:11 ⧉לִבְנֵ֣יlivneto the sons of Judges 14:16:12 ⧉עַמִּ֔יamimy people Judges 14:16:13 ⧉וְלִ֖יveliand to me Judges 14:16:14 ⧉לֹ֣אlonot Judges 14:16:15 ⧉הִגַּ֑דְתָּהhigadtayou have told Judges 14:16:16 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand he said Judges 14:16:17 ⧉לָ֗הּlahto her Judges 14:16:18 ⧉הִנֵּ֨הhinebehold Judges 14:16:19 ⧉לְאָבִ֧יleavito my father Judges 14:16:20 ⧉וּלְאִמִּ֛יuleimiand to my mother Judges 14:16:21 ⧉לֹ֥אlonot Judges 14:16:22 ⧉הִגַּ֖דְתִּיhigadtiI have told Judges 14:16:23 ⧉וְלָ֥ךְvelakhand to you Judges 14:16:24 ⧉אַגִּֽיד׃agidshall I tell |
| 16. Formal Translation Then the wife of Samson wept before him and said, "Surely you hate me and do not love me. You have posed the riddle to the sons of my people, but you have not told me." He replied, "Look, I have not even told it to my father or my mother, so why should I tell you?" |
| 16. Dynamic Translation Samson's wife wept before him and said, "You clearly hate me and do not love me. You have given my people a riddle and have not shared it with me." He replied, "I have not even told my father or mother {avi, immi: immediate family}, so why should I explain it to you?" |