| 13. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 16:13:1 ⧉וַתֹּ֨אמֶרvatomerand she said Judges 16:13:2 ⧉דְּלִילָ֜הdelilaDelilah Judges 16:13:3 ⧉אֶל־שִׁמְשׁ֗וֹןelshimshonto Samson Judges 16:13:4 ⧉עַד־הֵ֜נָּהadhenauntil now Judges 16:13:5 ⧉הֵתַ֤לְתָּhetaltayou have mocked Judges 16:13:6 ⧉בִּי֙biof me Judges 16:13:7 ⧉וַתְּדַבֵּ֤רvatedaberand you spoke Judges 16:13:8 ⧉אֵלַי֙elaito me Judges 16:13:9 ⧉כְּזָבִ֔יםkezavimlies Judges 16:13:10 ⧉הַגִּ֣ידָהhagidatell Judges 16:13:11 ⧉לִּ֔יlito me Judges 16:13:12 ⧉בַּמֶּ֖הbameby what Judges 16:13:13 ⧉תֵּאָסֵ֑רteaseryou may be bound Judges 16:13:14 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand he said Judges 16:13:15 ⧉אֵלֶ֔יהָelehato her Judges 16:13:16 ⧉אִם־תַּאַרְגִ֗יimtaargiif you weave Judges 16:13:17 ⧉אֶת־שֶׁ֛בַעetshevathe seven Judges 16:13:18 ⧉מַחְלְפ֥וֹתmakhelfotbraids or locks Judges 16:13:19 ⧉רֹאשִׁ֖יroshiof my head Judges 16:13:20 ⧉עִם־הַמַּסָּֽכֶת׃imhamasakhetwith the web |
| 13. Formal Translation And Delilah said to Samson, “Until now you have mocked me and told me lies. Tell me how you may be bound.” And he said to her, “If you weave the seven locks of my head with the loom fabric, I will be bound.” |
| 13. Dynamic Translation Delilah said to Samson, “You keep making a fool of me and lying to me. Now tell me how you could be tied up.” Samson replied, “If you weave my seven braids of hair on the loom, I will be bound.” |