| 15. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 16:15:1 ⧉וַתֹּ֣אמֶרvatomerand she said Judges 16:15:2 ⧉אֵלָ֗יוelavto him Judges 16:15:3 ⧉אֵ֚יךְekhhow Judges 16:15:4 ⧉תֹּאמַ֣רtomarwill you say Judges 16:15:5 ⧉אֲהַבְתִּ֔יךְahavtikhI have loved you Judges 16:15:6 ⧉וְלִבְּךָ֖velibbekhaand your heart Judges 16:15:7 ⧉אֵ֣יןenis not Judges 16:15:8 ⧉אִתִּ֑יittiwith me Judges 16:15:9 ⧉זֶ֣הzethis Judges 16:15:10 ⧉שָׁלֹ֤שׁshaloshthree Judges 16:15:11 ⧉פְּעָמִים֙peamimtimes Judges 16:15:12 ⧉הֵתַ֣לְתָּhetaltayou have mocked Judges 16:15:13 ⧉בִּ֔יbiwith me Judges 16:15:14 ⧉וְלֹא־הִגַּ֣דְתָּvelohigadtaand you have not told Judges 16:15:15 ⧉לִּ֔יlito me Judges 16:15:16 ⧉בַּמֶּ֖הbammein what Judges 16:15:17 ⧉כֹּחֲךָ֥kokhakhayour strength Judges 16:15:18 ⧉גָדֽוֹל׃gadolis great |
| 15. Formal Translation And she said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when your heart is not with me? This is the third time you have deceived me, and you have not told me by what your strength is so great.” |
| 15. Dynamic Translation She said to him, “How can you claim, ‘I love you,’ when you are not open with me at all? You have made a fool of me three times and still have not told me what makes you so strong.” |