Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her. GAZA [ `Azaataah (H5804), le fort] - maintenant Guzzah; la capitale de la plus grande des cinq principales villes philistines, à environ 15 miles au sud-ouest d'Ashkelon, et, comme cette ville, a été capturée par la tribu d... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND IT WAS TOLD THE GAZITES, SAYING, SAMSON IS COME HITHER. AND THEY COMPASSED HIM IN, AND LAID WAIT FOR HIM ALL NIGHT IN THE GATE OF THE CITY, AND WERE QUIET ALL THE NIGHT, SAYING, IN THE MORNING, WHEN IT IS DAY, WE SHALL KILL HIM._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before Hebron. SAMSON ... SE LEVA À MINUIT, ET PRIT LES POR... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. IL AIMAIT UNE FEMME DANS LA VALLÉE DE SOREK. La situation de cet endroit n'est pas connue, bien que Jérôme ('Onomast.') mentionne un village appelé Capharsorech, le village de Sorech, au nord d'E... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver. LES SEIGNEURS DES... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND DELILAH SAID TO SAMSON, TELL ME, I PRAY THEE, WHEREIN THY GREAT STRENGTH LIETH, AND WHEREWITH THOU MIGHTEST BE BOUND TO AFFLICT THEE._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man. LIEZ-MOI AVEC SEPT AVECS VERTS. Les vrilles de vigne, les brindilles souples ou les torsades faites de tiges végétales brutes sont utilisées dans de nombreux pays... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. ELLE L'A LIÉ AVEC EUX - probablement de manière sportive, pour essayer s'il plaisantait ou sérieusement.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known. IL Y AVAIT DES HOMMES ... DEMEURANT ... DANS LA CHAMBRE ,... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound. ET DELILAH A DIT. Pour éviter toute suspicion excitante, elle a dû laisser un certain temps s'écouler avant de refaire cette tentative.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man. S'ILS ME LIENT RAPIDEMENT AVEC DE NOUVELLES CORDES , [ ba`ªbotiym (H5688), avec des cordons]. On ne dit pas de quel matériau ils ont été formés; mais, à partir de leur... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_DELILAH THEREFORE TOOK NEW ROPES, AND BOUND HIM THEREWITH, AND SAID UNTO HIM, THE PHILISTINES BE UPON THEE, SAMSON. AND THERE WERE LIERS IN WAIT ABIDING IN THE CHAMBER. AND HE BRAKE THEM FROM OFF HIS ARMS LIKE A THREAD._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web. SI VOUS TISSEZ LES SEPT MÈCHES DE MA TÊTE - des tresses ou des tresses, dans lesquelles, comme bea... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web. JE SUIS PARTI AVEC LA BROCHE DE LA POUTRE, ET AVEC LA BANDE - i: e., l'ensemble de l'appareil de tissage.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND SHE SAID UNTO HIM, HOW CANST THOU SAY, I LOVE THEE, WHEN THINE HEART IS NOT WITH ME? THOU HAST MOCKED ME THESE THREE TIMES, AND HAST NOT TOLD ME WHEREIN THY GREAT STRENGTH LIETH._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death; LE PRESSAIT QUOTIDIENNEMENT AVEC SES MOTS. Bien que déçue et mortifiée, cette vile femme résolut de persévérer; et consciente à quel point elle était complètement asservie par sa... [ Continuer la lecture ]
That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a rasor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man. SI JE SUIS RASÉ, ALORS MA FORCE PASSERA... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND WHEN DELILAH SAW THAT HE HAD TOLD HER ALL HIS HEART, SHE SENT AND CALLED FOR THE LORDS OF THE PHILISTINES, SAYING, COME UP THIS ONCE, FOR HE HATH SHEWED ME ALL HIS HEART. THEN THE LORDS OF THE PHILISTINES CAME UP UNTO HER, AND BROUGHT MONEY IN THEIR HAND._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him. A APPELÉ UN HOMME, ET ELLE L'A FAIT SE RASER. On ne sait pas, cependant, si les anciens Hébreux coupaient le... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the LORD was departed from him. IL NE SAVAIT PAS QUE LE SEIGNEUR S'ÉTAIT ÉLOIGNÉ DE LUI. Quel spectacle humiliant et douloureux... [ Continuer la lecture ]
But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house. LES PHILISTINS L'ONT PRIS ET LUI ONT ARRACHÉ LES YEUX , [ wayªnaqruw (H5365), ils ont creusé ]. À cette cruelle privation, des prisonniers... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven. CEPENDANT, LES CHEVEUX DE SA TÊTE ONT RECOMMENCÉ À POUSSER. Il est probable qu'il avait maintenant réfléchi à sa folie et, devenant un pénitent sincère, renouvelait son vœu de Nazaréen . «Ses cheveux ont poussé avec sa repenta... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand. LES SEIGNEURS DES PHILISTINS SE SONT RÉUNIS ... POUR OFFRIR UN GRAND SACRIFICE À DAGON. C'était une pra... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND WHEN THE PEOPLE SAW HIM, THEY PRAISED THEIR GOD: FOR THEY SAID, OUR GOD HATH DELIVERED INTO OUR HANDS OUR ENEMY, AND THE DESTROYER OF OUR COUNTRY, WHICH SLEW MANY OF US._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women, that beheld while Samson made sport. IL Y AVAIT SUR LE TOIT ENVIRON TROIS MILLE HOMMES ET FEMMES. Ce bâtiment semble avoir été similaire aux a... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes. SAMSON APPELÉ AU SEIGNEUR. Son esprit pénitent et priant semble clairement indiquer que cet ac... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND SAMSON TOOK HOLD OF THE TWO MIDDLE PILLARS UPON WHICH THE HOUSE STOOD, AND ON WHICH IT WAS BORNE UP, OF THE ONE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND, AND OF THE OTHER WITH HIS LEFT._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the burying place of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years. PUIS SES FRÈRES ... L'ONT ÉLEVÉ, ET L'ONT ENTERRÉ. Cette terrible catastrophe sembl... [ Continuer la lecture ]