1vai·ye·red shim·sho·vn tim·na·tah; vai·yar· i·shah be·tim·na·tah mib·be·no·vt pe·lish·tim. 2vai·ya·'al vai·yag·ged le·'a·viv u·le·'im·mov, vai·yo·mer i·shah ra·'i·ti ve·tim·na·tah mib·be·no·vt pe·lish·tim; ve·'at·tah ke·chu-o·v·tah li le·'i·shah. 3vai·yo·mer lov a·viv ve·'im·mov ha·'ein biv·no·vt a·chei·cha u·ve·chol-am·mi i·shah, ki-at·tah ho·v·lech la·ka·chat i·shah, mip·pe·lish·tim ha·'a·re·lim; vai·yo·mer shim·sho·vn el-a·viv o·v·tah kach-li, ki-hi ya·she·rah ve·'ei·nai. 4ve·'a·viv ve·'im·mov lo ya·de·'u ki me·ha·shem hi, ki-to·'a·nah hu-me·vak·kesh mip·pe·lish·tim; u·va·'et ha·hi, pe·lish·tim mo·she·lim be·yis·ra·'el. f

5vai·ye·red shim·sho·vn ve·'a·viv ve·'im·mov tim·na·tah; vai·ya·vo·'u ad-kar·mei tim·na·tah, ve·hin·neh ke·fir a·ra·yo·vt, sho·'eg lik·ra·tov. 6vat·titz·lach a·lav ru·ach ha·shem vay·shas·se·'e·hu ke·shas·sa hag·ge·di, u·me·'u·mah ein be·ya·dov; ve·lo hig·gid le·'a·viv u·le·'im·mov, et a·sher a·sah. 7vai·ye·red vay·dab·ber la·'i·shah; vat·ti·shar be·'ei·nei shim·sho·vn.

8vai·ya·shav mi·ya·mim le·kach·tah, vai·ya·sar lir·'o·vt, et map·pe·let ha·'ar·yeh; ve·hin·neh a·dat de·vo·v·rim big·vi·yat ha·'ar·yeh u·de·vash. 9vai·yir·de·hu el-kap·pav vai·ye·lech ha·lo·vch ve·'a·chol, vai·ye·lech el-a·viv ve·'el-im·mov, vai·yit·ten la·hem vai·yo·che·lu; ve·lo-hig·gid la·hem, ki mig·ge·vi·yat ha·'ar·yeh ra·dah had·de·vash.

10vai·ye·red a·vi·hu el-ha·'i·shah; vai·ya·'as sham shim·sho·vn mish·teh, ki ken ya·'a·su hab·ba·chu·rim. 11vay·hi kir·'o·v·tam o·v·tov; vai·yik·chu she·lo·shim me·re·'im, vai·yih·yu it·tov.

12vai·yo·mer la·hem shim·sho·vn, a·chu·dah-na la·chem chi·dah; im-hag·ged tag·gi·du o·v·tah li shiv·'at ye·mei ham·mish·teh u·me·tza·tem, ve·na·tat·ti la·chem she·lo·shim se·di·nim, u·she·lo·shim cha·li·fot be·ga·dim. 13ve·'im-lo tu·che·lu le·hag·gid li u·ne·tat·tem at·tem li she·lo·shim se·di·nim, u·she·lo·shim cha·li·fo·vt be·ga·dim; vai·yo·me·ru lov, chu·dah chi·da·te·cha ve·nish·ma·'en·nah.

14vai·yo·mer la·hem me·ha·'o·chel ya·tza ma·'a·chol, u·me·'az ya·tza ma·to·vk; ve·lo ya·che·lu le·hag·gid ha·chi·dah she·lo·shet ya·mim.

15vay·hi bai·yo·vm ha·she·vi·'i vai·yo·me·ru le·'e·shet-shim·sho·vn pat·ti et-i·shech ve·yag·ged-la·nu et-ha·chi·dah, pen-nis·rof o·v·tach ve·'et-beit a·vich ba·'esh; hal·ya·re·she·nu ke·ra·tem la·nu ha·lo. 16vat·te·ve·ke e·shet shim·sho·vn a·lav vat·to·mer rak-se·ne·ta·ni ve·lo a·hav·ta·ni, ha·chi·dah chad·ta liv·nei am·mi, ve·li lo hig·gad·tah; vai·yo·mer lah hin·neh le·'a·vi u·le·'im·mi lo hig·gad·ti ve·lach ag·gid. 17vat·te·ve·ke a·lav shiv·'at hai·ya·mim, a·sher-ha·yah la·hem ham·mish·teh; vay·hi bai·yo·vm ha·she·vi·'i vai·yag·ged-lah ki he·tzi·kat·hu, vat·tag·ged ha·chi·dah liv·nei am·mah.

18vai·yo·me·ru lov an·shei ha·'ir bai·yo·vm ha·she·vi·'i be·te·rem ya·vo ha·char·sah, mah-ma·to·vk mid·de·vash, u·meh az me·'a·ri; vai·yo·mer la·hem, lu·le cha·rash·tem be·'eg·la·ti, lo me·tza·tem chi·da·ti.

19vat·titz·lach a·lav ru·ach ha·shem vai·ye·red ash·ke·lo·vn vai·yach me·hem she·lo·shim ish vai·yik·kach et-cha·li·tzo·v·tam, vai·yit·ten ha·cha·li·fo·vt, le·mag·gi·dei ha·chi·dah; vai·yi·char ap·pov, vai·ya·'al beit a·vi·hu. f 20vat·te·hi e·shet shim·sho·vn; le·me·re·'e·hu, a·sher re·'ah lov.