ג (Gimel) He has walled me in so that I cannot get out; he has weighted me down with heavy prison chains.

But he knows the pathway that I take; if he tested me, I would come forth like gold.

But Edom said to him, “You will not pass through me, or I will come out against you with the sword.”

because I was terrified of the great multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I remained silent and would not go outdoors –

You cause those who know me to keep their distance; you make me an appalling sight to them. I am trapped and cannot get free.

But if the servant should declare, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free,’

However, if the servant says to you, “I do not want to leave you,” because he loves you and your household, since he is well off with you,

She said, “The Philistines are here, Samson!” He woke up and thought, “I will do as I did before and shake myself free.” But he did not realize that the Lord had left him.

I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are. I will speak about you to my father. When I find out what the problem is, I will let you know.”

He replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ The Lord said, ‘Deceive and overpower him. Go out and do as you have proposed.’

All these your servants will come down to me and bow down to me, saying, ‘Go, you and all the people who follow you,’ and after that I will go out.” Then Moses went out from Pharaoh in great anger.

David then sent out the army – a third under the leadership of Joab, a third under the leadership of Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and a third under the leadership of Ittai the Gittite. The king said to the troops, “I too will indeed march out with you.”

He replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ The Lord said, ‘Deceive and overpower him. Go out and do as you have proposed.’