Judges 16:7

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Judges 16:7

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Samson told her, “If they tie me up with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, I will become as weak as any other man.”

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KJV

King James Version

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.

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WEB

World English Bible

Samson said to her, “If they bind me with seven green cords that were never dried, then shall I become weak, and be as another man.”

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ASV

American Standard Version

And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withes that were never dried, then shall I become weak, and be as another man.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Judges 16

⁵ The lords of the Philistines went to her and said, “Entice him and find out the source of his great strength and how we can overpower him to tie him up and subdue him. Then each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver.”

⁶ So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me the source of your great strength and how you can be tied up and subdued.”

⁷ Samson told her, “If they tie me up with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, I will become as weak as any other man.”

⁸ So the lords of the Philistines brought her seven fresh bowstrings that had not been dried, and she tied him up with them.

⁹ While the men were hidden in her room, she called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But he snapped the bowstrings like a strand of yarn seared by a flame. So the source of his strength remained unknown.

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