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Judges 16:9
New English Translation
Judges 16:9
New English Translation
9 They hid[a] in the bedroom and then she said to him, “The Philistines are here,[b] Samson!” He snapped the bowstrings as easily as a thread of yarn snaps when it is put close to fire.[c] The secret of his strength was not discovered.[d]
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- Judges 16:9 tn Heb “And the ones lying in wait were sitting for her.” The grammatically singular form וְהָאֹרֵב (vehaʾorev) is collective here, referring to the rulers as a group (so also in v. 16).
- Judges 16:9 tn Heb “are upon you.”
- Judges 16:9 tn Heb “when it smells fire.”
- Judges 16:9 tn Heb “His strength was not known.”
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