And (A)the lords of the Philistines came up to her and said to her, (B)“Seduce him, and see where his great strength lies, and by what means we may overpower him, that we may bind him to (C)humble him. And we will each give you 1,100 pieces of silver.”

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The rulers of the Philistines(A) went to her and said, “See if you can lure(B) him into showing you the secret of his great strength(C) and how we can overpower him so we may tie him up and subdue him. Each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels[a] of silver.”(D)

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  1. Judges 16:5 That is, about 28 pounds or about 13 kilograms

19 She made him sleep on her knees. And she called a man and had him shave off the seven locks of his head. Then she began (A)to torment him, and his strength left him.

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19 After putting him to sleep on her lap, she called for someone to shave off the seven braids of his hair, and so began to subdue him.[a] And his strength left him.(A)

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  1. Judges 16:19 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts and he began to weaken