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Judges 16:6-8
International Standard Version
Judges 16:6-8
International Standard Version
6 So Delilah asked Samson, “Please tell me the secret to[a] your great strength and how you may be tied up and tortured.”
7 Samson replied, “If I’m tied up with seven green cords[b] that have never been dried out, then I’ll become weak and just like any other[c] human being.”
8 Then the Philistine leaders brought her seven green cords[d] that had never been dried, and she tied him up with them.
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- Judges 16:6 Lit. the location of
- Judges 16:7 Or bowstrings
- Judges 16:7 Lit. like one
- Judges 16:8 Or bowstrings
Judges 16:6-8
New International Version
Judges 16:6-8
New International Version
6 So Delilah(A) said to Samson, “Tell me the secret of your great strength and how you can be tied up and subdued.”
7 Samson answered her, “If anyone ties me with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, I’ll become as weak as any other man.”
8 Then the rulers of the Philistines brought her seven fresh bowstrings that had not been dried, and she tied him with them.
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