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So Delilah said to Samson, “Tell me why you are so strong. How can someone tie you up and capture you?”

Samson answered, “Someone would have to tie me up with seven new bowstrings that have not been dried. Then I would be as weak as any other man.”

The Philistine rulers brought Delilah seven new bowstrings that had not been dried, and she tied Samson with them.

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So Delilah(A) said to Samson, “Tell me the secret of your great strength and how you can be tied up and subdued.”

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.”

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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