7And 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.


In Context

4 And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.

5 And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.

6 And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.

7 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.

8 Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withes which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.

9 Now she had liers-in-wait abiding in the inner chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withes, as a string of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.

Judges 16:7 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

16:7Samson answered her, "If anyone ties me with seven fresh thongs that have not been dried, I'll become as weak as any other man."

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:7And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

16:7And Samson answered her: If I shall be bound with seven cords made of sinews not yet dry, but still moist, I shall be weak like other men.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:7And Samson said to her, |If they bind me with seven fresh bowstrings which have not been dried, then I shall become weak, and be like any other man.|

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

16:7And 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:7And Samson said to her, If they bind me with seven green withs, that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:7Samson 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.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:7And Samson saith unto her, 'If they bind me with seven green withs which have not been dried, then I have been weak, and have been as one of the human race.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:7And Samson said to her, If they bind me with seven green thongs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.