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.|


In Context

4 After this he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Deli'lah.

5 And the lords of the Philistines came to her and said to her, |Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lies, and by what means we may overpower him, that we may bind him to subdue him; and we will each give you eleven hundred pieces of silver.|

6 And Deli'lah said to Samson, |Please tell me wherein your great strength lies, and how you might be bound, that one could subdue you.|

7 And 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.|

8 Then the lords of the Philistines brought her seven fresh bowstrings which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.

9 Now she had men lying in wait in an inner chamber. And she said to him, |The Philistines are upon you, Samson!| But he snapped the bowstrings, as a string of tow snaps when it touches the fire. So the secret of 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 American Standard 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 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.