9Now 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.
9Now 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.
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.
10 And Deli'lah said to Samson, |Behold, you have mocked me, and told me lies; please tell me how you might be bound.|
11 And he said to her, |If they bind me with new ropes that have not been used, then I shall become weak, and be like any other man.|
16:9With men hidden in the room, she called to him, "Samson, the Philistines are upon you!" But he snapped the thongs as easily as a piece of string snaps when it comes close to a flame. So the secret of his strength was not discovered.
16:9Now [there were] men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines [be] upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.
16:9Men lying privately in wait with her, and in the chamber expecting the event of the thing, and she cried out to him: The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he broke the bands, as a man would break a thread of tow twined with spittle, when it smelleth the fire: so it was not known wherein his strength Jay.
16:9Now 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.
16:9Now she had liers in wait abiding in the inner chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be 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.
16:9(Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber.) And she said to him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he broke the withs as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.
16:9Now she had an ambush waiting in the inner room. She said to him, |The Philistines are on you, Samson!| He broke the cords, as a string of tow is broken when it touches the fire. So his strength was not known.
16:9And the ambush is abiding with her in an inner chamber, and she saith unto him, 'Philistines are upon thee, Samson;' and he breaketh the withs as a thread of tow is broken in its smelling fire, and his power hath not been known.
16:9Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said to him, The Philistines be on you, Samson. And he broke the thongs, as a thread of wick is broken when it touches the fire. So his strength was not known.