8And the princes of the Philistines brought unto her seven cords, such is he spoke of, with which she bound him;


In Context

5 And the princes of the Philistines came to her, and said: Deceive him, and learn of him wherein his great strength lieth, and how we may be able to overcome him, to bind and afflict him: which if thou shalt do, we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.

6 And Dalila said to Samson: Tell me, I beseech thee, wherein thy greatest strength lieth, and what it is wherewith if thou wert bound thou couldst not break loose.

7 And 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.

8 And the princes of the Philistines brought unto her seven cords, such is he spoke of, with which she bound him;

9 Men 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.

10 And Dalila said to him: Behold thou hast mocked me, and hast told me a false thing: but now at least tell me wherewith thou mayest be bound.

Judges 16:8 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

16:8Then the rulers of the Philistines brought her seven fresh thongs that had not been dried, and she tied him with them.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:8Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

16:8Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withes which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:8Then the lords of the Philistines brought her seven fresh bowstrings which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

16:8Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withes which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:8Then the lords of the Philistines brought to her seven green withs, which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:8Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green cords which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:8And the princes of the Philistines bring up to her seven green withs which have not been dried, and she bindeth him with them.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:8Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green thongs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.