11And he said to her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were used, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.


In Context

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

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.

10 And Delilah said to Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, with what thou mayest be bound.

11 And he said to her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were used, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.

12 Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him with them, and said to him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. (And there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber.) And he broke them from off his arms like a thread.

13 And Delilah said to Samson, hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me with what thou mayest be bound. And he said to her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.

Judges 16:11 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

16:11He said, "If anyone ties me securely with new ropes that have never been used, I'll become as weak as any other man."

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:11And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

16:11And he answered her: If I shall be bound with new ropes, that were never in work, I shall be weak and like other men.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

16:11And he said unto her, If they only bind me with new ropes wherewith no work hath been done, then shall I become weak, and be as another man.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:11And 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.|

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

16:11And he said unto her, If they only bind me with new ropes wherewith no work hath been done, then shall I become weak, and be as another man.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:11He said to her, |If they only bind me with new ropes with which no work has been done, then shall I become weak, and be as another man.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:11And he saith unto her, 'If they certainly bind me with thick bands, new ones, by which work hath not been done, then I have been weak, and have been as one of the human race.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:11And he said to her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.