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.'


In Context

4 And it cometh to pass afterwards that he loveth a woman in the valley of Sorek, and her name is Delilah,

5 and the princes of the Philistines come up unto her, and say to her, 'Entice him, and see wherein his great power is, and wherein we are able for him — and we have bound him to afflict him, and we — we give to thee, each one, eleven hundred silverlings.'

6 And Delilah saith unto Samson, 'Declare, I pray thee, to me, wherein thy great power is, and wherewith thou art bound, to afflict thee.'

7 And 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.'

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

9 And 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.

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 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 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.