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Judges 16:10

DelilahSamson
Truth and honesty

8 So the lords of the Philistines brought her seven fresh bowstrings that had not been dried, and she tied him up with them.

9 While the men were hidden in her room, she called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But he snapped the bowstrings like a strand of yarn seared by a flame. So the source of his strength remained unknown.

Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me! Now please tell me how you can be tied up.”

11 He replied, “If they tie me up with new ropes that have never been used, I will become as weak as any other man.”

12 So Delilah took new ropes, tied him up with them, and called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But while the men were hidden in her room, he snapped the ropes off his arms like they were threads.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me! Now please tell me how you can be tied up.”
KJV
And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.
WEB
Delilah said to Samson, “Behold, you have mocked me, and told me lies. Now please tell me how you might be bound.”
ASV
And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.
DARBY
And Delilah said to Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me and told me lies. Now tell me, I pray thee, with what thou mightest be bound.
BLB
And Delilah said to Samson, “Behold, you have mocked me and told to me lies. Now tell me, please, with what may you be bound.”
ÅB
Da sa Dalila til Samson: Du har narret meg og løyet for meg! Kjære, la meg nå få vite hvordan du kan bindes!
OTB
Delila sa til Samson, "Du har gjort narr av meg og løyet for meg. Nå fortell meg hvordan du kan bindes."
B1930
Da sa Dalila til Samson: Du har narret mig og løiet for mig! Kjære, la mig nu få vite hvorledes du kan bindes!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Luke 22:48

    But Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”

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  • Proverbs 24:28

    Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.

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  • Ezekiel 33:31

    So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.

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  • Judges 16:13

    Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me all along! Tell me how you can be tied up.” He told her, “If you weave the seven braids of my head into the web of a loom and tighten it with a pin, I will become as weak as any other man. ”

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  • Proverbs 23:7–8

    for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

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  • Judges 16:7

    Samson told her, “If they tie me up with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, I will become as weak as any other man.”

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  • Judges 16:15–17

    “How can you say, ‘I love you,’” she asked, “when your heart is not with me? This is the third time you have mocked me and failed to reveal to me the source of your great strength!”

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