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Judges 16:11

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.

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

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.

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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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
He replied, “If they tie me up with new ropes that have never been used, I will become as weak as any other man.”
KJV
And 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.
WEB
He said to her, “If they only bind me with new ropes with which no work has been done, then I will become weak, and be as another man.”
ASV
And 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.
DARBY
And he said to her, If they should bind me fast with new ropes, with which no work has been done, then should I be weak, and be as another man.
BLB
And he said to her, “If they securely bind me with new ropes that never were used in work, I shall become weak, and be like any man.”
ÅB
Han svarte: Dersom en binder meg med nye rep som aldri har vært brukt til noe, så blir jeg svak og er som et annet menneske.
OTB
Han svarte, "Hvis noen binder meg sikkert med nye tau som aldri har blitt brukt, vil jeg bli like svak som enhver annen mann."
B1930
Han svarte: Dersom en binder mig med nye rep som aldri har vært brukt til noget, så blir jeg svak og er som et annet menneske.

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