Judges 16:13
11 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.
12 Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like a thread.
And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.
14 And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web.
15 And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.
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 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. ”
- KJV
- And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.
- WEB
- Delilah said to Samson, “Until now, you have mocked me and told me lies. Tell me with what you might be bound.” He said to her, “If you weave the seven locks of my head with the fabric on the loom.”
- ASV
- And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.
- DARBY
- And Delilah said to Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me and told me lies. Tell me with what thou mightest be bound. And he said to her, If thou shouldest weave the seven locks of my head with the web.
- BLB
- And Delilah said to Samson, “Until now you have mocked me and told to me lies. Tell me with what you may be bound.” And he said to her, “If you weave the seven locks of my head into the web of a loom [and tighten it with a pin, I will become as weak as any other man.].”
- ÅB
- Da sa Dalila til Samson: Hittil har du narret meg og løyet for meg! La meg nå få vite hvordan du kan bindes! Han svarte henne: Når du vever de syv fletter på mitt hode sammen med renningen i veven.
- OTB
- Delila sa til Samson, "Hele denne tiden har du gjort narr av meg og løyet for meg. Fortell meg hvordan du kan bindes." Han sa, "Hvis du vever de syv lokkene av håret mitt inn i stoffet på veven og fester det med pinnen, vil jeg bli like svak som enhver annen mann." Så mens han sov, vevde Delila de syv lokkene av håret hans inn i stoffet.
- B1930
- Da sa Dalila til Samson: Hittil har du narret mig og løiet for mig! La mig nu få vite hvorledes du kan bindes! Han svarte henne: Når du vever de syv fletter på mitt hode sammen med renningen i veven.