Add parallel Print Page Options

The Philistine officials approached her and told her, “Entice him to discover where his great strength is, and how we can overpower him. We intend to tie him up and torture him. We’ll each pay you 1,100 silver coins.”

So Delilah asked Samson, “Please tell me the secret to[a] your great strength and how you may be tied up and tortured.”

Samson replied, “If I’m tied up with seven green cords[b] that have never been dried out, then I’ll become weak and just like any other[c] human being.”

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Judges 16:6 Lit. the location of
  2. Judges 16:7 Or bowstrings
  3. Judges 16:7 Lit. like one

The rulers of the Philistines(A) went to her and said, “See if you can lure(B) him into showing you the secret of his great strength(C) and how we can overpower him so we may tie him up and subdue him. Each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels[a] of silver.”(D)

So Delilah(E) said to Samson, “Tell me the secret of your great strength and how you can be tied up and subdued.”

Samson answered her, “If anyone ties me with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, I’ll become as weak as any other man.”

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Judges 16:5 That is, about 28 pounds or about 13 kilograms