⁷ And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green wicker strands that were never dried, then I shall become weak and be as any other man.

⁸ Then the cardinals of the Philistines brought up to her seven green wicker strands which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.

⁹ Now there were men lying in wait in a chamber of her house. And she said unto him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he broke the wicker strands as a thread of tow is broken when it touches the fire. So the secret of his strength was not known.