Judges 16:7

“And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Judges 16:7

And Samson said vnto her, If they binde mee with seuen greene withs, that were neuer dried, then shall I be weake, and be as another man.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

Samson said to her, "If they bind me with seven fresh cords that have not been dried, then I will become weak and be like any {other} man."
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withes that were never dried, then shall I become weak, and be as another man.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And Samson said to her, If seven new bow-cords which have never been made dry are knotted round me, I will become feeble and will be like any other man.
- Basic English Bible

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."
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

And Samson said to her, If they should bind me with seven fresh cords which have not been dried, then should I be weak, and be as another man.
- Darby Bible

And Samson answered her: If I shall be bound with seven cords made of sinews not yet dry, but still moist, I shall be weak like other men.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withes that were never dried, then shall I become weak, and be as another man.
- English Revised Version

Samson said to her, "If they bind me with seven green cords that were never dried, then shall I become weak, and be as another man."
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for Judges 16:7

Wesley's Notes for Judges 16:7


16:7 Samson said - Samson is guilty both of the sin of lying, and of great folly in encouraging her enquiries, which he should at first have checked: but as he had forsaken God, so God had now forsaken him, otherwise the frequent repetition and vehement urging of this question might easily have raised suspicion in him.


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