World English Bible
"He said to her, "If they only bind me with new ropes with which no work has been done, then shall I become weak, and be as another man.""
— Judges 16:11, World English Bible
“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.”
“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. ”
“He said to her,“If they tie me tightly with brand new ropes that have never been used, I will become weak and be just like any other man.””
“And he answered her: If I shall be bound with new ropes, that were never in work, I shall be weak and like other men.”
“And he said to her, If they only put round me new thick cords which have never been used, then I will become feeble and will be like any other man.”
“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.”
Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green cords which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.
Now she had an ambush waiting in the inner room. She said to him, "The Philistines are on you, Samson!" He broke the cords, as a string of tow is broken when it touches the fire. So his strength was not known.
Delilah said to Samson, "Behold, you have mocked me, and told me lies: now please tell me with which you might be bound."
He said to her, "If they only bind me with new ropes with which no work has been done, then shall I become weak, and be as another man."
So Delilah took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said to him, "The Philistines are on you, Samson!" The ambush was waiting in the inner room. He broke them off his arms like a thread.
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 web."
She fastened it with the pin, and said to him, "The Philistines are on you, Samson!" He awakened out of his sleep, and plucked away the pin of the beam, and the web.