Catholic Public Domain Version
"And Samson answered her, “If I will be bound with seven cords, made of sinews not yet dry, but still damp, I will be weak like other men.” "
— Judges 16:7, Catholic Public Domain Version
“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.”
“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. ”
“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."”
“Samson said to her,“If they tie me up with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, I will become weak and be just like any other man.””
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
After these things, he loved a woman who was living in the valley of Sorek. And she was called Delilah.
And the leaders of the Philistines went to her, and they said: “Deceive him, and learn from him wherein lies his great strength, and how we may be able to overcome him and to impose restraints on him. And if you will do this, each one of us will give you one thousand one hundred silver coins.”
Therefore, Delilah said to Samson, “Tell me, I beg you, wherein lies your very great strength, and with what might you be bound, so that you could not break free?”
And Samson answered her, “If I will be bound with seven cords, made of sinews not yet dry, but still damp, I will be weak like other men.”
And the princes of the Philistines brought to her seven cords, such as he had described. And she bound him with these.
And so, those hiding in ambush with her, in the bedroom, were expecting the end of the matter. And she cried out to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And he broke the cords, as one would break a thread of flax, twisted for cutting and singed by fire. And so it was not known wherein lay his strength.
And Delilah said to him: “Behold, you have mocked me, and you have spoken a falsehood. But at least now, tell me with what you may be bound.”