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Judges 16:6–7

So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me, where does your great strength come from? How could someone tie you up and make you helpless?”

Samson told her, “If they tie me up with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, I will become weak and be like any other man.”

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Judges 16:6–7 — The New International Version (NIV)

So Delilah 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.”

Judges 16:6–7 — English Standard Version (ESV)

So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me where your great strength lies, and how you might be bound, that one could subdue you.”

Samson said to her, “If they bind me with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, then I shall become weak and be like any other man.”

Judges 16:6–7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee. 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.

Judges 16:6–7 — New Living Translation (NLT)

So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me what makes you so strong and what it would take to tie you up securely.”

Samson replied, “If I were tied up with seven new bowstrings that have not yet been dried, I would become as weak as anyone else.”

Judges 16:6–7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me where your great strength lies, and with what you may be bound to afflict you.”

And Samson said to her, “If they bind me with seven fresh bowstrings, not yet dried, then I shall become weak, and be like any other man.”

Judges 16:6–7 — New Century Version (NCV)

So Delilah said to Samson, “Tell me why you are so strong. How can someone tie you up and capture you?”

Samson answered, “Someone would have to tie me up with seven new bowstrings that have not been dried. Then I would be as weak as any other man.”

Judges 16:6–7 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee. 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.

Judges 16:6–7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Then Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, in what is thy great strength, and with what thou mightest be bound to overpower thee. 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.

Judges 16:6–7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me what makes you so strong. How can you be tied up so that someone could torture you?” 

Samson told her, “If someone ties me up with seven new bowstrings that are not dried out, I will be like any other man.” 

Judges 16:6–7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me what makes your strength so great, and how you could be bound, so that one could subdue you.” Samson said to her, “If they bind me with seven fresh bowstrings that are not dried out, then I shall become weak, and be like anyone else.”

Judges 16:6–7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me what makes your strength so great, and with what can you be tied up to subdue you?” Samson said to her, “If you tie me up with seven fresh bowstrings that are not dried up, I will become weak like everyone else.”

Judges 16:6–7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

So Delilah spoke to Samson. She said, “Tell me the secret of why you are so strong. Tell me how you can be tied up and controlled.”

Samson answered her, “Let someone tie me up with seven new leather straps. They must be straps that aren’t completely dry. Then I’ll become as weak as any other man.”

Judges 16:6–7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me where your great strength is and how you may be bound to afflict you.”

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.”


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