Context 8Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven fresh cords that had not been dried, and she bound him with them. 9Now she had men lying in wait in an inner room. And she said to him, The Philistines are upon you, Samson! But he snapped the cords as a string of tow snaps when it touches fire. So his strength was not discovered. 10Then Delilah said to Samson, Behold, you have deceived me and told me lies; now please tell me how you may be bound. 11He said to her, If they bind me tightly with new ropes which have not been used, then I will become weak and be like any other man. 12So Delilah took new ropes and bound him with them and said to him, The Philistines are upon you, Samson! For the men were lying in wait in the inner room. But he snapped the ropes from his arms like a thread. 13Then Delilah said to Samson, Up to now you have deceived me and told me lies; tell me how you may be bound. And he said to her, If you weave the seven locks of my hair with the web [and fasten it with a pin, then I will become weak and be like any other man. 14So while he slept, Delilah took the seven locks of his hair and wove them into the web]. And she fastened it with the pin and said to him, The Philistines are upon you, Samson! But he awoke from his sleep and pulled out the pin of the loom and the web. Delilah Extracts His Secret 15Then she said to him, How can you say, I love you, when your heart is not with me? You have deceived me these three times and have not told me where your great strength is. 16It came about when she pressed him daily with her words and urged him, that his soul was annoyed to death. 17So he told her all that was in his heart and said to her, A razor has never come on my head, for I have been a Nazirite to God from my mothers womb. If I am shaved, then my strength will leave me and I will become weak and be like any other man. 18When Delilah saw that he had told her all that was in his heart, she sent and called the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up once more, for he has told me all that is in his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up to her and brought the money in their hands. 19She made him sleep on her knees, and called for a man and had him shave off the seven locks of his hair. Then she began to afflict him, and his strength left him. 20She said, The Philistines are upon you, Samson! And he awoke from his sleep and said, I will go out as at other times and shake myself free. But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him. 21Then the Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza and bound him with bronze chains, and he was a grinder in the prison. 22However, the hair of his head began to grow again after it was shaved off. 23Now the lords of the Philistines assembled to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to rejoice, for they said, 24When the people saw him, they praised their god, for they said, 25It so happened when they were in high spirits, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may amuse us. So they called for Samson from the prison, and he entertained them. And they made him stand between the pillars. 26Then Samson said to the boy who was holding his hand, Let me feel the pillars on which the house rests, that I may lean against them. 27Now the house was full of men and women, and all the lords of the Philistines were there. And about 3,000 men and women were on the roof looking on while Samson was amusing them. Samson Is Avenged 28Then Samson called to the LORD and said, O Lord GOD, please remember me and please strengthen me just this time, O God, that I may at once be avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes. 29Samson grasped the two middle pillars on which the house rested, and braced himself against them, the one with his right hand and the other with his left. 30And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines! And he bent with all his might so that the house fell on the lords and all the people who were in it. So the dead whom he killed at his death were more than those whom he killed in his life. 31Then his brothers and all his fathers household came down, took him, brought him up and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of Manoah his father. Thus he had judged Israel twenty years. Parallel Verses American Standard VersionThen the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withes which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. Douay-Rheims Bible And the princes of the Philistines brought unto her seven cords, such is he spoke of, with which she bound him; Darby Bible Translation Then the lords of the Philistines brought her seven fresh bowstrings which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. English Revised Version Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withes which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. Webster's Bible Translation Then the lords of the Philistines brought to her seven green withs, which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. World English Bible Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green cords which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. Young's Literal Translation And the princes of the Philistines bring up to her seven green withs which have not been dried, and she bindeth him with them. Library Strength Profaned and Lost'But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison-house. 22, Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven. 23. Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand. 24. And when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture Samson Conquered Whether it is Lawful to Kill Oneself? Christian Ballads. Blessed and Tragic Unconsciousness Here, by Way of Objection, Several Questions are Raised. ... The Mountainous Country of Judea. 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