Verse 1
Judges 16:1
Bible in Basic English
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Now Samson went to Gaza, and there he saw a loose woman and went in to her.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֵּ֥לֶךְ שִׁמְשׁ֖וֹן עַזָּ֑תָ/ה וַ/יַּרְא שָׁם֙ אִשָּׁ֣ה זוֹנָ֔ה וַ/יָּבֹ֖א אֵלֶֽי/הָ
English Translation
And Samson went down to Timnah and saw there a harlot and came to her.
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Chapter 16 Context
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Now Samson went to Gaza, and there he saw a loose woman and went in to her.
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And it was said to the Gazites, Samson is here. So they went round, watching for him all day at the...
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And Samson was there till the middle of the night; then he got up, and took a grip on the doors of t...
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Now after this, he was in love with a woman in the valley of Sorek, named Delilah.
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And the chiefs of the Philistines came up to her, and said to her, Make use of your power over him a...
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So Delilah said to Samson, Make clear to me now what is the secret of your great strength, and how y...
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And Samson said to her, If seven new bow-cords which have never been made dry are knotted round me,...
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So the chiefs of the Philistines gave her seven new bow-cords which had never been made dry, and she...
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Now she had men waiting secretly in the inner room; and she said to him, The Philistines are on you,...
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Then Delilah said to Samson, See, you have been making sport of me with false words; now, say truly...
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And he said to her, If they only put round me new thick cords which have never been used, then I wil...
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So Delilah took new thick cords, knotting them tightly round him, and said to him, The Philistines a...
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Then Delilah said to Samson, Up to now you have made sport of me with false words; now say truly, ho...
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So while he was sleeping she got the seven twists of his hair worked into her cloth and fixed with t...
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And she said to him, Why do you say you are my lover when your heart is not mine? Three times you ha...
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So day after day she gave him no peace, for ever questioning him till his soul was troubled to death...
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And opening all his heart to her, he said to her, My head has never been touched by a blade, for I h...
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And when Delilah saw that he had let her see into his heart, she sent word to the chiefs of the Phil...
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And she made him go to sleep on her knees; and she sent for a man and had his seven twists of hair c...
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Then she said, The Philistines are on you, Samson. And awaking from his sleep, he said, I will go ou...
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So the Philistines took him and put out his eyes; then they took him down to Gaza, and, chaining him...
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But the growth of his hair was starting again after it had been cut off.
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And the chiefs of the Philistines came together to make a great offering to Dagon their god, and to...
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And when the people saw him, they gave praise to their god; for they said, Our god has given into ou...
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Now when their hearts were full of joy, they said, Send for Samson to make sport for us. And they se...
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And Samson said to the boy who took him by the hand, Let me put my hand on the pillars supporting th...
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Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and about...
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And Samson, crying out to the Lord, said, O Lord God (Elohim), do have me now in mind, and do make m...
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Then Samson put his arms round the two middle pillars supporting the house, putting his weight on th...
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And Samson said, Let death overtake me with the Philistines. And he put out all his strength, and th...
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Then his brothers and his father's people came down and took him up and put his body to rest in the...
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