Verse 13

Judges 16:13

New Living Translation

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13 Then Delilah said, “You’ve been making fun of me and telling me lies! Now tell me how you can be tied up securely.” Samson replied, “If you were to weave the seven braids of my hair into the fabric on your loom and tighten it with the loom shuttle, I would become as weak as anyone else.” So while he slept, Delilah wove the seven braids of his hair into the fabric.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/תֹּ֨אמֶר דְּלִילָ֜ה אֶל שִׁמְשׁ֗וֹן עַד הֵ֜נָּה הֵתַ֤לְתָּ בִּ/י֙ וַ/תְּדַבֵּ֤ר אֵלַ/י֙ כְּזָבִ֔ים הַגִּ֣ידָ/ה לִּ֔/י בַּ/מֶּ֖ה תֵּאָסֵ֑ר וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלֶ֔י/הָ אִם תַּאַרְגִ֗י אֶת שֶׁ֛בַע מַחְלְפ֥וֹת רֹאשִׁ֖/י עִם הַ/מַּסָּֽכֶת

English Translation

And Delilah said to Samson, "Until now you have deceived me and spoken to me with lies. Tell me, how can you be bound?" And he said to her, "If you weave the seven locks of my head with the web..."

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Chapter 16 Context

1 One day Samson went to the Philistine town of Gaza and spent the night with a prostitute. Focus ↗

2 Word soon spread that Samson was there, so the men of Gaza gathered together and waited all night at... Focus ↗

3 But Samson stayed in bed only until midnight. Then he got up, took hold of the doors of the town gat... Focus ↗

4 Some time later Samson fell in love with a woman named Delilah, who lived in the valley of Sorek. Focus ↗

5 The rulers of the Philistines went to her and said, “Entice Samson to tell you what makes him so str... Focus ↗

6 So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me what makes you so strong and what it would take to tie yo... Focus ↗

7 Samson replied, “If I were tied up with seven new bowstrings that have not yet been dried, I would b... Focus ↗

8 So the Philistine rulers brought Delilah seven new bowstrings, and she tied Samson up with them. Focus ↗

9 She had hidden some men in one of the inner rooms of her house, and she cried out, “Samson! The Phil... Focus ↗

10 Afterward Delilah said to him, “You’ve been making fun of me and telling me lies! Now please tell me... Focus ↗

11 Samson replied, “If I were tied up with brand-new ropes that had never been used, I would become as... Focus ↗

12 So Delilah took new ropes and tied him up with them. The men were hiding in the inner room as before... Focus ↗

13 Then Delilah said, “You’ve been making fun of me and telling me lies! Now tell me how you can be tie...

14 Then she tightened it with the loom shuttle. Again she cried out, “Samson! The Philistines have come... Focus ↗

15 Then Delilah pouted, “How can you tell me, ‘I love you,’ when you don’t share your secrets with me?... Focus ↗

16 She tormented him with her nagging day after day until he was sick to death of it. Focus ↗

17 Finally, Samson shared his secret with her. “My hair has never been cut,” he confessed, “for I was d... Focus ↗

18 Delilah realized he had finally told her the truth, so she sent for the Philistine rulers. “Come bac... Focus ↗

19 Delilah lulled Samson to sleep with his head in her lap, and then she called in a man to shave off t... Focus ↗

20 Then she cried out, “Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!” When he woke up, he thought,... Focus ↗

21 So the Philistines captured him and gouged out his eyes. They took him to Gaza, where he was bound w... Focus ↗

22 But before long, his hair began to grow back. Focus ↗

23 The Philistine rulers held a great festival, offering sacrifices and praising their god, Dagon. They... Focus ↗

24 When the people saw him, they praised their god, saying, “Our god has delivered our enemy to us! The... Focus ↗

25 Half drunk by now, the people demanded, “Bring out Samson so he can amuse us!” So he was brought fro... Focus ↗

26 Samson said to the young servant who was leading him by the hand, “Place my hands against the pillar... Focus ↗

27 Now the temple was completely filled with people. All the Philistine rulers were there, and there we... Focus ↗

28 Then Samson prayed to the LORD, “Sovereign LORD, remember me again. O God (Elohim), please strengthe... Focus ↗

29 Then Samson put his hands on the two center pillars that held up the temple. Pushing against them wi... Focus ↗

30 he prayed, “Let me die with the Philistines.” And the temple crashed down on the Philistine rulers a... Focus ↗

31 Later his brothers and other relatives went down to get his body. They took him back home and buried... Focus ↗

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Book: Judges
Chapter: Chapter 16 (31 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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