Judges 16:12

Updated: June 3, 2025
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So Delilah took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said to him, “The Philistines are on you, Samson!” The ambush was waiting in the inner room. He broke them off his arms like a thread.
World English Bible (WEB)
Delilah{H1807} therefore took{H3947}{(H8799)} new{H2319} ropes{H5688}, and bound{H631}{(H8799)} him therewith, and said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, The Philistines{H6430} be upon thee, Samson{H8123}. And there were liers in wait{H693}{(H8802)} abiding{H3427}{(H8802)} in the chamber{H2315}. And he brake{H5423}{(H8762)} them from off his arms{H2220} like a thread{H2339}.
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And Delilah taketh thick bands, new ones, and bindeth him with them, and saith unto him, ‘Philistines are upon thee, Samson;’ and the ambush is abiding in an inner chamber, and he breaketh them from off his arms as a thread.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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