Judges 16:8

Judges 16:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the rulers of the Philistines brought her seven fresh bowstrings that had not been dried, and she tied him with them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven fresh bowstrings that had not been dried, and she bound him with them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven fresh bowstrings, not yet dried, and she bound him with them.

Context of Judges 16:8

6And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee. 7And 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. Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withes which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. 9Now she had liers-in-wait abiding in the inner chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withes, as a string of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known. 10And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.

Judges 16:8 word by word

וַיַּעֲלוּ־לָ֞הּ סַרְנֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים שִׁבְעָ֛ה יְתָרִ֥ים לַחִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־חֹרָ֑בוּ וַתַּאַסְרֵ֖הוּ בָּהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• broughtעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• boundאָסַר'âsar · to bindH631

Cross-references for Judges 16:8

• Ecclesiastes 7:26And I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

Commentaries on Judges 16:8

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-17Verses 4-17 Samson had been more than once brought into mischief and danger by the love of women, yet he would not take warning, but is again taken in the same snare, and this third time is fatal. Licentiousness is one of the things that take away the heart. This is a deep pit into which many have fallen; but from which few have escaped, and those by a miracle of mercy, with the loss of reputation and usefulness, of almost all, except their souls. The…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-22Samson's downfall and defeat by Delilah, the temptress, is a universally appealing tragedy.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. she bound him with them--probably in a sportive manner, to try whether he was jesting or in earnest.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 16:8

• Conspiracy
• Deception
• Delilah
• Friends
• Samson
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Philistines
• Lords of the Philistines
• Delilah
• Feel
• Mock
• Quiet
• Samson
• Sport
• Told
• Dagon

Commentaries on Judges 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings