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

6So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me, where does your great strength come from? How could someone tie you up and make you helpless?” 7Samson told her, “If they tie me up with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, I will become weak and be like any other man.” The Philistine leaders brought her seven fresh bowstrings that had not been dried, and she tied him up with them. 9While the men in ambush were waiting in her room, she called out to him, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But he snapped the bowstrings as a strand of yarn snaps when it touches fire. The secret of his strength remained unknown. 10Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and told me lies! Won’t you please tell me how you can be tied up?”

Judges 16:8 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then the lordsסֶ֫רֶןseren · lordH5633
• of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• brought upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: establishH5927
• to her sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• greenלַחlach · freshH3892
• withsיֶ֫תֶרyether · cordH3499
• which had not been driedחָרֵבchârab chârêb · to dryH2717
• and she boundאָסַר'âsar · to bindH631

Cross-references for Judges 16:8

• Ecclesiastes 7:26And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a trap: her heart a net and her hands chains. The one who pleases God will escape her, but the sinner will be captured 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