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 your great strength lies, and how you can be bound to humble you.” 7And Samson said to her, “If they bind me with seven fresh animal tendons that have not been dried, then I will become weak and be like any other man.” Then the governors of the Philistines brought up to her seven fresh animal tendons that had not been dried, and she bound him with them. 9Now she had men prepared for an ambush in an inner room. And she said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” But he tore the tendons to pieces just like a thread of flax is torn apart when it comes too close to fire. So his strength was not discovered. 10Then Delilah said to Samson, “Behold, you have toyed with me and told me lies; now please tell me how you may be bound.”

Judges 16:8 word by word

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

• Then the governorsסֶ֫רֶןseren · lordH5633
• of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• broughtעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• to her sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• freshלַחlach · freshH3892
• tendonsיֶ֫תֶרyether · cordH3499
• that had not been driedחָרֵבchârab chârêb · to dryH2717
• and she boundאָסַר'âsar · to bindH631

Cross-references for Judges 16:8

• Ecclesiastes 7:26And I discovered as more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, whose hands are chains. One who is pleasing to God will escape from 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