Judges 16:6

Judges 16:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.
• New International Version (NIV)So Delilah said to Samson, “Tell me the secret of your great strength and how you can be tied up and subdued.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Delilah said to Samson, "Please tell me where your great strength lies, and how you might be bound, that one could subdue you."
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me where your great strength lies, and with what you may be bound to afflict you.”

Context of Judges 16:6

4After this Samson fell in love with a woman named Delilah, who lived in the Sorek Valley. 5The rulers of the Philistines went up to visit her and said to her, “Trick him! Find out what makes him so strong and how we can subdue him and humiliate him. Each one of us will give you eleven hundred silver pieces.” So Delilah said to Samson, “Tell me what makes you so strong and how you can be subdued and humiliated.” 7Samson said to her, “If they tie me up with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, I will become weak and be just like any other man.” 8So the rulers of the Philistines brought her seven fresh bowstrings which had not been dried and they tied him up with them.

Judges 16:6 word by word

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר דְּלִילָה֙ אֶל־שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן הַגִּֽידָה־נָּ֣א לִ֔י בַּמֶּ֖ה כֹּחֲךָ֣ גָד֑וֹל וּבַמֶּ֥ה תֵאָסֵ֖ר לְעַנּוֹתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Delilahדְּלִילָהdelîylâh · DelilahH1807
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹןshimshôn · SamsonH8123
• Tellנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• me, I pray thee, wherein thy greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• strengthכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581
• and wherewith thou mightest be boundאָסַר'âsar · to bindH631
• to afflictעָנָה‛ânâh · to afflictH6031

Cross-references for Judges 16:6

• Psalms 12:2People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.
• Proverbs 6:26for on account of a prostitute one is brought down to a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man preys on your precious life.
• Proverbs 7:21She persuaded him with persuasive words; with her smooth talk she compelled him.
• Proverbs 22:14The mouth of an adulteress is like a deep pit; the one against whom the Lord is angry will fall into it.
• Proverbs 26:28A lying tongue hates those crushed by it, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
• Jeremiah 9:2(9:1) I wish I had a lodging place in the desert where I could spend some time like a weary traveler. Then I would desert my people and walk away from them because they are all unfaithful to God, a congregation of people that has been disloyal to him.
• Micah 7:2Faithful men have disappeared from the land; there are no godly men left. They all wait in ambush so they can shed blood; they hunt their own brother with a net.

Commentaries on Judges 16:6

• 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. 6Delilah seemed more interested in silver than in self-preservation (see Judges 14:15). She apparently did not return Samson's love.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-144. he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek--The location of this place is not known, nor can the character of Delilah be clearly ascertained. Her abode, her mercenary character, and her heartless blandishments afford too much reason to believe she was a profligate woman.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 16:6

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

In the dictionaries

• Delilah
• Samson
• Delilah, or Delilah
• Feel
• Mock
• Quiet
• Sport
• Told
• Dagon
• Israel, History of

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