Judges 16:11
World English Bible (WEB)
He said to her, “If they only bind me with new ropes with which no work has been done, then I will become weak, and be as another man.”
In context
9 Now she had an ambush waiting in the inner room. She said to him, “The Philistines are on you, Samson!” He broke the cords as a flax thread is broken when it touches the fire. So his strength was not known.
10 Delilah said to Samson, “Behold, you have mocked me, and told me lies. Now please tell me how you might be bound.”
11 He said to her, “If they only bind me with new ropes with which no work has been done, then I will become weak, and be as another man.”
12 So Delilah took new ropes and bound him with them, then 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.
13 Delilah said to Samson, “Until now, you have mocked me and told me lies. Tell me with what you might be bound.” He said to her, “If you weave the seven locks of my head with the fabric on the loom.”
Judges 16:11 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- He said to her, “If they only bind me with new ropes with which no work has been done, then I will become weak, and be as another man.”
- KJV King James Version
- And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- He replied, “If they tie me up with new ropes that have never been used, I will become as weak as any other man.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- And he said unto her, If they only bind me with new ropes wherewith no work hath been done, then shall I become weak, and be as another man.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And he saith unto her, 'If they certainly bind me with thick bands, new ones, by which work hath not been done, then I have been weak, and have been as one of the human race.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And he said to her, If they should bind me fast with new ropes, with which no work has been done, then should I be weak, and be as another man.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And he said to her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were used, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.