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Judges 16:8-10
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Judges 16:8-10
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8 So the rulers of the Philistines brought her seven fresh bowstrings that had not been dried, and she tied him up with them. 9 They hid[a] in the bedroom and then she said to him, “The Philistines are here,[b] Samson!” He snapped the bowstrings as easily as a thread of yarn snaps when it is put close to fire.[c] The secret of his strength was not discovered.[d]
10 Delilah said to Samson, “Look, you deceived[e] me and told me lies! Now tell me how you can be subdued.”
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- Judges 16:9 tn Heb “And the ones lying in wait were sitting for her.” The grammatically singular form וְהָאֹרֵב (vehaʾorev) is collective here, referring to the rulers as a group (so also in v. 16).
- Judges 16:9 tn Heb “are upon you.”
- Judges 16:9 tn Heb “when it smells fire.”
- Judges 16:9 tn Heb “His strength was not known.”
- Judges 16:10 tn See Gen 31:7; Exod 8:29 [8:25 HT]; Job 13:9; Isa 44:20; Jer 9:4 for other uses of this Hebrew word (II תָּלַל, talal), which also occurs in v. 13.
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