Judges 16:10
And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.
Judges 16:10 in other translations
| BSB | Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me! Now please tell me how you can be tied up.” |
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| WEB | Delilah said to Samson, “Behold, you have mocked me, and told me lies. Now please tell me how you might be bound.” |
| ASV | And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound. |
| YLT | And Delilah saith unto Samson, ‘Lo, thou hast played upon me, and speakest unto me lies; now, declare, I pray thee, to me, wherewith thou art bound.' |
| DARBY | And Delilah said to Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me and told me lies. Now tell me, I pray thee, with what thou mightest be bound. |
| BBE | Then Delilah said to Samson, See, you have been making sport of me with false words; now, say truly how may you be put in bands? |
| Webster | And Delilah said to Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, with what thou mayest be bound. |
What does Judges 16:10 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 16:4-17
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…
Judges 16:10 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Judges 16:10
- Luke 22:48
But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?
- Proverbs 24:28
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
- Ezekiel 33:31
And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.
- Judges 16:13
And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.
- Proverbs 23:7-8
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee. The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
- Judges 16:7
And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.
- Judges 16:15-17
And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth. And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death; That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother’s womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.
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Context
- Judges 16:9
Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.
- Judges 16:10
And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.
- Judges 16:11
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.
Judges 16:10 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces Dalila dijo á Samsón: He aquí tú me has engañado, y me has dicho mentiras: descúbreme pues ahora, yo te ruego, cómo podrás ser atado. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Delila dit à Samson: Voici, tu t’es moqué de moi et tu m’as dit des mensonges; maintenant déclare-moi, je te prie, avec quoi tu pourrais être lié. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da sprach Delila zu Simson: Siehe, du hast mich getäuscht und Lügen zu mir geredet. Nun tue mir doch kund, womit du gebunden werden kannst! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixitque ad eum Dalila: Ecce illusisti mihi, et falsum locutus es: saltem nunc indica mihi quo ligari debeas. |