Judges 16:8
Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.
Judges 16:8 in other translations
| BSB | So the lords of the Philistines brought her seven fresh bowstrings that had not been dried, and she tied him up with them. |
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| WEB | Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green cords which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. |
| ASV | Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withes which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. |
| YLT | And the princes of the Philistines bring up to her seven green withs which have not been dried, and she bindeth him with them. |
| DARBY | Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven fresh cords which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. |
| BBE | So the chiefs of the Philistines gave her seven new bow-cords which had never been made dry, and she had them tightly knotted round him. |
| Webster | Then the lords of the Philistines brought to her seven green withs, which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. |
What does Judges 16:8 mean?
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
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 16:8 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Judges 16:8
- Ecclesiastes 7:26
And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
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Context
- 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 16:8
Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.
- 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 16:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y los príncipes de los Filisteos le trajeron siete mimbres verdes que aun no se habían enjugado, y atóle con ellos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et les princes des Philistins lui apportèrent sept cordelettes fraîches, qui n’étaient pas desséchées, et elle le lia avec ces cordelettes. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und die Fürsten der Philister brachten sieben frische Stricke, die nicht ausgetrocknet waren, zu ihr hinauf; und sie band ihn damit. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Attuleruntque ad eam satrapæ Philisthinorum septem funes, ut dixerat: quibus vinxit eum, |