Judges 16:6
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And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me the source of your great strength and how you can be tied up and subdued.”
In other translations
And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me the source of your great strength and how you can be tied up and subdued.”
Hebrew words
וַתֹּאמֶרvatomerand she saidH559דְּלִילָהdelilahDelilahH1807אֶל־'el-toH413שִׁמְשׁוֹןshimshonSamsonH8123הַגִּידָה־hagidah-tell !H5046נָּאna'pleaseH4994לִיlito <the> meבַּמֶּהbameh<in> how?H4100כֹּחֲךָkochakha[is] strength yourH3581גָדוֹלgadolgreatH1419וּבַמֶּהuvamehand <in> how?H4100תֵאָסֵרte'aserwill you be boundH631לְעַנּוֹתֶךָ׃le'anotekhato humble youH6031
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