Judges 16:7
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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.Samson told her, “If they tie me up with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, I will become as weak as any other man.”
In other translations
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.Samson told her, “If they tie me up with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, I will become as weak as any other man.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֵלֶיהָ'eleihato herH413שִׁמְשׁוֹןshimshonSamsonH8123אִם־'im-ifH518יַאַסְרֻנִיya'asrunipeople will bind meH631בְּשִׁבְעָהbeshiv'ahwith sevenH7651יְתָרִיםyetarimcordsH3499לַחִיםlachimfreshH3892אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834לֹא־lo'-notH3808חֹרָבוּchoravuthey have been driedH2717וְחָלִיתִיvechalitiand I will be weakH2470וְהָיִיתִיvehayitiand I will beH1961כְּאַחַדke'achadlike one ofH259הָאָדָם׃ha'adam<the> humankindH120
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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