Judges 16:12

16:12 So Delilah took new ropes and tied him with them and said to him, “The Philistines are here, ¹  Samson!” (The Philistines were hiding in the bedroom.) ²  But he tore the ropes ³  from his arms as if they were a piece of thread.

Judges 15:13

15:13 They said to him, “We promise! ⁴  We will only take you prisoner and hand you over to them. We promise not to kill you.” They tied him up with two brand new ropes and led him up from the cliff.

[16:12]  ¹ tn Heb “are upon you.”

[16:12]  ² tn Heb “And the ones lying in wait were sitting in the bedroom.”

[16:12]  ³ tn Heb “them”; the referent (the ropes) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[15:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “No,” meaning that they will not harm him.