Judges 16:8

16:8 So the rulers of the Philistines brought her seven fresh bowstrings which had not been dried and they tied him up with them.

Judges 8:20

8:20 He ordered Jether his firstborn son, “Come on! ¹  Kill them!” But Jether was too afraid to draw his sword, ²  because he was still young.

Judges 16:7

16:7 Samson said to her, “If they tie me up with seven fresh ³  bowstrings ⁴  that have not been dried, I will become weak and be just like any other man.”

[8:20]  ¹ tn Or “Arise!”

[8:20]  ² tn Heb “did not draw his sword for he was afraid.”

[16:7]  ¹ tn Or “moist.”

[16:7]  ² tn The word refers to a bowstring, probably made from animal tendons. See Ps 11:2; Job 30:11.