| NETBible | Delilah said to Samson, “Up to now you have deceived me and told me lies. Tell me how you can be subdued.” He said to her, “If you weave the seven braids of my hair 1 into the fabric on the loom 2 and secure it with the pin, I will become weak and be like any other man.” |
| NIV © |
Delilah then said to Samson, "Until now, you have been making a fool of me and lying to me. Tell me how you can be tied." He replied, "If you weave the seven braids of my head into the fabric on the loom and tighten it with the pin, I’ll become as weak as any other man." So while he was sleeping, Delilah took the seven braids of his head, wove them into the fabric |
| NASB © |
Then Delilah said to Samson, "Up to now you have deceived me and told me lies; tell me how you may be bound." And he said to her, "If you weave the seven locks of my hair with the web \i1 \i1 and fasten it with a pin, then I will become weak and be like any other man." |
| NLT © |
Then Delilah said, "You have been making fun of me and telling me lies! Won’t you please tell me how you can be tied up securely?" Samson replied, "If you weave the seven braids of my hair into the fabric on your loom and tighten it with the loom shuttle, I will be as weak as anyone else." So while he slept, Delilah wove the seven braids of his hair into the fabric |
| MSG © |
Delilah said to Samson, "You're still playing games with me, teasing me with lies. Tell me how you can be tied up." He said to her, "If you wove the seven braids of my hair into the fabric on the loom and drew it tight, then I would be as helpless as any other mortal." When she had him fast asleep, Delilah took the seven braids of his hair and wove them into the fabric on the loom |
| BBE © |
Then Delilah said to Samson, Up to now you have made sport of me with false words; now say truly, how may you be put in bands? And he said to her, If you get the seven twists of my hair worked into the cloth you are making and fixed with the pin, I will become feeble and will be like any other man. |
| NRSV © |
Then Delilah said to Samson, "Until now you have mocked me and told me lies; tell me how you could be bound." He said to her, "If you weave the seven locks of my head with the web and make it tight with the pin, then I shall become weak, and be like anyone else." |
| NKJV © |
Delilah said to Samson, "Until now you have mocked me and told me lies. Tell me what you may be bound with." And he said to her, "If you weave the seven locks of my head into the web of the loom" –– |
| KJV | And Delilah <01807> said <0559> (8799) unto Samson <08123>_, Hitherto <02008> thou hast mocked <02048> (8765) me, and told <01696> (8762) me lies <03577>_: tell <05046> (8685) me wherewith thou mightest be bound <0631> (8735)_. And he said <0559> (8799) unto her, If thou weavest <0707> (8799) the seven <07651> locks <04253> of my head <07218> with the web <04545>_. |
| NASB © |
Then Delilah <1807> said <559> to Samson <8123> , "Up to now <2008> you have deceived <8524> me and told <1696> me lies <3577> ; tell <5046> me how <4100> you may be bound <631> ." And he said <559> to her, "If <518> you weave <707> the seven <7651> locks <4253> of my hair <7218> with the web <4545> [and fasten <8628> it with a pin <3489> , then I will become weak <2470> and be like any <259> other man ."<120> |
| LXXM | kai <2532> CONJ eipen {V-AAI-3S} dalila {N-PRI} prov <4314> PREP samqwn <4546> N-PRI ewv <2193> CONJ nun <3568> ADV parelogisw <3884> V-AMI-2S me <1473> P-AS kai <2532> CONJ elalhsav <2980> V-AAI-2S prov <4314> PREP me <1473> P-AS qeudh <5571> A-APN anaggeilon <312> V-AAD-2S dh <1161> PRT moi <1473> P-DS en <1722> PREP tini <5100> I-DSN deyhsh <1210> V-FPI-2S kai <2532> CONJ eipen {V-AAI-3S} prov <4314> PREP authn <846> D-ASF ean <1437> CONJ ufanhv {V-AAS-2S} tav <3588> T-APF epta <2033> N-NUI seirav <4577> N-APF thv <3588> T-GSF kefalhv <2776> N-GSF mou <1473> P-GS meta <3326> PREP tou <3588> T-GSN diasmatov {N-GSN} kai <2532> CONJ egkroushv {V-AAS-2S} en <1722> PREP tw <3588> T-DSM passalw {N-DSM} eiv <1519> PREP ton <3588> T-ASM toicon <5109> N-ASM kai <2532> CONJ esomai <1510> V-FMI-1S asyenhv <772> A-NSM wv <3739> CONJ eiv <1519> A-NSM twn <3588> T-GPM anyrwpwn <444> N-GPM |
| NET [draft] ITL | Delilah <01807> said <0559> to <0413> Samson <08123> , “Up to <05704> now <02008> you have deceived <02048> me and told me <01696> lies <03576> . Tell <05046> me how <04100> you can be subdued <0631> .” He said <0559> to <0413> her, “If <0518> you weave <0707> the seven <07651> braids <04253> of my hair <07218> into the fabric <04545> on the loom and secure it with the pin, I will become weak and be like any other man.”<05973> |
| HEBREW | tkomh <04545> Me <05973> ysar <07218> twplxm <04253> ebs <07651> ta <0853> ygrat <0707> Ma <0518> hyla <0413> rmayw <0559> roat <0631> hmb <04100> yl <0> hdygh <05046> Mybzk <03576> yla <0413> rbdtw <01696> yb <0> tlth <02048> hnh <02008> de <05704> Nwsms <08123> la <0413> hlyld <01807> rmatw (16:13) <0559> |
| NETBible | Delilah said to Samson, “Up to now you have deceived me and told me lies. Tell me how you can be subdued.” He said to her, “If you weave the seven braids of my hair 1 into the fabric on the loom 2 and secure it with the pin, I will become weak and be like any other man.” |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Heb “head” (also in the following verse). By metonymy the head is mentioned in the Hebrew text in place of the hair on it. 2 tn Heb “with the web.” For a discussion of how Delilah did this, see C. F. Burney, Judges, 381, and G. F. Moore, Judges (ICC), 353-54. |