| NETBible | They hid 1 in the bedroom and then she said to him, “The Philistines are here, 2 Samson!” He snapped the bowstrings as easily as a thread of yarn snaps when it is put close to fire. 3 The secret of his strength was not discovered. 4 |
| NIV © |
With men hidden in the room, she called to him, "Samson, the Philistines are upon you!" But he snapped the thongs as easily as a piece of string snaps when it comes close to a flame. So the secret of his strength was not discovered. |
| NASB © |
Now she had men lying in wait in an inner room. And she said to him, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" But he snapped the cords as a string of tow snaps when it touches fire. So his strength was not discovered. |
| NLT © |
She had hidden some men in one of the rooms of her house, and she cried out, "Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!" But Samson snapped the bowstrings as if they were string that had been burned in a fire. So the secret of his strength was not discovered. |
| MSG © |
The men were waiting in ambush in her room. Then she said, "The Philistines are on you, Samson!" He snapped the cords as though they were mere threads. The secret of his strength was still a secret. |
| BBE © |
Now she had men waiting secretly in the inner room; and she said to him, The Philistines are on you, Samson. And the cords were broken by him as a twist of thread is broken when touched by a flame. So the secret of his strength did not come to light. |
| NRSV © |
While men were lying in wait in an inner chamber, she said to him, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" But he snapped the bowstrings, as a strand of fiber snaps when it touches the fire. So the secret of his strength was not known. |
| NKJV © |
Now men were lying in wait, staying with her in the room. And she said to him, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" But he broke the bowstrings as a strand of yarn breaks when it touches fire. So the secret of his strength was not known. |
| KJV | Now [there were] men lying in wait <0693> (8802)_, abiding <03427> (8802) with her in the chamber <02315>_. And she said <0559> (8799) unto him, The Philistines <06430> [be] upon thee, Samson <08123>_. And he brake <05423> (8762) the withs <03499>_, as a thread <06616> of tow <05296> is broken <05423> (8735) when it toucheth <07306> (8687) the fire <0784>_. So his strength <03581> was not known <03045> (8738)_. {toucheth: Heb. smelleth} |
| NASB © |
Now she had <3427> men lying <693> in wait <693> in an inner <2315> room <2315> . And she said <559> to him, "The Philistines <6430> are upon you, Samson <8123> !" But he snapped <5423> the cords <3499> as a string <6616> of tow <5296> snaps <5423> when it touches <7381> fire <784> . So his strength <3581> was not discovered .<3045> |
| LXXM | kai <2532> CONJ to <3588> T-ASN enedron <1749> N-ASN autou <846> D-GSM ekayhto <2521> V-IMI-3S en <1722> PREP tw <3588> T-DSN tamieiw {N-DSN} kai <2532> CONJ eipen {V-AAI-3S} prov <4314> PREP auton <846> D-ASM allofuloi <246> A-NPM epi <1909> PREP se <4771> P-AS samqwn <4546> N-PRI kai <2532> CONJ dierrhxen {V-AAI-3S} tav <3588> T-APF neurav {N-APF} on <3739> R-ASM tropon <5158> N-ASM diaspatai <1288> V-PMI-3S klwsma {N-NSN} tou <3588> T-GSN apotinagmatov {N-GSN} en <1722> PREP tw <3588> T-DSN osfranyhnai {V-APN} purov <4442> N-GSN kai <2532> CONJ ouk <3364> ADV egnwsyh <1097> V-API-3S h <3588> T-NSF iscuv <2479> N-NSF autou <846> D-GSM |
| NET [draft] ITL | They hid <03427> <0693> in the bedroom <02315> and then she said <0559> to <0413> him, “The Philistines <06430> are here <05921> , Samson <08123> !” He snapped <05423> the bowstrings <03499> as easily as <0834> a thread <06616> of yarn <05296> snaps <05423> when it is put close <07306> to fire <0784> . The secret of his strength <03581> was not <03808> discovered .<03045> |
| HEBREW | wxk <03581> edwn <03045> alw <03808> sa <0784> wxyrhb <07306> trenh <05296> lytp <06616> qtny <05423> rsak <0834> Myrtyh <03499> ta <0853> qtnyw <05423> Nwsms <08123> Kyle <05921> Mytslp <06430> wyla <0413> rmatw <0559> rdxb <02315> hl <0> bsy <03427> brahw (16:9) <0693> |
| NETBible | They hid 1 in the bedroom and then she said to him, “The Philistines are here, 2 Samson!” He snapped the bowstrings as easily as a thread of yarn snaps when it is put close to fire. 3 The secret of his strength was not discovered. 4 |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Heb “And the ones lying in wait were sitting for her.” The grammatically singular form וְהָאֹרֵב (vÿha’orev) is collective here, referring to the rulers as a group (so also in v. 16). 2 tn Heb “are upon you.” 3 tn Heb “when it smells fire.” 4 tn Heb “His strength was not known.” |