Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And the princes of the Philistines brought unto her seven cords, such as he spoke of, with which she bound him; bound him Ecclesiastes 7:26 And I have found a woman more bitter than death, who is the hunter's snare, and her heart is a net, and her hands are bands. He that pleaseth God shall escape from her: but he that is a sinner, shall be caught by her. Context Samson and Delilah…7And Samson answered her: If I shall be bound with seven cords, made of sinews not yet dry, but still moist, I shall be weak like other men. 8And the princes of the Philistines brought unto her seven cords, such as he spoke of, with which she bound him;9Men lying privately in wait with her, and in the chamber, expecting the event of the thing, and she cried out to him: The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he broke the bands, as a man would break a thread of tow twined with spittle, when it smelleth the fire: so it was not known wherein his strength lay.… Cross References Judges 16:7 And Samson answered her: If I shall be bound with seven cords, made of sinews not yet dry, but still moist, I shall be weak like other men. Judges 16:9 Men lying privately in wait with her, and in the chamber, expecting the event of the thing, and she cried out to him: The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he broke the bands, as a man would break a thread of tow twined with spittle, when it smelleth the fire: so it was not known wherein his strength lay. Lexicon So the lordsסַרְנֵ֣י (sar·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 5633: An axle, a peer of the Philistines פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים (p̄ə·liš·tîm) Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia brought וַיַּעֲלוּ־ (way·ya·‘ă·lū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5927: To ascend, in, actively her לָ֞הּ (lāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew seven שִׁבְעָ֛ה (šiḇ·‘āh) Number - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number fresh לַחִ֖ים (la·ḥîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3892: Fresh, unused, undried bowstrings יְתָרִ֥ים (yə·ṯā·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3499: An overhanging, an excess, superiority, remainder, a small rope that אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that had not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no been dried, חֹרָ֑בוּ (ḥō·rā·ḇū) Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 2717: To parch, to desolate, destroy, kill and she bound him וַתַּאַסְרֵ֖הוּ (wat·ta·’as·rê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 631: To yoke, hitch, to fasten, to join battle with them. בָּהֶֽם׃ (bā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew Additional Translations So the lords of the Philistines brought her seven fresh bowstrings that had not been dried, and she bound him with them.Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green thongs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withes which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. And the princess of the Philistines brought to her seven moist cords that had not been spoiled, and she bound him with them. Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven fresh cords which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withes which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. Then the lords of the Philistines brought to her seven green withs, which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green cords which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. And the princes of the Philistines bring up to her seven green withs which have not been dried, and she bindeth him with them. Jump to Previous Bindeth Bound Bow-Cords Bowstrings Chiefs Cords Dried Dry Knotted Lords New Philistines Princes Rulers Seven Thongs Tied Tightly Withes WithsJump to Next Bindeth Bound Bow-Cords Bowstrings Chiefs Cords Dried Dry Knotted Lords New Philistines Princes Rulers Seven Thongs Tied Tightly Withes WithsExternal Links Judges 16:8 NIVJudges 16:8 NLT Judges 16:8 ESV Judges 16:8 NASB Judges 16:8 ASV Judges 16:8 Bible Apps Judges 16:8 Biblia Paralela Judges 16:8 Chinese Bible Judges 16:8 French Bible Judges 16:8 German Bible Alphabetical: and been bound brought cords dried fresh had her him lords not of Philistines rulers seven she that the them Then thongs tied to up with OT History: Judges 16:8 Then the lords of the Philistines brought (Jd Judg. Jdg) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |