Judges 16:9
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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.

toucheth.

Psalm 58:9 Before your thorns could know the brier; he swalloweth them up, as alive, in his wrath.

Context
Samson and Delilah
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.10And Dalila said to him: Behold thou hast mocked me, and hast told me a false thing: but now at least tell me wherewith thou mayest be bound.…
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 16:8
And the princes of the Philistines brought unto her seven cords, such as he spoke of, with which she bound him;

Judges 16:10
And Dalila said to him: Behold thou hast mocked me, and hast told me a false thing: but now at least tell me wherewith thou mayest be bound.

Lexicon
While the men
וְהָאֹרֵ֗ב (wə·hā·’ō·rêḇ)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 693: To lie in wait

were hidden
יֹשֵׁ֥ב (yō·šêḇ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

in her
לָהּ֙ (lāh)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew

room,
בַּחֶ֔דֶר (ba·ḥe·ḏer)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2315: A chamber, room

she called out,
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (wat·tō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“Samson,
שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹן (šim·šō·wn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8123: Samson -- a deliverer of Israel

the Philistines [are]
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֥ים (pə·liš·tîm)
Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia

here!”
עָלֶ֖יךָ (‘ā·le·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

But he snapped
וַיְנַתֵּק֙ (way·nat·têq)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5423: To pull, draw, or tear away, apart, or off

the bowstrings
הַיְתָרִ֔ים (hay·ṯā·rîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3499: An overhanging, an excess, superiority, remainder, a small rope

like
כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר (ka·’ă·šer)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

a strand
פְּתִֽיל־ (pə·ṯîl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6616: Cord, thread

of yarn
הַנְּעֹ֙רֶת֙ (han·nə·‘ō·reṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5296: Something shaken out, tow

breaks
יִנָּתֵ֤ק (yin·nā·ṯêq)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5423: To pull, draw, or tear away, apart, or off

when it touches
בַּהֲרִיח֣וֹ (ba·hă·rî·ḥōw)
Preposition-b | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7306: Accept, smell, touch, make of quick understanding

the flame.
אֵ֔שׁ (’êš)
Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 784: A fire

So the source of his strength
כֹּחֽוֹ׃ (kō·ḥōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3581: A small reptile (of unknown species)

remained unknown.
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no


Additional Translations
While the men were hidden in her room, she called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But he snapped the bowstrings like a strand of yarn breaks when it touches a flame. So the source of his strength remained unknown.Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said to him, The Philistines be on you, Samson. And he broke the thongs, as a thread of wick is broken when it touches the fire. So his strength was not known.

Now she had liers-in-wait abiding in the inner chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withes, as a string of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.

And the liers in wait remained with her in the chamber; and she said to him, the Philistines are upon thee, Sampson: and he broke the cords as if any one should break a thread of tow when it has touched the fire, and his strength was not known.

Now she had liers in wait abiding in the chamber; and she said to him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson! And he broke the cords, as a thread of tow is broken when it touches the fire; and his strength was not known.

Now she had liers in wait abiding in the inner chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withes, as a string of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.

(Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber.) And she said to him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he broke the withs as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.

Now she had an ambush waiting in the inner room. She said to him, "The Philistines are on you, Samson!" He broke the cords, as a string of tow is broken when it touches the fire. So his strength was not known.

And the ambush is abiding with her in an inner chamber, and she saith unto him, 'Philistines are upon thee, Samson;' and he breaketh the withs as a thread of tow is broken in its smelling fire, and his power hath not been known.
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