Judges 16:10

And Dalida said to Sampson, Behold, you have cheated me, and told me lies; now then tell me wherewith you shall be bound.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.

In Context

9And the + 16:9 Gr. ambush, singular. liers in wait remained with her in the chamber; and she said to him, the Philistines are upon you, Sampson: and he broke the cords as if any one should break a thread of tow when it has + 16:9 Gr. smelt. touched the fire, and his strength was not known.

11And he said to her, If they should bind me fast with new ropes with which work has not been done, then shall I be weak, and shall be as another man.

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Cross References

Judges 16:13And Dalida said to Sampson, Behold, you have deceived me, and told me lies; tell me, I entreat you, wherewith you may be bound: and he said to her, If you should weave the seven locks of my head with the web, and should fasten them with the pin into the wall, then shall I be weak as another man.

Nehemiah 6:4And they sent to me again to this effect; and I sent them word accordingly.

Proverbs 24:28Be not a false witness against your fellow citizen, neither exaggerate with your lips.

Matthew Henry on Judges 16:5-18

Delilah's Treachery. ( b. c. 1120.) 4 And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. 5 And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver. 6 And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith… Read the whole commentary →

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