Judges 16:8

וַיַּעֲלוּ ־ לָהּ סַרְנֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים שִׁבְעָה יְתָרִים לַחִים אֲשֶׁר לֹא ־ חֹרָבוּ וַתַּאַסְרֵהוּ בָּהֶֽם ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.

In Context

7וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֶיהָ שִׁמְשׁוֹן אִם ־ יַאַסְרֻנִי בְּשִׁבְעָה יְתָרִים לַחִים אֲשֶׁר לֹא ־ חֹרָבוּ וְחָלִיתִי וְהָיִיתִי כְּאַחַד הָאָדָֽם ׃

9וְהָאֹרֵב יֹשֵׁב לָהּ בַּחֶדֶר וַתֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו פְּלִשְׁתִּים עָלֶיךָ שִׁמְשׁוֹן וַיְנַתֵּק אֶת ־ הַיְתָרִים כַּאֲשֶׁר יִנָּתֵק פְּתִֽיל ־ הַנְּעֹרֶת בַּהֲרִיחוֹ אֵשׁ וְלֹא נוֹדַע כֹּחֽוֹ ׃

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 7:26וּמוֹצֶא אֲנִי מַר מִמָּוֶת אֶת ־ הָֽאִשָּׁה אֲשֶׁר ־ הִיא מְצוֹדִים וַחֲרָמִים לִבָּהּ אֲסוּרִים יָדֶיהָ טוֹב לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים יִמָּלֵט מִמֶּנָּה וְחוֹטֵא יִלָּכֶד בָּֽהּ ׃

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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