Judges 16:10

And Delilah said unto Samson, Lo! thou hast been laughing at me, and speaking unto me falsehoods,—Now, do tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

9Now, the liers in wait, were tarrying for her, in an inner chamber,—and she said unto him,—The Philistines, are upon thee, Samson! And he snapped the cords as a thread of tow is broken, when fire bloweth thereon, so his strength was not discovered.

11And he said unto her, If they, bind me fast, with new ropes, wherewith work was never done, then shall I become weak, and be as any other man.

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Cross References

Judges 16:13And Delilah said unto Samson—Hitherto, hast thou been laughing at me, and speaking unto me falsehoods, do tell me, wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weave the seven braids of my head with the warp.

Nehemiah 6:4Yet they sent unto me, according to this message, four times,—and I replied to them according to this answer.

Proverbs 24:28Do not become a needless witness against thy neighbour, so mightest thou open too wide thy lips:

Luke 22:48But, Jesus, said to him—Judas! with a kiss, the Son of Man, dost thou deliver up?

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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