Judges 16:7
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Samsonשִׁמְשֹׁ֔ון
(shim·sho·vn,)
8123: a deliverer of Isr.from the same as shemesh
saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to her, "Ifאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
they bindיַאַסְרֻ֗נִי
(ya·'as·ru·ni)
631: to tie, bind, imprisona prim. root
me with sevenבְּשִׁבְעָ֛ה
(be·shiv·'ah)
7651: sevena prim. card. number
freshלַחִ֖ים
(la·chim)
3892: moist, fresh, newfrom an unused word
cordsיְתָרִ֥ים
(ye·ta·rim)
3499b: a cordfrom yathar
that have not been dried,חֹרָ֖בוּ
(cho·ra·vu)
2717a: to be dry or dried upa prim. root
then I will become weakוְחָלִ֥יתִי
(ve·cha·li·ti)
2470a: to be weak or sicka prim. root
and be like anyכְּאַחַ֥ד
(ke·'a·chad)
259: onea prim. card. number
[other] man."הָאָדָֽם׃
(ha·'a·dam.)
120: man, mankindfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And Samson
Shimshown  (shim-shone')
sunlight; Shimshon, an Israelite -- Samson.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto her If they bind
'acar  (aw-sar')
to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
me with seven
sheba`  (sheh'-bah)
a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
green
lach  (lakh)
fresh, i.e. unused or undried -- green, moist.
withs
yether  (yeh'-ther)
an overhanging, i.e. (by implication) an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope (as hanging free)
that were never dried
charab  (khaw-rab')
to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, kill -- decay, (be) desolate, destroy(-er), (be) dry (up), slay, surely, (lay, lie, make) waste.
then shall I be weak
chalah  (khaw-law')
to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering), entreat
and be as another
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
man
'adam  (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Samson said to her, "If they bind me with seven fresh cords that have not been dried, then I will become weak and be like any other man."

King James Bible
And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Samson told her, "If they tie me up with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, I will become weak and be like any other man."

International Standard Version
Samson replied, "If I'm tied up with seven green cords that have never been dried out, then I'll become weak and just like any other human being."

NET Bible
Samson said to her, "If they tie me up with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, I will become weak and be just like any other man."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Samson told her, "If someone ties me up with seven new bowstrings that are not dried out, I will be like any other man."

King James 2000 Bible
And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green cords that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.
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