Cross References 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. 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. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge 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.… Lexicon While the menוְהָאֹרֵ֗ב (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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