Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 693 [e] וְהָאֹרֵ֗ב wə-hā-’ō-rêḇ And they were lying in wait Conj-w, Art | V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms 3427 [e] יֹשֵׁ֥ב yō-šêḇ staying V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms [e] לָהּ֙ lāh with her Prep-l | 3fs 2315 [e] בַּחֶ֔דֶר ba-ḥe-ḏer in the room Prep-b, Art | N-ms 559 [e] וַתֹּ֣אמֶר wat-tō-mer And she said Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs 413 [e] אֵלָ֔יו ’ê-lāw to him Prep | 3ms 6430 [e] פְּלִשְׁתִּ֥ים pə-liš-tîm The Philistines [are] N-proper-mp 5921 [e] עָלֶ֖יךָ ‘ā-le-ḵā upon you Prep | 2ms 8123 [e] שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹן šim-šō-wn Samson N-proper-ms 5423 [e] וַיְנַתֵּק֙ way-nat-têq And he broke Conj-w | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 3499 [e] הַיְתָרִ֔ים hay-ṯā-rîm the bowstrings Art | N-mp 834 [e] כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר ka-’ă-šer as Prep-k | Pro-r 5423 [e] יִנָּתֵ֤ק yin-nā-ṯêq breaks V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms 6616 [e] פְּתִֽיל־ pə-ṯîl- a strand N-msc 5296 [e] הַנְּעֹ֙רֶת֙ han-nə-‘ō-reṯ of yarn Art | N-fs 7306 [e] בַּהֲרִיח֣וֹ ba-hă-rî-ḥōw at its touching Prep-b | V-Hifil-Inf | 3ms 784 [e] אֵ֔שׁ ’êš the fire N-cs 3808 [e] וְלֹ֥א wə-lō And not Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt 3045 [e] נוֹדַ֖ע nō-w-ḏa‘ was known V-Nifal-Perf-3ms 3581 [e] כֹּחֽוֹ׃ kō-ḥōw his power N-msc | 3ms

Berean Study Bible
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 seared by a flame. So the source of his strength remained unknown.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
While the men in ambush were waiting in her room, she called out to him, “ Samson, the Philistines are here! ” But he snapped the bowstrings as a strand of yarn snaps when it touches fire. The secret of his strength remained unknown .

New American Standard Bible
Now she had [men] lying in wait in an inner room. And she said to him, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" But he snapped the cords as a string of tow snaps when it touches fire. So his strength was not discovered.

King James Bible
Now [there were] men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines [be] upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known. Judges 16:9 • Judges 16:9 NIV • Judges 16:9 NLT • Judges 16:9 ESV • Judges 16:9 NASB • Judges 16:9 KJV • Judges 16:9 Biblia Paralela • Judges 16:9 Chinese Bible • Judges 16:9 French Bible • Judges 16:9 German Bible

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