Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green cords which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.
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Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green cords which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.
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Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.
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Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven fresh bowstrings which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.
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- Ecclesiastes 7:26 I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and traps, whose hands are chains. Whoever pleases God shall escape from her; but the sinner will be ensnared by her.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jdg 16:8 Then the lords of the Philistines brought…
Jdg 16:8 Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.
Ver. 8. And she bound him with them.] So heathen histories tell us of Hercules, that he was miserably enslaved and abused by his mistress, Omphale Queen of Lydia. Amantes amentes. How was Antony befooled by Cleopatra, {a} and the Persian kings by their concubines, being captivarum suarum captivi! they commanded the whole world, but were commanded by those minions.
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{a} Plutarch.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to…
Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her,.... To the chamber where she was with Samson, she having acquainted them with what he had told her:
seven green withs, which had not been dried; just such as he had described and directed to:
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and she bound him with them; taking an opportunity, very likely, when he was asleep, and drunk too, according to Josephus (x): the Philistines did not attempt to bind him, supposing that he would not admit them to do it, if aware of them; and they might fear, if asleep, he might awake before they could do it, and fall upon them and destroy them; but as for Delilah, if she had been found at it, she could have excused it as a piece of curiosity, being willing to try whether he told her truth or not.
(x) Antiqu. l. 5. c. 8. sect. 11.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain she bound him with them--probably in a sportive manner,…
she bound him with them--probably in a sportive manner, to try whether he was jesting or in earnest.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 8. she bound him] When he was asleep, as…
8. she bound him] When he was asleep, as we may infer from Jdg_16:14; Jdg_16:19. What Samson proposed in jest, Delîlah carried out in earnest.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 that had not been dried
that had not been dried
This can be stated in active form. AT: "that had not yet dried" or "that were not dry yet" (See: Active or Passive)
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she tied Samson up with them
"Delilah tied Samson up with the fresh bowstrings"
Now
This word is used here to mark a break in the main story line. Here the author tells background information about Philistine men that Delilah had waiting to capture Samson. (See: Background Information)
The Philistines are upon you
The phrase "upon you" means that they are ready to capture him. AT: "The Philistines are here to capture you" (See: Idiom)
he broke the bowstrings like a thread of yarn when it touches the fire
The author describes how easily he broke the bowstrings by comparing them to how yarn breaks when it is burned. AT: "he broke the bowstrings as easily as if he were breaking burned yarn" or "he broke the bowstrings as easily as if they were made of thin yarn" (See: Simile)
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rule
Philistines
Delilah
bow and arrow
Samson
fire
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