Judges 16:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.”
Judges 16:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Judges 16:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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Judges 16:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me where your great strength lies, and what you might be bound to afflict you.””
Judges 16:6 — World English Bible
Judges 16:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee. ”
Judges 16:6 — American Standard Version
Judges 16:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Delilah saith unto Samson, `Declare, I pray thee, to me, wherein thy great power <FI>is<Fi> , and wherewith thou art bound, to afflict thee.'”
Judges 16:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 16:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Then Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, in what is thy great strength, and with what thou mightest be bound to overpower thee. ”
Judges 16:6 — Darby Translation
Judges 16:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Delilah saide to Samson, Tell mee, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest bee bound, to doe thee hurt.”
Judges 16:6 — Geneva Bible
Judges 16:6 in Context — Judges 16
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 thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.
7 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.
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.
What Does Judges 16:6 Mean?
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