Judges Chapter 16 verse 11 Holy Bible
And he said unto her, If they only bind me with new ropes wherewith no work hath been done, then shall I become weak, and be as another man.
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And he said to her, If they only put round me new thick cords which have never been used, then I will become feeble and will be like any other man.
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And he said to her, "If they bind me with new ropes that have not been used, then I shall become weak, and be like any other man."
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And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.
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And he said to her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were used, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.
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He said to her, If they only bind me with new ropes with which no work has been done, then shall I become weak, and be as another man.
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And he saith unto her, `If they certainly bind me with thick bands, new ones, by which work hath not been done, then I have been weak, and have been as one of the human race.'
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 11. - Ropes - literally, twisted things; hence cords or ropes, as Psalm 2:3; Isaiah 5:18. Occupied - an old obsolete phrase, for which we should now say used.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(11) New ropes.--As in Judges 15:13.That never were occupied.--"Occupied" is an old word for "used." (See Exodus 38:24, "All the gold that was occupied for the work;" Luke 19:13; Hebrews 13:9; "Like a new bright silver dish never occupied "--Ascham, Schoolmaster.) Here, again, Samson distantly touches on the consecration which is the secret of his strength.
