Judges 16:8 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁸ The Philistine leaders brought her seven fresh bowstrings that had not been dried, and she tied him up with them.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ Then the Philistine lords brought to her seven fresh, strong bowstrings, still moist, and she bound him with them.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withes which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.

Common English Bible

⁸ So the rulers of the Philistines brought her seven fresh bowstrings that weren’t dried out, and she tied him up with them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ And the princes of the Philistines brought to her seven cords, such as he had described. And she bound him with these.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁸ And the princes of the Philistines brought unto her seven cords, such is he spoke of, with which she bound him;

Judges 16:8 Tagairtí Cros

Ecclesiastes 7:26

And I find more bitter than death  the woman who is a trap:  her heart a net and her hands chains. The one who pleases God will escape her, but the sinner will be captured by her.

Judges 16:7

Samson told her, ‘If they tie me up with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, I will become weak and be like any other man.’

Judges 16:9

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.