Judges 16:10
in Judges 16Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me! Now please tell me how you can be tied up.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.
KJV
And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.
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This verse in Judges 16
Commentary
6 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Behold, thou hast mocked me
on Judges 16:10-12
New ropes that never were occupied is exactly what the men of Judah used at 15:13, where they bound him with two new cords, and 15:14 says the cords became as flax that was burnt with fire. He is handing Delilah the record of his own deliverances as a game. The liers in wait are in the chamber for this attempt as for the first, so the third answer is given with armed men in the room and the second trap already sprung.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers3 voices
This having failed, Delilah, as if she had been mocked began with complaints to renew her arts and to require a pledge of his love.
What was the meaning of Samson? If I say he signified Christ, it seems to me that I speak the truth. However, the thought immediately occurs to anyone who reflects: Was Christ overcome by the flattery of a woman? How is Christ understood to have …
Like the famed Samson, whose power lay in the strength of his hair, whose locks were endowed with sacred might, he must throttle and bring low the lion by means of the strong arms of prayers and pluck the sweet fruit of notable victory from …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
But first, it is probable, that Samson had in some measure repented of his sin, and begged of God pardon and assistance. 2.This singular strength and courage was not in itself a grace, but a gift, and it was such a gift as did not so much depend on the disposition of his mind, but on the right ordering of his body, by the rule given to him, and others of that order.
And Delilah said unto Samson,....
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
With ropes. Thick rope. 1 Unlike the thin string specified in v.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַתֹּ֤אמֶר | vatomer | and she said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| דְּלִילָה֙ | delilah | Delilah | H1807 → | 6 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן | shimshon | Samson | H8123 → | 38 times |
| הִנֵּה֙ | hineh | here! | H2009 → | 843 times |
| הֵתַ֣לְתָּ | hetalta | you have deceived | H2048 → | 10 times |
| בִּ֔י | bi | <in> <the> me | ||
| וַתְּדַבֵּ֥ר | vatedaber | and you have spoken | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| אֵלַ֖י | ʾelai | to me | H413 → | 5510 times |
| כְּזָבִ֑ים | kezavim | lies | H3577 → | |
| עַתָּה֙ | ʾatah | now | H6258 → | 433 times |
| הַגִּֽידָה־ | hagidah- | tell ! | H5046 → | 370 times |
| נָּ֣א | na' | please | H4994 → | 404 times |
| לִ֔י | li | to <the> me | ||
| בַּמֶּ֖ה | bameh | <in> how? | H4100 → | 752 times |
| תֵּאָסֵֽר׃ | teaser | will you be bound | H631 → | 72 times |
וַתֹּ֤אמֶרand she said
vatomerH559 →5305 times
דְּלִילָה֙Delilah
delilahH1807 →6 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןSamson
shimshonH8123 →38 times
הִנֵּה֙here!
hinehH2009 →843 times
הֵתַ֣לְתָּyou have deceived
hetaltaH2048 →10 times
בִּ֔י<in> <the> me
bi
וַתְּדַבֵּ֥רand you have spoken
vatedaberH1696 →1141 times
אֵלַ֖יto me
ʾelaiH413 →5510 times
כְּזָבִ֑יםlies
kezavimH3577 →
עַתָּה֙now
ʾatahH6258 →433 times
הַגִּֽידָה־tell !
hagidah-H5046 →370 times
נָּ֣אplease
na'H4994 →404 times
לִ֔יto <the> me
li
בַּמֶּ֖ה<in> how?
bamehH4100 →752 times
תֵּאָסֵֽר׃will you be bound
teaserH631 →72 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ezekiel 33:31So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest…
it leads to
- Matthew 13:22
The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
- Psalms 78:36–37
But they deceived Him with their mouths, and lied to Him with their tongues.
- James 1:22–24
Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.
- Luke 11:28
But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
- Isaiah 29:13
Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught…
- Matthew 13:22
Through
Luke 22:48But Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”
it leads to
- Mark 14:44–46
Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The One I kiss is the man; arrest Him and lead Him away securely.”
- 2 Samuel 20:9–10
“Are you well, my brother?” Joab asked Amasa. And with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him.
- Matthew 26:48–50
Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The One I kiss is the man; arrest Him.”
- Mark 14:44–46
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Ambrose of Milan, Letter 19; Caesarius of Arles, SERMON 118.3; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Paulinus of Nola, POEM 24.529-581.