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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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd 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.
He replied, “If they tie me up with new ropes that have never been used, I will become as weak as any other man.”
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.'
And he said to her, If they should bind me fast with new ropes, with which no work has been done, then should I be weak, and be as another man.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJudges — The post-conquest slide into cyclical apostasy. Twelve judges delivering Israel from successive oppressors, a pattern repeating seven times, and an appendix whose violence diagnoses a nation with no king.
- Author
- Anonymous; rabbinic tradition attributes to Samuel (Bava Batra 14b)
- Date
- Events c. 1375–1050 BC; compilation during the early monarchy