MANNAFEST

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.

KJV

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ASV

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.

WEB

He replied, “If they tie me up with new ropes that have never been used, I will become as weak as any other man.”

YLT

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.'

DBT

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

JudgesThe 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

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