Judges 16:10 “Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me! Now p…”

Judges 16:10

Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me! Now please tell me how you can be tied up.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

Delilah said to Samson, “Behold, you have mocked me, and told me lies. Now please tell me how you might be bound.”

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

After Delilah saide vnto Samson, See, thou hast mocked mee and tolde mee lies. I pray thee nowe, tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound.

Darby Translation

And Delilah said to Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me and told me lies. Now tell me, I pray thee, with what thou mightest be bound.

Young's Literal Translation

And Delilah saith unto Samson, 'Lo, thou hast played upon me, and speakest unto me lies; now, declare, I pray thee, to me, wherewith thou art bound.'

Bible in Basic English

Then Delilah said to Samson, See, you have been making sport of me with false words; now, say truly how may you be put in bands?

.mt-body { max-height: none !important; -webkit-mask-image: none !important; mask-image: none !important; } .mt-bar { display: none !important; } .o-trans::after { display: block !important; }

Cross references

“now tell me”

Judges 16:13 Proverbs 24:28 Ezekiel 33:31 Luke 22:48 Judges 16:7 Judges 16:15–17

Judges 16:13 · BSB

Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me all along! Tell me how you can be tied up.” He told her, “If you weave the seven braids of my head into the web of a loom and tighten it with a pin, I will…

Proverbs 24:28 · BSB

Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.

Ezekiel 33:31 · BSB

So 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 gain.

Luke 22:48 · BSB

But Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”

Judges 16:7 · BSB

Samson told her, “If they tie me up with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, I will become as weak as any other man.”

Judges 16:15–17 · BSB

“How can you say, ‘I love you,’” she asked, “when your heart is not with me? This is the third time you have mocked me and failed to reveal to me the source of your great strength!”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

9While the men were hidden in her room, she called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But he snapped the bowstrings like a strand of yarn seared by a flame. So the source of his strength remained unknown.

11He replied, “If they tie me up with new ropes that have never been used, I will become as weak as any other man.”

Read Judges 16