Judges 16:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 16:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַתִּקַּ֣ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
דְּלִילָה֩
Dᵉlîylâh
H1807
Delilah
עֲבֹתִ֨ים
ʻăbôth
H5688
rope
חֲדָשִׁ֜ים
châdâsh
H2319
new
וַתַּאַסְרֵ֣הוּ
ʼâçar
H631
to bind
בָהֶ֗ם
וַתֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלָיו֙
ʼêl
H413
to
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֤ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
עָלֶ֨יךָ֙
ʻal
H5921
upon
שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן
Shimshôwn
H8123
Samson
וְהָאֹרֵ֖ב
ʼârab
H693
to lie in wait
יֹשֵׁ֣ב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בֶּחָ֑דֶר
cheder
H2315
chamber
וַֽיְנַתְּקֵ֛ם
nâthaq
H5423
to pull away
מֵעַ֥ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
זְרֹעֹתָ֖יו
zᵉrôwaʻ
H2220
arm
כַּחֽוּט
chûwṭ
H2339
thread
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World English Bible Public Domain
So Delilah took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said to him, The Philistines are on you, Samson. The liers-in-wait were abiding in the inner chamber. He broke them off his arms like a thread.
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King James Version Public Domain
Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like a thread.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So Delilah took new ropes, and she bound him with them. And she said to him, “The Philistines upon you, Samson!” And the ambush staying in the room. But he broke them from upon his arms like thread.
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