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Selected Verse: Judges 16:11 - King James

Verse	Translation	Text
Jud 16:11	King James	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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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
Occupied - The margin, "wherewith work hath not been done," is better.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

Occupied - The margin, "wherewith work hath not been done," is better.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
If they bind me fast with new ropes - Samson wishes to keep up the opinion which the Philistines held; viz., that his mighty strength was the effect of some charm; and therefore he says, Seven green withs which had not been dried; new ropes that were never occupied; weave the seven locks of my hair with the web, etc.; the green withs, the new ropes, and the number seven, are such matters as would naturally be expected in a charm or spell.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

If they bind me fast with new ropes - Samson wishes to keep up the opinion which the Philistines held; viz., that his mighty strength was the effect of some charm; and therefore he says, Seven green withs which had not been dried; new ropes that were never occupied; weave the seven locks of my hair with the web, etc.; the green withs, the new ropes, and the number seven, are such matters as would naturally be expected in a charm or spell.

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