13Delilah then said to Samson, “All this time you have been making a fool of me and lying to me. Tell me how you can be tied.”
He replied, “If you weave the seven braids of my head into the fabric on the loom and tighten it with the pin, I’ll become as weak as any other man.” So while he was sleeping, Delilah took the seven braids of his head, wove them into the fabric
13Then Delilah said to Samson, “Up to now you have toyed with me and told me lies; tell me 16:13 Lit by whathow you may be bound.” And he said to her, “If you weave the seven locks of my 16:13 Lit headhair with the 16:13 I.e., in weaving, the warp of a loomweb 16:13 The passage in brackets is found in LXX but not in any Heb mss[and fasten it with the pin, then I will be weak like any other man.”
13Then Delilah said to Samson, “Up to now you have deceived me and told me lies; tell me how you may be bound.” And he said to her, “If you weave the seven locks of my hair with the web The passage in brackets is found in Gr but not in any Heb mss[and fasten it with a pin, then I will become weak and be like any other man.”
13Then Delilah said to Samson, “Until now you have mocked me and told me lies; tell me [truthfully] with what you may be bound.” And he said to her, “If you weave the seven braids of my hair with the web 16:13 The passage in brackets is found in Greek, but not in any Hebrew mss.[and fasten it with a pin, then I will become weak and be like any other man.”
13Then 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 become as weak as any other man.16:13 See LXX and Vulgate; Hebrew does not include and tighten it with a pin, I will become as weak as any other man.”
13Delilah spoke to Samson again. “All this time you have been making me look foolish,” she said. “You have been telling me lies. This time really tell me how you can be tied up.”
He replied, “Weave the seven braids of my hair into the cloth on a loom. Then tighten the cloth with a pin. If you do, I’ll become as weak as any other man.” So while Samson was sleeping, Delilah took hold of the seven braids of his hair. She wove them into the cloth on a loom.