Judges 16:14
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So while he slept, Delilah took the seven braids of his hair and wove them into the web.Then she tightened it with a pin and called to him, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But he awoke from his sleep and pulled out the pin with the loom and the web.”
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“So while he slept, Delilah took the seven braids of his hair and wove them into the web.Then she tightened it with a pin and called to him, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But he awoke from his sleep and pulled out the pin with the loom and the web.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and plucked away the pin of the beam, and the web.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And she fixeth <FI>it<Fi> with the pin, and saith unto him, `Philistines <FI>are<Fi> upon thee, Samson;' and he awaketh out of his sleep, and journeyeth with the pin of the weaving machine, and with the web.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Judges 16:14 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ezra 9:13After all that has come upon us because of our evil deeds and our great guilt (though You, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve and have given us such a remnant as this),
- Psalms 106:43Many times He rescued them, but they were bent on rebellion and sank down in their iniquity.
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