Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have made a fool of me; you lied to me. Come now, tell me how you can be tied.” New Living Translation Afterward Delilah said to him, “You’ve been making fun of me and telling me lies! Now please tell me how you can be tied up securely.” English Standard Version Then Delilah said to Samson, “Behold, you have mocked me and told me lies. Please tell me how you might be bound.” Berean Standard Bible Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me! Now please tell me how you can be tied up.” King James Bible 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. New King James Version Then Delilah said to Samson, “Look, you have mocked me and told me lies. Now, please tell me what you may be bound with.” New American Standard Bible Then Delilah said to Samson, “Behold, you have toyed with me and told me lies; now please tell me how you may be bound.” NASB 1995 Then Delilah said to Samson, “Behold, you have deceived me and told me lies; now please tell me how you may be bound.” NASB 1977 Then Delilah said to Samson, “Behold, you have deceived me and told me lies; now please tell me, how you may be bound.” Legacy Standard Bible Then Delilah said to Samson, “Behold, you have deceived me and told me lies; now please tell me how you may be bound.” Amplified Bible Then Delilah said to Samson, “See now, you have mocked me and told me lies; now please tell me [truthfully] how you may be bound.” Christian Standard Bible Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and told me lies! Won’t you please tell me how you can be tied up? ” Holman Christian Standard Bible Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and told me lies! Won’t you please tell me how you can be tied up?” 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. Contemporary English Version "You lied and made me look like a fool," Delilah said. "Now tell me. How can I really tie you up?" English Revised 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation Delilah told Samson, "Look, you're making fun of me by telling me lies. Now, tell me how you can be tied up." Good News Translation Delilah told Samson, "Look, you've been making a fool of me and not telling me the truth. Please tell me how someone could tie you up." International Standard Version Some time later, Delilah told Samson, "Look here! You've been mocking me and lying to me. Now please tell me how you can be tied up." Majority Standard Bible Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me! Now please tell me how you can be tied up.” NET Bible Delilah said to Samson, "Look, you deceived me and told me lies! Now tell me how you can be subdued." New Heart English Bible Delilah said to Samson, "Look, you have mocked me, and told me lies: now please tell me with which you might be bound." Webster's Bible Translation And Delilah said to Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, with what thou mayest 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.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Delilah says to Samson, “Behold, you have played on me, and speak lies to me; now, please declare to me with what you are 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.' Smith's Literal Translation And Delilah will say to Samson, Behold, thou deceivest me, and thou wilt speak to me lies: this time announce to me now in what thou shalt be bound. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd Dalila said to him: Behold thou hast mocked me, and hast told me a false thing: but now at least tell me wherewith thou mayest be bound. Catholic Public Domain Version And Delilah said to him: “Behold, you have mocked me, and you have spoken a falsehood. But at least now, tell me with what you may be bound.” New American Bible Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and told me lies. Now tell me how you may be bound.” New Revised Standard Version Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and told me lies; please tell me how you could be bound.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd Delilah said to Samson, Behold, you have deceived me and told me lies; now tell me with what you might be bound. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Daliyala said to Samson: “See, you have lied to me and you have told me lies!” Show me by what you may be bound” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Delilah said unto Samson: 'Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies; now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And Dalida said to Sampson, Behold, thou hast cheated me, and told me lies; now then tell me wherewith thou shalt be bound. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Samson and Delilah…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. 10Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me! Now please tell me how you can be tied up.” 11He replied, “If they tie me up with new ropes that have never been used, I will become as weak as any other man.”… Cross References Judges 14:16-17 Then Samson’s wife came to him, weeping, and said, “You hate me! You do not really love me! You have posed to my people a riddle, but have not explained it to me.” “Look,” he said, “I have not even explained it to my father or mother, so why should I explain it to you?” / She wept the whole seven days of the feast, and finally on the seventh day, because she had pressed him so much, he told her the answer. And in turn she explained the riddle to her people. Judges 15:11-13 In response, three thousand men of Judah went to the cave at the rock of Etam, and they asked Samson, “Do you not realize that the Philistines rule over us? What have you done to us?” “I have done to them what they did to me,” he replied. / But they said to him, “We have come down to arrest you and hand you over to the Philistines.” Samson replied, “Swear to me that you will not kill me yourselves.” / “No,” they answered, “we will not kill you, but we will tie you up securely and hand you over to them.” So they bound him with two new ropes and led him up from the rock. Proverbs 7:21-23 With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him. / He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap, / until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare—not knowing it will cost him his life. Proverbs 5:3-4 Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil, / in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword. Proverbs 6:26 For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life. Proverbs 7:26-27 For she has brought many down to death; her slain are many in number. / Her house is the road to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death. 1 Kings 11:1-4 King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love. / He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away. ... Nehemiah 13:26 Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin. Genesis 3:12-13 And the man answered, “The woman whom You gave me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.” / Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” “The serpent deceived me,” she replied, “and I ate.” Genesis 39:7-12 and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.” / But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care. / No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?” ... 1 Samuel 25:24-31 She fell at his feet and said, “My lord, may the blame be on me alone, but please let your servant speak to you; hear the words of your servant. / My lord should pay no attention to this scoundrel Nabal, for he lives up to his name: His name means Fool, and folly accompanies him. I, your servant, did not see my lord’s young men whom you sent. / Now, my lord, as surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, since the LORD has held you back from bloodshed and from avenging yourself with your own hand, may your enemies and those who seek harm for my lord be like Nabal. ... 2 Samuel 11:2-5 One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman. / So David sent and inquired about the woman, and he was told, “This is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.” / Then David sent messengers to get her, and when she came to him, he slept with her. (Now she had just purified herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned home. ... Matthew 14:3-4 Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, / because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” Matthew 26:14-16 Then one of the Twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests / and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver. / So from then on Judas looked for an opportunity to betray Jesus. Mark 6:17-19 For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married. / For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife!” / So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she had been unable, Treasury of Scripture And Delilah said to Samson, Behold, you have mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray you, with which you might be bound. now tell me Judges 16:7,13,15-17 And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man… Proverbs 23:7,8 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee… Proverbs 24:28 Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips. Jump to Previous Bands Bound Deceived Delilah Deli'lah Lies Making Mayest Mightest Mocked Played Please Samson Sport Tied Wherewith WordsJump to Next Bands Bound Deceived Delilah Deli'lah Lies Making Mayest Mightest Mocked Played Please Samson Sport Tied Wherewith WordsJudges 16 1. Samson at Gaza escapes, and carries away the gates of the city4. Delilah corrupted by the Philistines, entices Samson 6. Thrice she is deceived 15. At last she overcomes him 21. The Philistines take him, and put out his eyes 22. His strength renewing, he pulls down the house upon the Philistines and dies Then Delilah said to Samson The name "Delilah" is of uncertain origin, but it is often associated with the Hebrew root "dalal," meaning "to weaken" or "to impoverish." This is fitting, as Delilah's role in Samson's life was to discover the secret of his strength and ultimately lead to his downfall. Delilah's interaction with Samson is a pivotal moment in the narrative, highlighting the dangers of personal relationships that are not grounded in mutual respect and godly principles. Historically, Delilah is seen as a Philistine woman, and her involvement with Samson, a judge of Israel, underscores the tension between the Israelites and the Philistines during this period. You have mocked me and lied to me! Now please tell me how you can be tied up Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then Delilahדְּלִילָה֙ (də·lî·lāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1807: Delilah -- Philistine mistress of Samson said וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Samson, שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן (šim·šō·wn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8123: Samson -- a deliverer of Israel “You have mocked הֵתַ֣לְתָּ (hê·ṯal·tā) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 2048: To deride, to cheat me בִּ֔י (bî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew and lied to me! וַתְּדַבֵּ֥ר (wat·tə·ḏab·bêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue Will you now עַתָּה֙ (‘at·tāh) Adverb Strong's 6258: At this time please נָּ֣א (nā) Interjection Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then' tell הַגִּֽידָה־ (hag·gî·ḏāh-) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous me how בַּמֶּ֖ה (bam·meh) Preposition-b | Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what you can be bound?” תֵּאָסֵֽר׃ (tê·’ā·sêr) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 631: To yoke, hitch, to fasten, to join battle Links Judges 16:10 NIVJudges 16:10 NLT Judges 16:10 ESV Judges 16:10 NASB Judges 16:10 KJV Judges 16:10 BibleApps.com Judges 16:10 Biblia Paralela Judges 16:10 Chinese Bible Judges 16:10 French Bible Judges 16:10 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 16:10 Delilah said to Samson Behold you have (Jd Judg. 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