Parallel JDG 16:9

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BSB While 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.

OEB No OEB JDG book available

WEB Now she had an ambush waiting in the inner room. She said to him, “The Philistines are on you, Samson!” He broke the cords as a flax thread is broken when it touches the fire. So his strength was not known.

NET They hid in the bedroom and then she said to him, “The Philistines are here, Samson!” He snapped the bowstrings as easily as a thread of yarn snaps when it is put close to fire. The secret of his strength was not discovered.

LSV And the ambush is abiding with her in an inner chamber, and she says to him, “Philistines [are] on you, Samson!” And he breaks the cords as a thread of tow is broken in its touching fire, and his power has not been known.

FBV Having arranged for men to hide in her bedroom ready to attack him, she shouted out, “Samson, the Philistines are here to get you!” But he snapped the bowstrings like a thread snaps when a flame touches it. So nobody found out where his strength came from.

T4T Then she hid the men in one of the rooms in her house. Then while Samson was sleeping, she tied him up with the bowstrings. Then she called out, “Samson! The Philistines have come here to capture you!” But Samson snapped the bowstrings as easily as though they were strings that had been singed in a fire. So the Philistines did not find out what made Samson so strong.

LEB The ambush was sitting in wait for her in an inner room. And she said to him, “The Philistines are upon you Samson!” And he snapped the bowstrings just as flax fiber snaps when it comes close to fire. And the secret of his strength remained unknown.

BBE Now she had men waiting secretly in the inner room; and she said to him, The Philistines are on you, Samson. And the cords were broken by him as a twist of thread is broken when touched by a flame. So the secret of his strength did not come to light.

MOF No MOF JDG book available

JPS Now she had liers-in-wait abiding in the inner chamber. And she said unto him: 'The Philistines are upon thee, Samson.' And he broke the bowstrings as a string of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.

ASV Now she had liers-in-wait abiding in the inner chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withes, as a string of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.

DRA Men lying privately in wait with her, and in the chamber expecting the event of the thing, and she cried out to him: The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he broke the bands, as a man would break a thread of tow twined with spittle, when it smelleth the fire: so it was not known wherein his strength Jay.

YLT And the ambush is abiding with her in an inner chamber, and she saith unto him, 'Philistines [are] upon thee, Samson;' and he breaketh the withs as a thread of tow is broken in its smelling fire, and his power hath not been known.

DBY Now she had liers in wait abiding in the chamber; and she said to him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson! And he broke the cords, as a thread of tow is broken when it touches the fire; and his strength was not known.

RV Now she had liers in wait abiding in the inner chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withes, as a string of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.

WBS (Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber.) And she said to him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he broke the withs as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.

KJB Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.[fn]
  (Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber/room. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.)

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BB (Notwithstanding she had men lying in wayte with her in the chaumbre): And she said vnto him, The Philistines be vpon thee Samson. And immediatly he brake the cordes, as a stryng of towe breaketh when it fealeth fire. And so his strength was not knowen.
  ((Notwithstanding she had men lying in wait with her in the chaumbre): And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee Samson. And immediately he brake the cordes, as a stryng of towe breaketh when it fealeth fire. And so his strength was not known.)

GNV (And she had men lying in wayte with her in the chamber) Then she said vnto him, The Philistims be vpon thee, Samson. And hee brake the cordes, as a threede of towe is broken, when it feeleth fire: so his strength was not knowen.
  ((And she had men lying in wait with her in the chamber/room) Then she said unto him, The Philistims be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the cordes, as a threade of towe is broken, when it feeleth fire: so his strength was not known. )

CB (But there was wayte layed for him besyde her in the chamber) and she sayde vnto him: The Pilistynes vpon the Samson. Neuertheles he brake the roapes in sunder, eue as a twyned threde breaketh, whan it hath catched the heate of the fyre. And it was not knowne wherin his strength was.
  ((But there was wait laid for him besyde her in the chamber/room) and she said unto him: The Pilistynes upon the Samson. Nevertheless he brake the roapes in sunder, eue as a twyned threde breaketh, when it hath/has catched the heat of the fyre. And it was not known wherin his strength was.)

WYC while buyschementis weren hid at hir, and abididen in a closet the ende of the thing. And sche criede to hym, Sampson, Filisteis ben on thee! Which brak the boondis, as if a man brekith a threed of herdis, writhun with spotle, whanne it hath take the odour of fier; and it was not knowun wher ynne his strengthe was.
  (while buyschementis were hid at her, and abididen in a closet the end of the thing. And she cried to him, Sampson, Filisteis been on thee! Which brak the boondis, as if a man brekith a thread of heardis, writhun with spotle, when it hath/has take the odour of fire; and it was not known wher ynne his strengthe was.)

LUT (Man hielt aber auf ihn bei ihr in der Kammer.) Und sie sprach zu ihm: Die Philister über dir, Simson! Er aber zerriß die Seile, wie eine flächserne Schnur zerreißet, wenn sie ans Feuer reucht; und war nicht kund, wo seine Kraft wäre.
  ((Man hielt but on him/it bei her in the Kammer.) And they/she/them spoke to ihm: The Philister above dir, Simson! Er but zerriß the Seile, like one flächserne Schnur zerreißet, when they/she/them ans fire reucht; and was not kund, wo his Kraft wäre.)

CLV latentibus apud se insidiis, et in cubiculo finem rei expectantibus: clamavitque ad eum: Philisthiim super te, Samson. Qui rupit vincula, quomodo si rumpat quis filum de stuppæ tortum putamine, cum odorem ignis acceperit: et non est cognitum in quo esset fortitudo ejus.
  (latentibus apud se insidiis, and in cubiculo finem rei expectantibus: clamavitque to eum: Philisthiim super you(sg), Samson. Who rupit vincula, quomodo when/but_if rumpat who/any filum about stuppæ tortum putamine, cum odorem ignis acceperit: and not/no it_is cognitum in quo was fortitudo his. )

BRN And the [fn]liers in wait remained with her in the chamber; and she said to him, The Philistines are upon thee, Sampson: and he broke the cords as if any one should break a thread of tow when it has [fn]touched the fire, and his strength was not known.

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BrLXX Καὶ τὸ ἔνεδρον αὐτῇ ἐκάθητο ἐν τῷ ταμείῳ· καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, ἀλλόφυλοι ἐπὶ σὲ Σαμψών· καὶ διέσπασε τὰς νευρὰς ὡς εἴ τις ἀποσπάσοι στρέμμα στυππίου ἐν τῷ ὀσφρανθῆναι αὐτὸ πυρὸς, καὶ οὐκ ἐγνώσθη ἡ ἰσχὺς αὐτοῦ.
  (Kai to enedron autaʸ ekathaʸto en tōi tameiōi; kai eipen autōi, allofuloi epi se Sampsōn; kai diespase tas neuras hōs ei tis apospasoi stremma stuppiou en tōi osfranthaʸnai auto puros, kai ouk egnōsthaʸ haʸ isⱪus autou. )