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OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_said to_her/it Shimshōn if bind_me in/on/at/with_seven cords fresh which not they_have_been_dried[fn][fn] and_become_weak and_I_will_be like_one the_humankind.
OET (OET-RV) “If they’d tie me up with seven green cords that haven’t been dried,” he replied, “then I’d become weak and be just like any other man.”
(Occurrence 0) fresh bowstrings
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to=her/it Shimshōn if bind,me in/on/at/with,seven bowstrings fresh which/who not dried and,become_weak and=I_will_be like=one the=humankind )
Bowstrings were often made from parts of an animal, often from the tendons. The words “fresh bowstrings” refer to those that come from a freshly slaughtered animal that have not yet dried.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
(Occurrence 0) that have not been dried
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to=her/it Shimshōn if bind,me in/on/at/with,seven bowstrings fresh which/who not dried and,become_weak and=I_will_be like=one the=humankind )
If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “that have not yet dried” or “that are not dry yet”
16:7 Bowstrings were commonly made of dried animal tendons or gut. Seven was a symbolic number, perhaps connected with the Philistines’ sense of magical power. Samson seems more at home in a Philistine cultural setting than in keeping his Israelite vows that bound him as a Nazirite.
OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_said to_her/it Shimshōn if bind_me in/on/at/with_seven cords fresh which not they_have_been_dried[fn][fn] and_become_weak and_I_will_be like_one the_humankind.
OET (OET-RV) “If they’d tie me up with seven green cords that haven’t been dried,” he replied, “then I’d become weak and be just like any other man.”
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.