Judges 16:9 — "Now she had liers-in-wait abiding in the inner chamber. And…" (WEB)

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

Context

v.8Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withes which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.

v.9This passage

v.10And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Psalms 58:9
Before your pots can feel the thorns, He will take them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning alike.