16:7 Samson said to her, “If they tie me up with seven fresh 1 bowstrings 2 that have not been dried, I will become weak and be just like any other man.”
Judges 16:11
16:11 He said to her, “If they tie me tightly with brand new ropes that have never been used, 3 I will become weak and be just like any other man.”
1 tn Or “moist.”
2 tn The word refers to a bowstring, probably made from animal tendons. See Ps 11:2; Job 30:11.