Hakim-hakim 16:9

16:9 They hid ¹  in the bedroom and then she said to him, “The Philistines are here, ²  Samson!” He snapped the bowstrings as easily as a thread of yarn snaps when it is put close to fire. ³  The secret of his strength was not discovered. ⁴ 

Hakim-hakim 16:20

16:20 She said, “The Philistines are here, ⁵  Samson!” He woke up ⁶  and thought, ⁷  “I will do as I did before ⁸  and shake myself free.” But he did not realize that the Lord had left him.

[16:9]  ¹ tn Heb “And the ones lying in wait were sitting for her.” The grammatically singular form וְהָאֹרֵב (vÿha’orev) is collective here, referring to the rulers as a group (so also in v. 16).

[16:9]  ² tn Heb “are upon you.”

[16:9]  ³ tn Heb “when it smells fire.”

[16:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “His strength was not known.”

[16:20]  ⁵ tn Heb “are upon you.”

[16:20]  ⁶ tn The Hebrew adds, “from his sleep.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[16:20]  ⁷ tn Heb “and said.”

[16:20]  ⁸ tn Heb “I will go out as before.”