Holy Scripture

Judges 16:6

A church father on this verse
“But she having once prostituted herself for money, began during the banquet and the blandishments of love, cunningly and craftily to inquire of him in what respect his strength excelled that of others, and at the same time, as if solicitous and fearful for his safety, to entreat him to confide to his beloved by what m…”
Ambrose of Milan, 4th c. — Letter 19

Source: Septuagint

Original

6And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein is thy great strength, and wherewith thou shalt be bound that thou mayest be humbled.

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4And it came to pass after this that he loved a woman in Al-sorek, and her name was Delilah.

5And the princes of the Philistines came up to her, and said to her, Beguile him, and see wherein his great strength is, and wherewith we shall prevail against him, and bind him to humble him; and we will give thee each eleven hundred pieces of silver.

— Judges 16:6 —

7And Samson said to her, If they bind me with seven moist cords that have not been spoiled, then shall I be weak and be as one of ordinary men.

8And the princes of the Philistines brought to her seven moist cords that had not been spoiled, and she bound him with them.

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