11 So he said to her, “If they bind me securely with (A)new ropes [a]that have never been used, then I shall become weak, and be like any other man.”

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  1. Judges 16:11 Lit. with which work has never been done

11 He said, “If anyone ties me securely with new ropes(A) that have never been used, I’ll become as weak as any other man.”

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12 Therefore Delilah took new ropes and bound him with them, and said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And men were lying in wait, staying in the room. But he broke them off his arms like a thread.

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12 So Delilah took new ropes and tied him with them. Then, with men hidden in the room, she called to him, “Samson, the Philistines are upon you!”(A) But he snapped the ropes off his arms as if they were threads.

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