Judges 16:7
And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.
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Gill's Exposition
And Samson said unto her,.... In answer to her pressing solicitations:
if they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried; the word is sometimes used for nerves, and cords or ropes; but…
The burnt child dreads the fire; yet Samson, that has more than the strength of a man, in this comes short of the wisdom of a child; for, though he had been more than once brought into the highest…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
seven green withes Follow marg.; similarly LXX and Vulgate The cords (cf. Psa 11:2; Psa 21:12) were to be made of freshor moistgut. Elsewhere the adjective is applied to trees or fruit, hence the…
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