• Judges 16:9
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures

    • 9 Now they set an ambush in the inner room, and she called out to him: “The Phi·lisʹtines are upon you, Samson!” At that he tore apart the bowstrings, just as easily as a thread of flax* comes apart when it touches fire.+ The secret of his power did not become known.

  • Judges 16:9
    The Bible in Living English

    • 9* while she had the ambuscade waiting in the chamber; and she said to him “The Philistines are on you, Samson!” and he broke the bowstrings as a strand of tow breaks when it scents fire, and his strength was not found out.

  • Judges 16:9
    American Standard Version

    • 9 Now she had liers-in-wait abiding in the inner chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withes, as a string of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.

  • Judges 16:9
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 9 Now the liers in wait were tarrying for her in an inner chamber,—and she said unto him,—The Philistines are upon thee Samson! And he snapped the cords as a thread of tow is broken when fire bloweth thereon, so his strength was not discovered.

  • Judges 16:9
    King James Version

    • 9 Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.