KJV dictionary & concordance
Pliable cords or bands used for binding.
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First occurrence: Judges 16:7
Complete exact-word concordance
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.
And Samson said vnto her, If they binde mee with seuen greene withs, that were neuer dried, then shall I be weake, and be as another man.
1611 marginal noteOr, newe coards. Heb. moist.
1611 marginal noteHeb. one.
Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.
Then the lords of the Philistines brought vp to her seuen greene withs, which had not bene dried, & she bound him with them.
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.
Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber: and she said vnto him, The Philistines be vpon thee, Samson. And he brake the withs, as a threed of tow is broken, when it toucheth the fire: so his strength was not knowen.
1611 marginal noteHeb. smeleth.
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