Judges 16:7; Judges 16:11; Judges 16:17 (New International Version)

7 Samson answered her, "If anyone ties me with seven fresh thongs that have not been dried, I'll become as weak as any other man."

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11 He said, "If anyone ties me securely with new ropes that have never been used, I'll become as weak as any other man."

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17 So he told her everything. "No razor has ever been used on my head," he said, "because I have been a Nazirite set apart to God since birth. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I would become as weak as any other man."

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