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Giudici 16:7

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7 E Sansone le disse: Se io fossi legato di sette ritorte fresche, che non fossero ancora secche, io diventerei fiacco, e sarei come un altr’uomo.

Giudici 16:7 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 16:7

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 neither of these can be here meant, since these, if moistened or made wet, are the less fit to bind with, and the drier the better; but rods or branches of trees just cut off, such as faggots are bound up with, or green osiers, which are easily bent and twisted, and may bind with; Josephus F21 calls them vine branches:

then shall I be weak, and be as another man;
which cannot well be excused from a lie; for Samson knew full well that being bound would not weaken his strength; but as he had fallen into one sin, it is no wonder he was drawn into another: unless this can be understood, as it is by some, as jesting with her; however, it shows that he was "compos mentis", as Josephus F23 observes, and was upon his guard with respect to the secret of his strength.


FOOTNOTES:

F21 Ut supra. (Antiqu. l. 5. c. 8. sect. 9.)
F23 Ibid.
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Giudici 16:7 In-Context

5 E i principi de’ Filistei salirono a lei, e le dissero: Lusingalo, e vedi in che consiste quella sua gran forza, e come noi potremmo superarlo, acciocchè lo leghiamo, per domarlo; e ciascun di noi ti donerà mille e cento sicli d’argento.
6 Delila adunque disse a Sansone: Deh! dichiarami in che consiste la tua gran forza, e come tu potresti esser legato, per esser domato.
7 E Sansone le disse: Se io fossi legato di sette ritorte fresche, che non fossero ancora secche, io diventerei fiacco, e sarei come un altr’uomo.
8 E i principi de’ Filistei le portarono sette ritorte fresche, che non erano ancora secche; ed ella lo legò con esse.
9 Or ella avea posto un agguato nella sua camera. Ed ella gli disse: O Sansone, i Filistei ti sono addosso. Ed egli ruppe le ritorte, come si rompe un fil di stoppa, quando sente il fuoco. E non fu conosciuto in che consistesse la sua forza.
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