16:13a Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me

Then Delilah said to Samson, “You made me look foolish again
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Then Delilah said, “You keep on making me look stupid.

16:13b and lied to me all along!

and you lied to me.
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You keep on lying to me.

16:13c Tell me how you can be tied up.”

Now tell me how someone can tie you up.”
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Tell me what can be used to tie you up.”

16:13d He told her, “If you weave the seven braids of my head into the web of a loom

Samson said, “Use your loom to weave the seven braids of my hair into a piece of cloth
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And he said to her, “Weave my seven locks of hair into the cloth you are making on the loom.

16:13e and tighten it with a pin,

and tighten it with a pin.
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Then fasten it tight with the pin.

16:13f I will become as weak as any other man.”

Then I will become as weak as other men.”
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I will become weak like other people.”

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