7 Samson replied to her, "If someone ties me up with seven fresh bowstrings that aren’t dried out, I’ll become weak. I’ll be like any other person."
8 So the rulers of the Philistines brought her seven fresh bowstrings that weren’t dried out, and she tied him up with them.
9 While an ambush was waiting for her signal in an inner room, she called out to him, "Samson, the Philistines are on you!" And he snapped the bowstrings like a thread of fiber snaps when it touches a flame. So the secret of his strength remained unknown.
10 Then Delilah said to Samson, "You made a fool out of me and lied to me. Now please tell me how you can really be tied up!"
11 He replied to her, "If someone ties me up with new ropes that haven’t been used for work, I’ll become weak. I’ll be like any other person."
12 So Delilah took new ropes and tied him up with them. Then she called out to him, "Samson, the Philistines are on you!" Once again, an ambush was waiting in an inner room. Yet he snapped them from his arms like thread.
13 And Delilah said to Samson, "Up to now, you’ve made a fool out of me and lied to me. Tell me how you can be tied up!"He responded to her, "If you weave the seven braids of my hair into the fabric on a loom and pull it tight with a pin, then I’ll become weak. I’ll be like any other person."