And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.
He told her, 'If they tie me up tightly with new ropes that have never been used, then I will become weak and be like any ordinary man.'
Samson is giving Delilah another false answer about what would make him lose his supernatural strength, continuing to deceive her while she tries to betray him.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Judges, Samson was a judge of Israel chosen by God to deliver His people from the Philistines, who were their oppressors at the time. Delilah, a woman Samson was involved with, had been bribed by the Philistine leaders to uncover the secret of his supernatural strength. Samson was deceiving her by claiming that binding him with new, unused ropes would make him weak like an ordinary man, though this was not the true source of his power.
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