KJV ORIGINAL
And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
And she said to him, "How can you say you love me when your heart isn't truly with me? You've made fun of me three times now, and you still haven't told me the secret of your incredible strength."
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Delilah is confronting Samson, saying his claim to love her is empty because he keeps lying to her about the source of his supernatural strength.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during the period when Israel was ruled by judges, before they had kings. Samson was a Nazarite judge with supernatural strength given by God to deliver Israel from the Philistines. Delilah was being paid by the Philistine rulers to discover the secret of Samson's strength so they could capture him.
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