No Encyclopedia Entry for Bowstrings Multi-Version Concordance Judges 16:7 And Samson said to her, "If they bind me with seven fresh bowstrings which have not been dried, then I shall become weak, and be like any other man." (DBY JPS RSV) Judges 16:8 Then the lords of the Philistines brought her seven fresh bowstrings which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. (DBY JPS RSV) Judges 16:9 Now she had men lying in wait in an inner chamber. And she said to him, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson! " But he snapped the bowstrings, as a string of tow snaps when it touches the fire. So the secret of his strength was not known. (DBY JPS RSV) Psalms 21:12 For thou wilt make them turn their back; Thou wilt make ready with thy bowstrings against their face. (ASV JPS NAS)
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