Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
“How can you say, ‘I love you,’”
New American Standard Bible
Then she said to him, “
King James Version
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.
International Standard Version
Some time later, she asked him, "How can you keep saying "I love you!' when your heart isn't with me? These three times you've lied to me and haven't told me where your great strength lies."
A Conservative Version
And she said to him, How can thou say, I love thee, when thy heart is not with me? Thou have mocked me these three times, and have not told me with what thy great strength lays.
American Standard Version
And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thy heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.
Amplified
Then she said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times and have not told me where your great strength lies.”
Bible in Basic English
And she said to him, Why do you say you are my lover when your heart is not mine? Three times you have made sport of me, and have not made clear to me the secret of your great strength.
Darby Translation
And she said to him, "How can you say, 'I love you,' when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times, and you have not told me wherein your great strength lies."
Julia Smith Translation
And she will say to him, Wilt thou say, I loved thee, and thy heart not with me? This three times thou didst deceive me, and didst not announce to me in what is thy great strength.
King James 2000
And she said unto him, How can you say, I love you, when your heart is not with me? you have mocked me these three times, and have not told me where your great strength lies.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And she said to him, "How can you say, 'I love you,' when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times, and you have not told me how your strength is [so] great."
Modern King James verseion
And she said to him, How can you say, I love you, and your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times, and have not told me in what your great strength lies.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then she said unto him, "How canst thou say that thou lovest me, when thine heart is not with me? For thou hast mocked me this three times, and hast not told wherein thy great strength lieth."
NET Bible
She said to him, "How can you say, 'I love you,' when you will not share your secret with me? Three times you have deceived me and have not told me what makes you so strong."
New Heart English Bible
She said to him, "How can you say, 'I love you,' when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times, and have not told me where your great strength lies."
The Emphasized Bible
And she said unto him - How canst thou say, I love thee, when, thy heart, is not with me? These three times, hast thou laughed at me, and hast not told me wherein lieth thy great strength.
Webster
And she said to him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thy heart is not with me? Thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me in what thy great strength lieth.
World English Bible
She said to him, "How can you say, 'I love you,' when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times, and have not told me where your great strength lies."
Youngs Literal Translation
And she saith unto him, 'How dost thou say, I have loved thee, and thy heart is not with me? these three times thou hast played upon me, and hast not declared to me wherein thy great power is.'
Themes
Conspiracy » Instances of » Delilah, against samson
Deception » Instances of » Delilah deceives samson
Friends » False friends » Delilah was false to samson
Samson » A life of contrasts » Yet weak in resisting temptation
Samson » Cohabits with delilah, a prostitute; her machinations with the philistines to overcome him
Women » Instances of » Delilah, in her conspiracy against samson
Interlinear
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Shalowsh
Pa`am
Nagad
Gadowl
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 16:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Samson And Delilah
14
She fastened the braids with a pin and called to him, “Samson, the Philistines are here!”
Cross References
Judges 14:16
So Samson’s wife came to him, weeping, and said, “You hate me and don’t love me!
“Look,” he said,
Genesis 29:20
So Jacob worked seven years for Rachel, and they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.
Deuteronomy 6:5
Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
1 Samuel 15:13-14
When Samuel came to him, Saul said, “May the Lord bless you.
2 Samuel 16:17
“Is this your loyalty to your friend?” Absalom asked Hushai. “Why didn’t you go with your friend?”
Proverbs 2:16
from a stranger
Proverbs 5:3-14
and her words are
Proverbs 23:26
and let your eyes observe my ways.
Song of Songs 8:6-7
as a seal on your arm.
For love is as strong as death;
ardent love is as unrelenting as Sheol.
Love’s flames are fiery flames
the fiercest of all.
John 14:15
John 14:21-24
John 15:10
2 Corinthians 5:14-15
For Christ’s love compels
1 John 2:15-16
Do not love the world
1 John 5:3
For this is what love for God is: to keep His commands. Now His commands are not a burden,