And the men of Judah said, Why have you come up against us? And they answered, We have come up to bind Samson, to do to him as he has done to us.

And they said to him, We have come to bind you so that we may deliver you into the hands of the Philistines. And Samson said to them, Swear to me that you will not fall upon me yourselves.

And Samson said to her, If they bind me with seven green cords that were never dried, then I shall be weak and be as another man.

And he said to her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that have never been used, then I shall be weak and be as another man.