| 11. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 16:11:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand he said Judges 16:11:2 ⧉אֵלֶ֔יהָelehato her Judges 16:11:3 ⧉אִם־אָס֤וֹרimasorif binding Judges 16:11:4 ⧉יַאַסְר֙וּנִי֙yaasrunithey bind me Judges 16:11:5 ⧉בַּעֲבֹתִ֣יםbaavotimwith cords Judges 16:11:6 ⧉חֲדָשִׁ֔יםkhadashimnew Judges 16:11:7 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֛רasherwhich Judges 16:11:8 ⧉לֹֽא־נַעֲשָׂ֥הlonaasahas not been made Judges 16:11:9 ⧉בָהֶ֖םvahemin them Judges 16:11:10 ⧉מְלָאכָ֑הmelakhawork Judges 16:11:11 ⧉וְחָלִ֥יתִיvekhalitithen I will be weak Judges 16:11:12 ⧉וְהָיִ֖יתִיvehayitiand I will be Judges 16:11:13 ⧉כְּאַחַ֥דkeakhadlike one Judges 16:11:14 ⧉הָאָדָֽם׃haadamthe man |
| 11. Formal Translation And he said to her, “If they bind me with new cords that have never borne labor, then I will become weak and be like any other man.” |
| 11. Dynamic Translation He told her, “If they tie me up with fresh ropes that have never been used for work, I will grow weak and be just like any ordinary person.” |