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This is the third time you have made a fool of me and haven&#8217t told me the secret of your great strength.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/judges/16.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then Delilah pouted, “How can you tell me, ‘I love you,’ when you don’t share your secrets with me? You’ve made fun of me three times now, and you still haven’t told me what makes you so strong!” <a href="/esv/judges/16.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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 where your great strength lies.” <a href="/bsb/judges/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “How can you say, ‘I love you,’” she asked, “when your heart is not with me? This is the third time you have mocked me and failed to reveal to me the source of your great strength!” <a href="/kjv/judges/16.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/judges/16.htm">New King James Version</a> 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.” <a href="/nasb_/judges/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then she said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when your heart is not with me? You have toyed with me these three times and have not told me where your great strength is.” <a href="/nasb/judges/16.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then she said to him, &#8220How can you say, &#8216I love you,&#8217 when your heart is not with me? You have deceived me these three times and have not told me where your great strength is.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/judges/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then she said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when your heart is not with me? You have deceived me these three times and have not told me where your great strength is.” <a href="/lsb/judges/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then she said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when your heart is not with me? You have deceived me these three times and have not told me where your great strength is.” <a href="/amp/judges/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a> 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.” <a href="/csb/judges/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ ” she told him, “when your heart is not with me? This is the third time you have mocked me and not told me what makes your strength so great! ” <a href="/hcsb/judges/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> How can you say, &#8216I love you,&#8217&#8221 she told him, &#8220when your heart is not with me? This is the third time you have mocked me and not told me what makes your strength so great!&#8221 <a href="/asv/judges/16.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/judges/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> "Samson," Delilah said, "you claim to love me, but you don't mean it! You've made me look like a fool three times now, and you still haven't told me why you are so strong." <a href="/erv/judges/16.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/judges/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Delilah said to Samson, "How can you say that you love me when your heart isn't mine? You've made fun of me three times now, but you still haven't told me what makes you so strong." <a href="/gnt/judges/16.htm">Good News Translation</a> So she said to him, "How can you say you love me, when you don't mean it? You've made a fool of me three times, and you still haven't told me what makes you so strong." <a href="/isv/judges/16.htm">International Standard Version</a> 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 href="/msb/judges/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?How can you say, ?I love you,?? she asked, ?when your heart is not with me? This is the third time you have mocked me and failed to reveal to me the source of your great strength!? <a href="/net/judges/16.htm">NET Bible</a> 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." <a href="/nheb/judges/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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." <a href="/wbt/judges/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/judges/16.htm">World English Bible</a> 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.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/judges/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And she says to him, “How do you say, I have loved you, and your heart is not with me? These three times you have played on me, and have not declared to me wherein your great power [is].” <a href="/ylt/judges/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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.' <a href="/slt/judges/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> 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.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/judges/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Dalila said to him: How dost thou say thou lovest me, when thy mind is not with me? Thou hast told me lies these three times, and wouldst not tell me wherein thy great strength lieth. <a href="/cpdv/judges/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And Delilah said to him: “How can you say that you love me, when your soul is not with me? You have lied to me on three occasions, and you are not willing to reveal wherein lies your very great strength.” <a href="/nabre/judges/16.htm">New American Bible</a> Then she said to him, “How can you say ‘I love you’ when your heart is not mine? Three times already you have mocked me, and not told me where you get your great strength!” <a href="/nrsvce/judges/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then she said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me three times now and have not told me what makes your strength so great.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/judges/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And she said to him, How can you say to me. I love you, when your heart is not with me? For behold, you have deceived me these three times, and you have not told me wherein your great strength lies. <a href="/hpbt/judges/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And she said to him: “How have you said to me, ‘I love you’, and your heart was not with me? Behold, three times you have lied to me and you have not shown me in what is your great power!”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/judges/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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.' <a href="/sep/judges/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Dalida said to Sampson, How sayest thou, I love thee, when thy heart is not with me? this third time thou hast deceived me, and hast not told me wherein is thy great strength. <a href="/parallel/judges/16-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=4867" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/judges/16.htm">Delilah Discovers the Secret</a> 15<a href="/hebrew/349.htm" title="349: ’êḵ (Interjection) -- How?. Also eykah; and teykakah; prolonged from 'ay; how? Or how!; also where.">“How</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wat·tō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">can you say,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="157: ’ă·haḇ·tîḵ (V-Qal-Perf-1cs:: 2fs) -- To love. Or raheb; a primitive root; to have affection for.">‘I love you,’”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: tō·mar (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">she asked,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: wə·lib·bə·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">“when your heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">is not</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tî (Prep:: 1cs) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">with me?</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: zeh (Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">This</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: šā·lōš (Number-fs) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">is the third</a> <a href="/hebrew/6471.htm" title="6471: pə·‘ā·mîm (N-fp) -- A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence. Or pa;amah; from pa'am; a stroke, literally or figuratively.">time</a> <a href="/hebrew/2048.htm" title="2048: hê·ṯal·tā (V-Hifil-Perf-2ms) -- To deceive, mock. A primitive root; to deride; by implication, to cheat.">you have mocked</a> <a href="/hebrew/bî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">me</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and failed</a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: hig·gaḏ·tā (V-Hifil-Perf-2ms) -- To be conspicuous. ">to reveal</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">to me</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: bam·meh (Prep-b:: Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">the source</a> <a href="/hebrew/3581.htm" title="3581: kō·ḥă·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Or kowach; from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally or figuratively; also a large lizard.">of your great strength!”</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: ḡā·ḏō·wl (Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent."></a> 16Finally, after she had pressed him daily with her words and pleaded until he was sick to death,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/proverbs/7-21.htm">Proverbs 7:21-23</a> With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him. / He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap, / until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare—not knowing it will cost him his life. <a href="/proverbs/5-3.htm">Proverbs 5:3-4</a> Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil, / in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword. <a href="/proverbs/6-24.htm">Proverbs 6:24-26</a> to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress. / Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes. / For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life. <a href="/proverbs/2-16.htm">Proverbs 2:16-19</a> It will rescue you from the forbidden woman, from the stranger with seductive words / who abandons the partner of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God. / For her house sinks down to death, and her tracks to the departed spirits. ... <a href="/proverbs/9-13.htm">Proverbs 9:13-18</a> The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing. / She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city, / calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight. ... <a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">1 Kings 11:1-4</a> King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love. / He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away. ... <a href="/nehemiah/13-26.htm">Nehemiah 13:26</a> Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin. <a href="/genesis/3-12.htm">Genesis 3:12-13</a> And the man answered, “The woman whom You gave me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.” / Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” “The serpent deceived me,” she replied, “and I ate.” <a href="/1_samuel/15-24.htm">1 Samuel 15:24</a> Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned; I have transgressed the LORD’s commandment and your instructions, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice. <a href="/2_samuel/11-2.htm">2 Samuel 11:2-4</a> One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman. / So David sent and inquired about the woman, and he was told, “This is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.” / Then David sent messengers to get her, and when she came to him, he slept with her. (Now she had just purified herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned home. <a href="/matthew/26-14.htm">Matthew 26:14-16</a> Then one of the Twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests / and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver. / So from then on Judas looked for an opportunity to betray Jesus. <a href="/luke/22-3.htm">Luke 22:3-6</a> Then Satan entered Judas Iscariot, who was one of the Twelve. / And Judas went to discuss with the chief priests and temple officers how he might betray Jesus to them. / They were delighted and agreed to give him money. ... <a href="/john/12-4.htm">John 12:4-6</a> But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was going to betray Him, asked, / “Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?” / Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it. <a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Matthew 27:3-5</a> When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders. / “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.” / So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself. <a href="/mark/14-10.htm">Mark 14:10-11</a> Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them. / They were delighted to hear this, and they promised to give him money. So Judas began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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 have not told me wherein your great strength lies.how canst<a href="/judges/14-16.htm">Judges 14:16</a> And Samson's wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell it thee?<a href="/proverbs/2-16.htm">Proverbs 2:16</a> To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;<a href="/proverbs/5-3.htm">Proverbs 5:3-14</a> For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: … when thine<a href="/genesis/29-20.htm">Genesis 29:20</a> And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.<a href="/deuteronomy/6-5.htm">Deuteronomy 6:5</a> And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.<a href="/1_samuel/15-13.htm">1 Samuel 15:13,14</a> And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/16-6.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/1_john/4-16.htm">Confide</a> <a href="/judges/16-13.htm">Deceived</a> <a href="/judges/14-19.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/judges/9-3.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/genesis/41-38.htm">Is'</a> <a href="/judges/14-16.htm">Love</a> <a href="/titus/1-8.htm">Lover</a> <a href="/judges/16-13.htm">Mocked</a> <a href="/judges/16-10.htm">Played</a> <a href="/judges/16-6.htm">Power</a> <a href="/judges/16-9.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/judges/16-10.htm">Sport</a> <a href="/judges/16-9.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/joshua/19-10.htm">Third</a> <a href="/judges/15-11.htm">Three</a> <a href="/judges/16-4.htm">Time</a> <a href="/judges/13-25.htm">Times</a> <a href="/judges/16-6.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/judges/15-12.htm">Won't</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/20-3.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/job/39-12.htm">Confide</a> <a href="/1_samuel/19-17.htm">Deceived</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-13.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/judges/16-17.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-6.htm">Is'</a> <a href="/1_samuel/18-22.htm">Love</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-1.htm">Lover</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-27.htm">Mocked</a> <a href="/judges/19-2.htm">Played</a> <a href="/judges/16-19.htm">Power</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-1.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/judges/16-25.htm">Sport</a> <a href="/judges/16-17.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/judges/20-30.htm">Third</a> <a href="/judges/16-27.htm">Three</a> <a href="/judges/16-20.htm">Time</a> <a href="/judges/16-20.htm">Times</a> <a href="/judges/18-6.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/judges/19-12.htm">Won't</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 16</div>1. <a href="/judges/16-1.htm">Samson at Gaza escapes, and carries away the gates of the city</a> 4. <a href="/judges/16-4.htm">Delilah corrupted by the Philistines, entices Samson</a> 6. <a href="/judges/16-6.htm">Thrice she is deceived</a> 15. <a href="/judges/16-15.htm">At last she overcomes him</a> 21. <a href="/judges/16-21.htm">The Philistines take him, and put out his eyes</a> 22. <a href="/judges/16-22.htm">His strength renewing, he pulls down the house upon the Philistines and dies</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/16.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/judges/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>How can you say, ‘I love you,’ Delilah's question to Samson highlights the tension between words and actions. In biblical terms, love is often demonstrated through actions rather than mere words (1 <a href="/john/3-18.htm">John 3:18</a>). This phrase reflects the theme of genuine love versus deceit, a recurring issue in relationships throughout Scripture.she asked, Delilah's role as the questioner places her in a position of power in this interaction. Her questioning is strategic, aiming to uncover Samson's secret. This reflects the broader biblical theme of temptation and testing, reminiscent of Eve's dialogue with the serpent in <a href="/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3</a>.when your heart is not with me? The heart in biblical terms often represents the center of one's being, including emotions, will, and intellect (<a href="/proverbs/4-23.htm">Proverbs 4:23</a>). Delilah accuses Samson of withholding his true self, which is a significant charge given the covenantal nature of relationships in the Bible, where the heart's allegiance is paramount (<a href="/deuteronomy/6-5.htm">Deuteronomy 6:5</a>).This is the third time you have mocked me The number three in Scripture often signifies completeness or emphasis (<a href="/ecclesiastes/4-12.htm">Ecclesiastes 4:12</a>). Delilah's mention of the third time underscores the seriousness of Samson's repeated deception. This pattern of three can also be seen in Peter's denial of Christ (<a href="/matthew/26-34.htm">Matthew 26:34</a>).and failed to reveal to me the source of your great strength! Samson's strength is a divine gift, linked to his Nazirite vow (<a href="/judges/13-5.htm">Judges 13:5</a>). Delilah's insistence on uncovering this secret reflects the spiritual battle between God's purposes and human manipulation. The theme of strength and weakness is echoed in Paul's writings, where God's power is made perfect in weakness (<a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">2 Corinthians 12:9</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/samson.htm">Samson</a> A judge of Israel known for his supernatural strength, which was a gift from God tied to his Nazirite vow. 2. <a href="/topical/d/delilah.htm">Delilah</a> A Philistine woman whom Samson loved. She was used by the Philistine rulers to discover the secret of Samson's strength. 3. <a href="/topical/p/philistines.htm">Philistines</a> The enemies of Israel during the time of the Judges, who sought to subdue Samson and exploit his weaknesses. 4. <a href="/topical/v/valley_of_sorek.htm">Valley of Sorek</a> The location where Delilah lived and where Samson frequently visited her. 5. <a href="/topical/n/nazirite_vow.htm">Nazirite Vow</a> A vow taken by Samson that included not cutting his hair, abstaining from wine, and avoiding contact with the dead, which was the source of his strength.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/guard_your_heart.htm">Guard Your Heart</a> Samson's downfall began with his emotional entanglement with Delilah. Believers are called to guard their hearts and be discerning in relationships. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_compromise.htm">The Danger of Compromise</a> Samson's repeated interactions with Delilah, despite her clear intentions, illustrate the peril of compromising one's values and commitments. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> Samson's failure to adhere to his Nazirite vow ultimately led to his downfall. Obedience to God's commands is crucial for maintaining spiritual strength. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_deception.htm">The Power of Deception</a> Delilah's manipulation highlights the destructive power of deceit. Christians must be vigilant against deceitful influences that can lead them away from God's truth. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a> Although not directly in this verse, the broader account of Samson's life shows that God can restore and use those who repent, as seen in Samson's final act of strength.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 16</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_view_on_'woke'.htm">How can one truly love God?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_live_by_god's_laws.htm">How should we live according to God's laws?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_the_delilah_spirit.htm">What defines the Delilah spirit?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_samson's_strength_ruin_him.htm">How did Samson's strength lead to his downfall?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) How canst thou say, I love thee . . .?--Samson had undergone all these wiles before, and experienced their hollowness (<a href="/judges/14-16.htm" title="And Samson's wife wept before him, and said, You do but hate me, and love me not: you have put forth a riddle to the children of my people, and have not told it me. And he said to her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell it you?">Judges 14:16</a>), yet he had not learnt wisdom.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 15. - Thy great strength lieth - as before, ver. 6, thy strength is great. <a href="/commentaries/judges/16-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“How אֵ֚יךְ (’êḵ) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_349.htm">Strong's 349: </a> How?, how!, where can you say, וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘I love you,’” אֲהַבְתִּ֔יךְ (’ă·haḇ·tîḵ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_157.htm">Strong's 157: </a> To have affection f she told him, תֹּאמַ֣ר (tō·mar) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “when your heart וְלִבְּךָ֖ (wə·lib·bə·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre is not אֵ֣ין (’ên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle with me? אִתִּ֑י (’it·tî) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> Nearness, near, with, by, at, among This זֶ֣ה (zeh) Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that is the third שָׁלֹ֤שׁ (šā·lōš) Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> Three, third, thrice time פְּעָמִים֙ (pə·‘ā·mîm) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6471.htm">Strong's 6471: </a> A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence you have mocked הֵתַ֣לְתָּ (hê·ṯal·tā) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2048.htm">Strong's 2048: </a> To deride, to cheat me and failed וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no to reveal הִגַּ֣דְתָּ (hig·gaḏ·tā) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> To be conspicuous to me לִּ֔י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> the source בַּמֶּ֖ה (bam·meh) Preposition-b | Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> What?, what!, indefinitely what of your great strength!” כֹּחֲךָ֥ (kō·ḥă·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3581.htm">Strong's 3581: </a> A small reptile (of unknown species) <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/16-15.htm">Judges 16:15 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/judges/16-15.htm">Judges 16:15 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/judges/16-15.htm">Judges 16:15 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/judges/16-15.htm">Judges 16:15 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/judges/16-15.htm">Judges 16:15 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/16-15.htm">Judges 16:15 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/16-15.htm">Judges 16:15 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/16-15.htm">Judges 16:15 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/judges/16-15.htm">Judges 16:15 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/judges/16-15.htm">Judges 16:15 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/judges/16-15.htm">OT History: Judges 16:15 She said to him How can you (Jd Judg. 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