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Berean Standard Bible

“The lords of the Philistines went to her and said, “Entice him and find out the source of his great strength and how we can overpower him to tie him up and subdue him. Then each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver. ””

Judges 16:5

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Samson has fallen in love with Delilah in the Valley of Sorek. The Philistine leaders see an opportunity.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

The lords of the Philistines went to her and said, “Entice him and find out the source of his great strength and how we can overpower him to tie him up and subdue him. Then each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver. ”

World English Bible (WEB)

The lords of the Philistines came up to her, and said to her, “Entice him, and see in which his great strength lies, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him; and we will each give you eleven hundred pieces of silver.”

King James Version (KJV)

And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred [pieces] of silver.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the chiefs of the Philistines came up to her, and said to her, Make use of your power over him and see what is the secret of his great strength, and how we may get the better of him, and put bands on him, so that we may make him feeble; and every one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y vinieron á ella los príncipes de los Filisteos, y dijéronle: Engáñale y sabe en qué consiste su grande fuerza, y cómo lo podríamos vencer, para que lo atemos y lo atormentemos; y cada uno de nosotros te dará mil y cien siclos de plata.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Los cinco jefes de los filisteos fueron a hablar con ella y le pidieron que tratara de descubrir qué era lo que hacía que Sansón tuviera tanta fuerza, a fin de saber cómo vencerlo y encadenarlo. «Cada uno de nosotros te dará mil cien monedas de plata si lo haces» —le prometieron.

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