Judges 15:13-14
15:13 They said to him, “We promise! 1 We will only take you prisoner and hand you over to them. We promise not to kill you.” They tied him up with two brand new ropes and led him up from the cliff.
15:14 When he arrived in Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they approached him. But the Lord’s spirit empowered 2 him. The ropes around his arms were like flax dissolving in 3 fire, and they 4 melted away from his hands.
Judges 16:11
16:11 He said to her, “If they tie me tightly with brand new ropes that have never been used, 5 I will become weak and be just like any other man.”
1 tn Heb “No,” meaning that they will not harm him.
2 tn Heb “rushed on.”
3 tn Heb “burned with.”
4 tn Heb “his bonds.”
5 tn Heb “with which no work has been done.”