1Also Sampson yede in to Gazam, and he siy there a womman hoore, and he entride to hir.

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Joshua 15:47, Joshua 15:47, Ezra 9:1, Ezra 9:2, Genesis 38:16

2And whanne Filisteis hadden seyn this, and it was pupplischid at hem, that Sampson entride in to the citee, thei cumpassiden hym, whanne keperis weren set in the yate of the citee; and thei abididen there al nyyt `with silence, that in the morewtid thei schulen kille Sampson goynge out.

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1 Samuel 23:26, Psalms 118:10, Psalms 118:12, 1 Samuel 23:26, Psalms 118:10

3Forsothe Sampson slepte til to `the myddis of the nyyt; and `fro thennus he roos, and took bothe the closyngis, ethir leeues, of the yate, with hise postis and lok; and he bar tho leeues, put on the schuldris, to the cop of the hil that biholdith Ebron.

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Psalms 107:16, Acts 2:24, Micah 2:13, Isaiah 63:1, Isaiah 63:5

4After these thingis Sampson louyde a womman that dwellide in the valey of Soreth, and sche was clepid Dalida.

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1 Corinthians 10:6, Proverbs 22:14, 1 Corinthians 10:6, Proverbs 22:14, 1 Kings 11:1

5And the princes of Filisteis camen to hir, and seiden, Disseyue thou hym, and lerne thou of hym, in what thing he hath so greet strengthe, and how we mowen ouercome hym, and turmente hym boundun; that if thou doist, we schulen yyue to thee ech man a thousynde and an hundrid platis of siluer.

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Judges 14:15, Joshua 13:3, Judges 14:15, Joshua 13:3, 1 Timothy 6:9

6Therfor Dalida spak to Sampson, Y biseche, seie thou to me, wher ynne is thi gretteste strengthe, and what is that thing, with which thou boundun maist not breke?

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Proverbs 22:14, Proverbs 26:28, Jeremiah 9:2, Jeremiah 9:5, Proverbs 7:21

7To whom Sampson answeride, If Y be boundun with seuene coordis of senewis not yit drye `and yit moiste, Y schal be feble as othere men.

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Colossians 3:9, Romans 3:8, 1 Samuel 27:10, Judges 16:10, 1 Samuel 19:17

8And the princis of Filisteis brouyten `to hir seuene coordis, as he hadde seide; with whiche sche boond him,

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Ecclesiastes 7:26, Ecclesiastes 7:26

9while buyschementis weren hid at hir, and abididen in a closet the ende of the thing. And sche criede to hym, Sampson, Filisteis ben on thee! Which brak the boondis, as if a man brekith a threed of herdis, writhun with spotle, whanne it hath take the odour of fier; and it was not knowun wher ynne his strengthe was.

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Psalms 58:9, Psalms 58:9

10And Dalida seide to hym, Lo! thou hast scorned me, and thou hast spok fals; nameli now schewe thou to me, with what thing thou schuldist be boundun.

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Judges 16:13, Judges 16:13, Proverbs 24:28, Luke 22:48, Ezekiel 33:31

11To whom he answeride, If Y be boundun with newe coordis, that weren not yit in werk, I schal be feble, and lijk othere men.

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Judges 15:13, Ephesians 4:25, Proverbs 13:3, Proverbs 29:25, Proverbs 13:5

12With whiche Dalida boond him eft, and criede, Sampson, Filistees ben on thee! the while buyschementis weren maad redi in closet. Which brak `so the boondis as thredis of webbis.

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13And Dalida seide eft to hym, Hou long schalt thou disseyue me, and schalt speke fals? Schew thou to me, with what thing thou schalt be boundun. To whom Sampson answeryde, he seide, If thou plattist seuene heeris of myn heed with a strong boond, and fastnest to the erthe a naile boundun a boute with these, Y schal be feble.

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14And whanne Dalida hadde do this, sche seide to hym, Sampson, Filisteis ben on thee! And he roos fro sleep, and drow out the nail, with the heeris and strong boond.

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Ezra 9:13, Ezra 9:14, Psalms 106:43, Ezra 9:13, Ezra 9:14

15And Dalida seide to hym, Hou seist thou, that thou louest me, sithen thi soule is not with me? Bi thre tymes thou liedist to me, and noldist seie to me, wher ynne is thi moost strengthe.

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Judges 14:16, Judges 14:16, 1 John 2:15, 1 John 2:16, 1 John 2:15

16And whanne sche was diseseful to hym, and cleuyde to hym contynueli bi many daies, and yaf not space to reste, his lijf failide, and was maad wery `til to deeth.

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Proverbs 7:21, Proverbs 7:23, Proverbs 7:21, Proverbs 7:23, Jonah 4:9

17Thanne he openyde the treuthe of the thing, and seide to hir, Yrun stiede neuere on myn heed, for Y am a Nazarei, that is, halewid to the Lord, fro `the wombe of my modir; if myn heed be schauun, my strengthe schal go awei fro me, and Y schal faile, and Y schal be as othere men.

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Micah 7:5, Micah 7:5, Proverbs 12:23, Judges 13:5, Proverbs 12:23

18And sche siy that he knowlechide to hir al his wille, `ether herte; and sche sente to the princes of Filisteis, and comaundide, Stie ye yit onys, for now he openyde his herte to me. Whiche stieden, with the money takun which thei bihiyten.

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Matthew 26:15, 1 Timothy 6:10, Judges 16:5, Matthew 26:15, 1 Timothy 6:10

19And sche made hym slepe on hir knees, and `bowe the heed in hir bosum; and sche clepide a barbour, and schauede seuene heeris of hym; and sche bigan to caste hym awei, and to put fro hir; for anoon the strengthe yede awei fro him.

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Proverbs 7:21, Proverbs 7:23, Proverbs 7:26, Proverbs 7:27, Proverbs 7:21

20And sche seide, Sampson, Filisteis ben on thee! And he roos fro sleep, and seide to his soule, Y schal go out, as and Y dide bifore, and Y schal schake me fro boondis; and he wiste not, that the Lord hadde goon awei fro hym.

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Numbers 14:42, Numbers 14:43, Numbers 14:42, Numbers 14:43, 1 Samuel 16:14

21And whanne Filisteis hadden take hym, anoon thei diden out hise iyen, and ledden hym boundun with chaynes to Gaza, and `maden hym closid in prisoun to grynde.

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Proverbs 2:19, Proverbs 2:19, Matthew 24:41, Isaiah 47:2, Proverbs 14:14

22And now hise heeris bigunnen to growe ayen;

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Psalms 107:13, Psalms 107:14, Psalms 107:13, Psalms 107:14, Psalms 106:44

23and the princes of Filisteis camen togidere to offre grete sacrifices to Dagon, her god, and `to ete, seiynge, Oure god hath bitake oure enemy Sampson in to oure hondis.

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1 Samuel 5:2, 1 Samuel 5:5, Proverbs 24:17, 1 Samuel 5:2, 1 Samuel 5:5

24And the puple seynge also this thing preiside her god, and seide the same thingis, Our god hath bitake oure aduersarie in to oure hondis, which dide awey oure lond, and killide ful many men.

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Daniel 5:4, Daniel 5:4, 1 Samuel 31:9, Daniel 5:23, Isaiah 37:20

25And thei weren glad bi feestis, for thei hadden ete thanne; and thei comaundiden, that Sampson schulde be clepid, and schulde pleie bifor hem; which was led out of prisoun, and pleiede bifor hem; and thei maden hym stonde bitwixe twei pileris.

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2 Samuel 13:28, Judges 9:27, Judges 19:6, 2 Samuel 13:28, Judges 9:27

26And he seide to the `child gouernynge hise steppis, Suffre thou me, that Y touche the pilers on whiche al the hows stondith, that Y be bowid on tho, and reste a litil.

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27Sotheli the hows was ful of men and of wymmen, and the princes of the Filisteis weren there, and aboute thre thousynde of `euer either kynde, biholdynge fro the roof and the soler Sampson pleynge.

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Deuteronomy 22:8, Deuteronomy 22:8, 2 Samuel 11:2, Joshua 2:8, 2 Samuel 11:2

28And whanne the Lord `was inwardli clepid, he seide, My Lord God, haue mynde on me, and, my God, yelde thou now to me the formere strengthe, that Y venge me of myn enemyes, and that Y resseyue o veniaunce for the los of tweyne iyen.

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Lamentations 3:31, Lamentations 3:32, Jeremiah 15:15, Lamentations 3:31, Lamentations 3:32

29And he took bothe pilers, on whiche the hows stood, and he helde the oon of tho in the riythond, and the tother in the left hond; and seide,

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30My lijf die with Filesteis! And whanne the pileris weren schakun togidere strongli, the hows felde on alle the princes, and on the tother multitude, that was there; and he diynge killide many moo, than he quyk hadde slayn bifore.

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Philippians 2:8, Matthew 16:25, Philippians 2:8, Matthew 16:25, Psalms 62:3

31Forsothe hise britheren and al the kinrede camen doun, and token his bodi, and birieden bitwixe Saraa and Escahol, in the sepulcre of his fadir Manue; and he demyde Israel twenti yeer.

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Judges 15:20, Judges 15:20, Judges 13:2, Judges 13:25, Judges 13:2