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Judges 16:16
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KJ21
And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death,
ASV
And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, that his soul was vexed unto death.
AMP
When she pressured him day after day with her words and pleaded with him, he was annoyed to death.
AMPC
And when she pressed him day after day with her words and urged him, he was vexed to death.
BRG
And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death;
CSB
Because she nagged him day after day and pleaded with him until she wore him out,
CSBA
Because she nagged him day after day and pleaded with him until she wore him out,
CEB
She nagged him with her words day after day and begged him until he became worn out to the point of death.
CJB
Every day she kept nagging at him and pressing at him, till it bothered him to death,
CEV
Delilah started nagging and pestering him day after day, until he couldn't stand it any longer.
DARBY
And it came to pass when she pressed him daily with her words and urged him, that his soul was vexed unto death;
DRA
And when she pressed him much, and continually hung upon him for many days, giving him no time to rest, his soul fainted away, and was wearied even until death.
ERV
She kept bothering Samson day after day. He got so tired of her asking him about his secret that he felt like he was going to die.
EASY
She continued to say the same thing to Samson many times. Her words made Samson very upset. He felt that he wanted to die.
EHV
This was how she tormented him with her words day after day and nagged him until he was sick to death of it.
ESV
And when she pressed him hard with her words day after day, and urged him, his soul was vexed to death.
ESVUK
And when she pressed him hard with her words day after day, and urged him, his soul was vexed to death.
EXB
She ·kept bothering [nagged; pressed] Samson about his secret day after day until ·he felt he was going to die [L his soul was annoyed to death]!
GNV
And because she was importunate upon him with her words continually, and vexed him, his soul was pained unto the death.
GW
Every day she made his life miserable with her questions. She pestered him until he wished he were dead.
GNT
She kept on asking him, day after day. He got so sick and tired of her bothering him about it
HCSB
Because she nagged him day after day and pleaded with him until she wore him out,
ICB
She kept bothering Samson about his secret day after day. He became so tired of it he felt he was going to die!
ISV
She nagged him every day with this speech, pestering him until he was annoyed nearly to death.
JUB
And it came to pass that, pressing and grinding him daily with her words, his soul was reduced unto mortal anguish.
KJV
And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death;
AKJV
And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death;
LSB
Now it happened when she pressed him daily with her words and urged him, that his soul was annoyed to death.
LEB
And because she nagged him day after day with her words, and pestered him, his soul grew impatient to the point of death.
TLB
She nagged at him every day until he couldn’t stand it any longer and finally told her his secret. “My hair has never been cut,” he confessed, “for I’ve been a Nazirite to God since before my birth. If my hair were cut, my strength would leave me, and I would become as weak as anyone else.”
MSG
She kept at it day after day, nagging and tormenting him. Finally, he was fed up—he couldn’t take another minute of it. He spilled it. He told her, “A razor has never touched my head. I’ve been God’s Nazirite from conception. If I were shaved, my strength would leave me; I would be as helpless as any other mortal.”
MEV
Every day she nagged him with her words and pleaded with him until he was tired to death.
NOG
Every day she made his life miserable with her questions. She pestered him until he wished he were dead.
NABRE
She pressed him continually and pestered him till he was deathly weary of it.
NASB
And it came about, when she pressed him daily with her words and urged him, that his soul was annoyed to death.
NASB1995
It came about when she pressed him daily with her words and urged him, that his soul was annoyed to death.
NCB
She wore him out by talking to him day after day, and nagging him, until he was tired to death,
NCV
She kept bothering Samson about his secret day after day until he felt he was going to die!
NET
She nagged him every day and pressured him until he was sick to death of it.
NIRV
She continued to pester him day after day. She nagged him until he was sick and tired of it.
NIV
With such nagging she prodded him day after day until he was sick to death of it.
NIVUK
With such nagging she prodded him day after day until he was sick to death of it.
NKJV
And it came to pass, when she pestered him daily with her words and pressed him, so that his soul was vexed to death,
NLV
She asked him day after day until his soul was troubled to death.
NLT
She tormented him with her nagging day after day until he was sick to death of it.
NRSVA
Finally, after she had nagged him with her words day after day, and pestered him, he was tired to death.
NRSVACE
Finally, after she had nagged him with her words day after day, and pestered him, he was tired to death.
NRSVCE
Finally, after she had nagged him with her words day after day, and pestered him, he was tired to death.
NRSVUE
Finally, after she had nagged him with her words day after day and pestered him, he was tired to death.
OJB
And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his nefesh was vexed unto death;
RGT
And because she pressed him with her words continually, and pestered him, his soul was pained to the death.
RSV
And when she pressed him hard with her words day after day, and urged him, his soul was vexed to death.
RSVCE
And when she pressed him hard with her words day after day, and urged him, his soul was vexed to death.
TLV
Now it came about when she nagged him daily with her speeches and kept bothering him, his soul was annoyed to death.
VOICE
She continued to ask him, day after day, always nagging; and finally he was tired of it, so tired he couldn’t stand to hear it any longer.
WEB
When she pressed him daily with her words and urged him, his soul was troubled to death.
WYC
And when she was dis-easeful to him, and cleaved to him continually by many days, and to him gave no space to rest, his life failed, and was made weary unto the death. (And when she had made his life miserable, and continually cleaved to him for many days, and gave him no time for any rest, his strength, or his resolve, failed, and he was made weary unto the death.)
YLT
And it cometh to pass, because she distressed him with her words all the days, and doth urge him, and his soul is grieved to death,
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