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withs, (×œ×—×™× ×™×ª×¨×™×, yethaÌ„rı̄m laḥı̄m, margin “new bowstrings,†the King James Version margin “new (moist) cords†(); Septuagint νευÏὰ ὑγÏαÌ, neuraÌ hugraÌ): The material with which Samson was bound by Delilah () was probably some moist “gut†such as was used for bowstrings. Compare מיתרי×, meÌ„thaÌ„rı̄m, “bowstrings†(; יתר, yether, ; ); laḥı̄m, translated “green,†means “fresh,†“sappy†or “moist.â€