When the Philistines persuaded Samson’s fellow Israelites to capture him, “Jehovah’s spirit became operative upon him, and the ropes that were upon his arms came to be like linen threads that have been scorched with fire, so that his fetters melted off his hands. ”
Kui vilistid veensid iisraellasi Simsonit kinni võtma, tuli „Jehoova vaim... võimsasti ta peale ja siis olid köied ta käsivartel otsekui tules kõrbevad linased lõngad ja tal sulasid köidikud kätelt ”.