Delilah says to him again: "Until now you have mocked me and told me lies; tell me how you might be bound'' (וַתֹּאמֶר דְּלִילָה אֵלָיו עַד־עַתָּה הִשַּׁעְתַּנִּי וַתְּדַבְּרִי־לִי שְׁקָרִים הַגִּידָה־לִּי בַּמַּה תִּאָסֵר) — her accusation shifts slightly from ``you have mocked me'' (first instance) to ``you have deceived me'' (הִשַּׁעְתַּנִּי, literally ``made me empty'' or ``deceived me''), showing increasing emotional intensity and implied hurt. She combines reproach with continued seduction, suggesting that her intimacy with Samson is genuine even as her purpose remains treacherous. The narrative presents her as a complex figure: she is undoubtedly Samson's betrayer and the Philistines' agent, yet her words express genuine exasperation and perhaps real affection mixed with mercenary motivation. Samson, by contrast, shows no growth in perception or caution despite two clear demonstrations of her betrayal.

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