Samson says to her: "If I am bound with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, then I shall become weak and be like any other man" (וַיֹּאמֶר לָהּ שִׁמְשׁוֹן אִם־יַאַסְרוּנִי בְשִׁבְעָה יְתָרִים לַחִים אֲשֶׁר לֹא־הוּבְשׁוּ וְדָלֹתִי וְהָיִיתִי כְאִישׁ אָחֹר) — his answer is precise and technical, suggesting either a game or a dangerous confidence in his strength. The seven fresh bowstrings (יְתָרִים לַחִים) represent a binding that would theoretically require strength to break, yet not the ultimate source of his power. The phrase ``I would become weak like any other man'' (דָּלֹתִי וְהָיִיתִי כְאִישׁ אָחֹר) reveals Samson's understanding that his strength is not intrinsic but conditional, dependent on some unknown factor. His willingness to articulate these answers suggests either confidence born of arrogance or a deepening moral blindness that mistakes testing with trust.

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