And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.
If they bind me fast with new ropes, х ba`ªbotiym (H5688), with cords]. It is not said of what material they were formed; but, from their being dried, it is probable they were twigs, like the former. The Hebrew intimates that they were twisted or interwoven, and of a thick, strong description.