Judges 16:19

She made him sleep on her knees; and she called for a man, and shaved off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.

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WEBBE

She made him sleep on her knees; and she called for a man and shaved off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.

BSB

And having lulled him to sleep on her lap, she called a man to shave off the seven braids of his head. In this way she began to subdue him, and his strength left him.

KJV

And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.

ASV

And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and shaved off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.

BBE

And she made him go to sleep on her knees; and she sent for a man and had his seven twists of hair cut off; and while it was being done he became feeble and his strength went from him.

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וַתְּיַשְּׁנֵהוּ va·te·ya·she·ne·hu and she made sleep him H3462 עַל־ 'al- on H5921 בִּרְכֶּיהָ bir·kei·ha knees her H1290 וַתִּקְרָא va·tik·ra' and she summoned H7121 לָאִישׁ la·'ish (to) the man H376 וַתְּגַלַּח va·te·ga·lach and she shaved off H1548 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 שֶׁבַע she·va' seven H7651 מַחְלְפוֹת mach·le·fot [the] plaits of H4253 רֹאשׁוֹ ro·sho head his H7218 וַתָּחֶל va·ta·chel and she began H2490 לְעַנּוֹתוֹ le·'a·no·to to humble him H6031 וַיָּסַר vai·ya·sar and it departed H5493 כֹּחוֹ ko·cho strength his H3581 מֵעָלָיו me·'a·lav from on (the) him H5921

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 18–21

See the fatal effects of false security. Satan ruins men by flattering them into a good opinion of their own safety, and so bringing them to mind nothing, and fear nothing; and then he robs them of their strength and honour, and leads them captive at his will. When we sleep our spiritual enemies do not. Samson's eyes were the inlets of his sin, (ver. #(1),) and now his punishment began there. Now the Philistines blinded him, he had time to remember how his own lust had before blinded him. The best way to preserve the eyes, is, to turn them away from beholding vanity. Take warning by his fall, carefully to watch against all fleshly lusts; for all our glory is gone, and our defence departed from us, when our separation to God, as spiritual Nazarites, is profaned.

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