Judges 16:20

She said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” He awoke out of his sleep, and said, “I will go out as at other times, and shake myself free.” But he didn’t know that Yahweh had departed from him.

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She said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” He awoke out of his sleep, and said, “I will go out as at other times, and shake myself free.” But he didn’t know that the LORD had departed from him.

BSB

Then she called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” When Samson awoke from his sleep, he thought, “I will escape as I did before and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him.

KJV

And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the LORD was departed from him.

ASV

And she said, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times, and shake myself free. But he knew not that Jehovah was departed from him.

BBE

Then she said, The Philistines are on you, Samson. And awaking from his sleep, he said, I will go out as at other times, shaking myself free. But he was not conscious that the Lord had gone from him.

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וַתֹּאמֶר va·to·mer and she said H559 פְּלִשְׁתִּים pe·lish·tim [the] Philistines H6430 עָלֶיךָ 'a·lei·kha [are] on you H5921 שִׁמְשׁוֹן shim·shon O Samson H8123 וַיִּקַץ vai·yi·katz and he awoke H3364 מִשְּׁנָתוֹ mi·she·na·to from sleep his H8142 וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 אֵצֵא 'e·tze' I will go out H3318 כְּפַעַם ke·fa·'am as time H6471 בְּפַעַם be·fa·'am on time H6471 וְאִנָּעֵר ve·'i·na·'er so I may shake myself free H5287 וְהוּא ve·hu' and he H1931 לֹא lo' not H3808 יָדַע ya·da' he knew H3045 כִּי ki that H3588 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 סָר sar he had departed H5493 מֵעָלָיו me·'a·lav from with (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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