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Judges 16:14
14So while he slept, Delilah took the seven locks (braids) of his hair and wove them into the web]. And she fastened it with the pin [of the loom] and said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And he awoke from his sleep and pulled out the pin of the [weaver’s] loom and the web.
Judges 16:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web.
- New International Version (NIV)and tightened it with the pin. Again she called to him, “Samson, the Philistines are upon you!” He awoke from his sleep and pulled up the pin and the loom, with the fabric.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So while he slept, Delilah took the seven locks of his head and wove them into the web. And she made them tight with the pin and said to him, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" But he awoke from his sleep and pulled away the pin, the loom, and the web.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So she wove it tightly with the batten of the loom, and said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” But he awoke from his sleep, and pulled out the batten and the web from the loom.
Context of Judges 16:14
12So Delilah took new ropes and bound him with them and said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And the men lying in ambush were in the inner room. But he snapped the ropes off his arms like [sewing] thread. 13Then Delilah said to Samson, “Until now you have mocked me and told me lies; tell me [truthfully] with what you may be bound.” And he said to her, “If you weave the seven braids of my hair with the web [and fasten it with a pin, then I will become weak and be like any other man.” So while he slept, Delilah took the seven locks (braids) of his hair and wove them into the web]. And she fastened it with the pin [of the loom] and said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And he awoke from his sleep and pulled out the pin of the [weaver’s] loom and the web. 15Then she said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times and have not told me where your great strength lies.” 16When she pressured him day after day with her words and pleaded with him, he was annoyed to death.
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וַתְּיַשְּׁנֵהוּ וַתַּאֲרִיג אֶת־שֶׁבַע מַחְלְפוֹת רֹאשׁוֹ עִם־הַמַּסֶּכֶת וַתִּתְקַע֙ בַּיָּתֵ֔ד וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו פְּלִשְׁתִּ֥ים עָלֶ֖יךָ שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹן וַיִּיקַץ֙ מִשְּׁנָת֔וֹ וַיִּסַּ֛ע אֶת־הַיְתַ֥ד הָאֶ֖רֶג וְאֶת־הַמַּסָּֽכֶת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And she fastenedתָּקַעtâqa‛ · to blowH8628
- with the pinיָתֵדyâthêd · pegH3489
- and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- unto him, The Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
- upon thee, Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹןshimshôn · SamsonH8123
- And he awakedיָקַץyâqats · to awakeH3364
- out of his sleepשֵׁנָהshênâh shênâ' · sleepH8142
- and went awayנָסַעnâsa‛ · to set outH5265
- of the beamאֶ֫רֶג'ereg · shuttleH708
- and with the webמַסֶּ֫כֶתmasseketh · webH4545
Cross-references for Judges 16:14
- Ezra 9:13And after everything that has come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great guilt, since You our God have punished us less than our wrongdoings deserve, and have given us survivors like these,
- Psalms 106:43Many times He rescued them; But they were rebellious in their counsel, And sank down in their wickedness.
Commentaries on Judges 16:14
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14And she fastened it with the pin - The meaning of the verses seems to be that the seven long plaits, in which Samson‘s hair was arranged, were to be woven as a woof into the threads of a warp which stood prepared on a loom in the chamber, which loom Delilah fastened down with a pin, so as to keep it firm and immoveable. But Samson, when he awoke, tore up the pin from its socket, and went away with the loom and the pin fastened to his hair. The beam…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-17Verses 4-17 Samson had been more than once brought into mischief and danger by the love of women, yet he would not take warning, but is again taken in the same snare, and this third time is fatal. Licentiousness is one of the things that take away the heart. This is a deep pit into which many have fallen; but from which few have escaped, and those by a miracle of mercy, with the loss of reputation and usefulness, of almost all, except their souls. The…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-14Samson's hair might have been woven into the fabric as the weft on the loom's warp, then tightened like in regular weaving.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web--that is, the whole weaving apparatus.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Judges 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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