Judges 16:22

Judges 16:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.
• New International Version (NIV)But the hair on his head began to grow again after it had been shaved.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the hair of his head began to grow again after it had been shaved.
• New King James Version (NKJV)However, the hair of his head began to grow again after it had been shaven.

Context of Judges 16:22

20She said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And he awoke from his sleep and said, “I will go out as I have time after time and shake myself free.” For Samson did not know that the Lord had departed from him. 21Then the Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza and bound him with [two] bronze chains; and he was forced to be a grinder [of grain into flour at the mill] in the prison. But the hair of his head began to grow again after it had been shaved off. 23Now the Philistine lords gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to celebrate, for they said, “Our god has given Samson our enemy into our hands!” 24When the people saw Samson, they praised their god, for they said, “Our god has handed over our enemy to us, The ravager of our country, Who has killed many of us.”

Judges 16:22 word by word

וַיָּ֧חֶל שְׂעַר־רֹאשׁ֛וֹ לְצַמֵּ֖חַ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר גֻּלָּֽח׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Howbeit the hairשֵׂעָרώê‛âr ώa‛ar · hairH8181
• of his headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• beganחָלַלchâlal · to profane/begin: beginH2490
• to grow againצָמַחtsâmach · to springH6779
• afterכַּאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · as whichH834
• he was shavenגָּלַחgâlach · to shaveH1548

Cross-references for Judges 16:22

• Leviticus 26:44Yet in spite of this, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them, nor will I so despise them as to destroy them, breaking My covenant with them; for I am the Lord their God.
• Deuteronomy 32:36For the Lord will vindicate His people, And will have compassion on His servants, When He sees that their strength (hand) is gone, And none remains, whether bond or free.
• Psalms 106:44Nevertheless He looked [sympathetically] at their distress When He heard their cry;
• Psalms 107:13Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, And He saved them from their distresses.

Commentaries on Judges 16:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22The hair of his head began to grow again - And may we not suppose that, sensible of his sin and folly, he renewed his Nazir vow to the Lord, in consequence of which his supernatural strength was again restored?Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-24Verses 22-24 Samson's afflictions were the means of bringing him to deep repentance. By the loss of his bodily sight the eyes of his understanding were opened; and by depriving him of bodily strength, the Lord was pleased to renew his spiritual strength. The Lord permits some few to wander wide and sink deep, yet he recovers them at last, and marking his displeasure at sin in their severe temporal sufferings, preserves them from sinking into the pit of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22No one was sure if the Lord would restore Samson's strength as his hair grew back; there was only hope that the Lord's earlier promise—that Samson would start to rescue Israel—remained true.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again--It is probable that he had now reflected on his folly; and becoming a sincere penitent, renewed his Nazarite vow. "His hair grew together with his repentance, and his strength with his hairs" [Bishop Hall].Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 16:22

• Gaza
• Samson

In the dictionaries

• Feel
• Gaza
• Mock
• Quiet
• Samson
• Sport
• Told
• Dagon
• Delilah
• Israel, History of

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