Judges 16:14

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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then she tightened it with the loom shuttle. Again she cried out, “Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!” But Samson woke up, pulled back the loom shuttle, and yanked his hair away from the loom and the fabric.

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 an inner chamber. But he snapped the ropes off his arms like a thread. 13Then Delilah said to Samson, "Until now you have mocked me and told me lies. Tell me how you might be bound." And he said to her, "If you weave the seven locks of my head with the web and fasten it tight with the pin, then I shall become weak and be like any other man." 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. 15And 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 you have not told me where your great strength lies." 16And when she pressed him hard with her words day after day, and urged him, his soul was vexed to death.

Judges 16:14 word by word

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 all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great guilt, seeing that you, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserved and have given us such a remnant as this,
• Psalms 106:43Many times he delivered them, but they were rebellious in their purposes and were brought low through their iniquity.

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

Topics related to Judges 16:14

• Conspiracy
• Deception
• Delilah
• Friends
• Samson
• Weaving
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Philistines
• Samson
• Delilah
• Feel
• Mock
• Quiet
• Sport
• Told
• Weaving, weavers
• Beam

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