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.
• 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!” For the men were lying in wait in the inner room. But he snapped the ropes from his arms like a thread. 13Then Delilah said to Samson, “Up to now you have deceived me and told me lies; tell me how you may be bound.” And he said to her, “If you weave the seven locks 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 of his hair and wove them into the web]. And she fastened it with the pin and said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” But he awoke from his sleep and pulled out the pin of the 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 deceived me these three times and have not told me where your great strength is.” 16It came about when she pressed him daily with her words and urged him, that his soul was annoyed 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

• So while he sleptיָשֵׁןyâshên · to sleepH3462
• Delilah took the sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• locksמַחֲלָפָהmachlâphâh · lockH4253
• hairרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• and wove them into the webמַסֶּ֫כֶתmasseketh · webH4545
• And she fastenedתָּקַעtâqa‛ · to blowH8628
• with the pinיָתֵדyâthêd · pegH3489
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to him, “The Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• are upon you, Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹןshimshôn · SamsonH8123
• But he awokeיָקַץyâqats · to awakeH3364
• from his sleepשֵׁנָהshênâh shênâ' · sleepH8142
• and pulledנָסַעnâsa‛ · to set outH5265
• of the loomאֶ֫רֶג'ereg · shuttleH708

Cross-references for Judges 16:14

• Ezra 9:13After all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and our great guilt, since You our God have requited us less than our iniquities deserve, and have given us an escaped remnant as this,
• Psalms 106:43Many times He would deliver them; They, however, were rebellious in their counsel, And so sank down in 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