Judges 16:19 “And having lulled him to sleep on her lap, she called a man to shave o…”

Judges 16:19

And having lulled him to sleep on her lap, she called a man to shave off the seven braids of his head. In this way she began to subdue him, and his strength left him.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.

World English Bible

She made him sleep on her knees; and she called for a man and shaved off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.

American Standard Version

And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and shaved off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.

Geneva Bible 1599

And she made him sleepe vpon her knees, and she called a man, and made him to shaue off the seuen lockes of his head, and shee began to vexe him, and his strength was gone from him.

Darby Translation

And she made him sleep upon her knees, and called a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to overpower him, and his strength went from him.

Young's Literal Translation

and she maketh him sleep on her knees, and calleth for a man, and shaveth the seven locks of his head, and beginneth to afflict him, and his power turneth aside from off him;

Bible in Basic English

And she made him go to sleep on her knees; and she sent for a man and had his seven twists of hair cut off; and while it was being done he became feeble and his strength went from him.

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Cross references

“she made”

Proverbs 7:21–23 Ecclesiastes 7:26 Proverbs 7:26 Proverbs 7:27 Proverbs 23:33 Proverbs 23:34

Proverbs 7:21–23 · BSB

With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him.

Ecclesiastes 7:26 · BSB

And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is ensnared.

Proverbs 7:26 · BSB

For she has brought many down to death; her slain are many in number.

Proverbs 7:27 · BSB

Her house is the road to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death.

Proverbs 23:33 · BSB

Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will utter perversities.

Proverbs 23:34 · BSB

You will be like one sleeping on the high seas or lying on the top of a mast:

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

18When Delilah realized that he had revealed to her all that was in his heart, she sent this message to the lords of the Philistines: “Come up once more, for he has revealed to me all that is in his heart.” Then the lords of the Philistines came to her, bringing the money in their hands.

20Then 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.

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