Focused Passage

Judges 16:13-14

Samson's Fall, Blindness, Final Prayer, and Death

Judges 16 moves from Samson's repeated entanglement with Philistine women to his exposed weakness, captivity, and final prayer, showing that the LORD can judge His enemies through a broken deliverer while still warning that consecration cannot be treated casually.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

13Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me all along! Tell me how you can be tied up.” He told her, “If you weave the seven braids of my head into the web of a loom and tighten it with a pin, I will become as weak as any other man.”

14So while he slept, Delilah took the seven braids of his hair and wove them into the web. Then she tightened it with a pin and called to him, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But he awoke from his sleep and pulled out the pin with the loom and the web.

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Verse 13

Cross-references

Judges 16:10Classic cross-references

Original words

Then Delilahדְּלִילָ֜הH1807Noun - proper - feminine singularsaidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singulartoאֶל־H413PrepositionSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֗וֹןH8123Noun - proper - masculine singularYou have mockedהֵתַ֤לְתָּH2048Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singularmeבִּי֙Preposition | first person common singularand lied to meוַתְּדַבֵּ֤רH1696Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular. . .אֵלַי֙H413Preposition | first person common singular. . .כְּזָבִ֔יםH3577Noun - masculine pluralvvvעַד־H5704Prepositionall alongהֵ֜נָּהH2008AdverbTellהַגִּ֣ידָהH5046Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singularmeלִּ֔יPreposition | first person common singularhowבַּמֶּ֖הH4100Preposition-b | Interrogativeyou can be tied upתֵּאָסֵ֑רH631Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularHe told herוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .אֵלֶ֔יהָH413Preposition | third person feminine singularIfאִם־H518Conjunctionyou weaveתַּאַרְגִ֗יH707Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe sevenשֶׁ֛בַעH7651Number - feminine singularbraidsמַחְלְפ֥וֹתH4253Noun - feminine plural constructof my headרֹאשִׁ֖יH7218Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularintoעִם־H5973Prepositionthe web of a loom [and tighten it with a pin, I will become as weak as any other man.]הַמַּסָּֽכֶת׃H4545Article | Noun - feminine singular

BSB notes

See LXX and Vulgate; Hebrew does not include and tighten it with a pin, I will become as weak as any other man.

Verse 14

Cross-references

Ezra 9:13Classic cross-references Judges 16:20Classic cross-references Psalms 106:43Classic cross-references

Original words

[So while he slept, Delilah took the seven braids of his hair and wove them into the web].וַתִּתְקַע֙H8628Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularwith a pinבַּיָּתֵ֔דH3489Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularand calledוַתֹּ֣אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularto himאֵלָ֔יוH413Preposition | third person masculine singularSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֑וֹןH8123Noun - proper - masculine singularthe Philistines [are]פְּלִשְׁתִּ֥יםH6430Noun - proper - masculine pluralhereעָלֶ֖יךָH5921Preposition | second person masculine singularBut he awokeוַיִּיקַץ֙H3364Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularfrom his sleepמִשְּׁנָת֔וֹH8142Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularand pulled outוַיִּסַּ֛עH5265Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Prepositionthe pinהַיְתַ֥דH3489Article | Noun - feminine singular constructwith the loomהָאֶ֖רֶגH708Article | Noun - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Prepositionand the webהַמַּסָּֽכֶת׃H4545Article | Noun - feminine singular

BSB notes

See LXX and Vulgate; Hebrew does not include So while he slept, Delilah took the seven braids of his hair and wove them into the web.

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