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19 And she caused him to 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.

20 And she said, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep and said, This time I will go out like before and escape; not knowing that the LORD had departed from him.

21 But the Philistines took hold of him and put out his eyes and brought him down to Gaza and bound him with fetters of iron that he should grind in the prison house.

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19 After putting him to sleep on her lap, she called for someone to shave off the seven braids of his hair, and so began to subdue him.[a] And his strength left him.(A)

20 Then she called, “Samson, the Philistines are upon you!”(B)

He awoke from his sleep and thought, “I’ll go out as before and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the Lord had left him.(C)

21 Then the Philistines(D) seized him, gouged out his eyes(E) and took him down to Gaza.(F) Binding him with bronze shackles, they set him to grinding grain(G) in the prison.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 16:19 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts and he began to weaken