Judges 16:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Judges 16:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Judges 16:19 in 6 Bible Translations
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Judges 16:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Judges 16:19 — World English Bible
Judges 16:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Judges 16:19 — American Standard Version
Judges 16:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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;”
Judges 16:19 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 16:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
Judges 16:19 — Darby Translation
Judges 16:19 GEN — 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.”
Judges 16:19 — Geneva Bible
Judges 16:19 in Context — Judges 16
17 That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother’s womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.
18 And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he hath shewed me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and brought money in their hand.
19 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.
20 And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the Lord was departed from him.
21 But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.
What Does Judges 16:19 Mean?
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