Judges 16:22

And the hair of his head begins to shoot up when he has been shaven,

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.

In Context

21And the Philistines seize him, and pick out his eyes, and bring him down to Gaza, and bind him with two bronze chains; and he is grinding in the prison-house.

23and the princes of the Philistines have been gathered together to sacrifice a great sacrifice to their god Dagon, and to rejoice; and they say, “Our god has given our enemy Samson into our hand.”

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Cross References

Leviticus 26:44and also even this, in their being in the land of their enemies, I have not rejected them, nor have I loathed them, to consume them, to break My covenant with them; for I [am] their God YHWH—

Psalms 106:44And He looks on their distress || When He hears their cry,

Matthew Henry on Judges 16:19-22

Samson Betrayed. ( b. c. 1120.) 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 showed 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… Read the whole commentary →

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