Judges 16:19 meaning and explanation

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.

Judges 16:19, Berean Standard Bible

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Delilah has pressed Samson for the secret of his strength, and he has finally told her that his uncut hair marks him as a Nazirite set apart to God. Here she lulls him to sleep on her lap and has the seven braids of his head shaved.

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