Judges 16:20 meaning and explanation

Then she called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” When Samson awoke from his sleep, he thought, “I will escape as I did before and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him.

Judges 16:20, Berean Standard Bible

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Samson has finally told Delilah the truth about his Nazirite vow, and she has him shaved while he sleeps on her lap. When she cries the alarm, he wakes expecting another easy escape, since three times before he had snapped his bonds.

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