The Meaning of Judges 16:19 Explained

Judges 16:19

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.

YLT: 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;

Darby: She made him sleep upon her knees; and she called a man, and had him shave off the seven locks of his head. Then she began to torment him, and his strength left him.

ASV: 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Judges 16:19 Mean?

Context Summary

Judges 16:15-31 - Dying With The Philistines
It may be that the razor has already severed your union with Christ. If we abide not in living union with Him, we are cast out as branches from the vine, and wither. This is bad enough, but it is still worse when we are not aware of it. See Hosea 7:9. Some of our greatest spiritual experiences may be like sunrise or sunset. "There is no speech nor language; their voice is not heard," but the effect, for good or ill, soon shows itself.
We may be blind and captive, yet for us also the hair that was cut may begin to grow again. The old faith and love, the old consecration and surrender, the old power with God and man may come again. Do not turn away from Him, penitent soul, for God is willing to take you back again into the secret of His power. "He hateth putting away," Malachi 2:16; Isaiah 50:1. Out of your sorrowful heart, send up Samson's prayer! But do not ask to be strengthened only this once. God will do it not for once, but for many times, if only you will trust Him absolutely, 2 Kings 13:19. And do not ask to die; believe that life shall again become bright, strong and victorious [source]

Chapter Summary: Judges 16

1  Samson at Gaza escapes, and carries away the gates of the city
4  Delilah corrupted by the Philistines, entices Samson
6  Thrice she is deceived
15  At last she overcomes him
21  The Philistines take him, and put out his eyes
22  His strength renewing, he pulls down the house upon the Philistines and dies

What do the individual words in Judges 16:19 mean?

And she lulled him to sleep on her knees and called for a man and had him shave off - seven the locks of his head and she began to torment him and left his strength him
וַתְּיַשְּׁנֵ֙הוּ֙ עַל־ בִּרְכֶּ֔יהָ וַתִּקְרָ֣א לָאִ֔ישׁ וַתְּגַלַּ֕ח אֶת־ שֶׁ֖בַע מַחְלְפ֣וֹת רֹאשׁ֑וֹ וַתָּ֙חֶל֙ לְעַנּוֹת֔וֹ וַיָּ֥סַר כֹּח֖וֹ מֵעָלָֽיו

וַתְּיַשְּׁנֵ֙הוּ֙  And  she  lulled  him  to  sleep 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular, third person masculine singular
Root: יָשֵׁן 
Sense: to sleep, be asleep.
בִּרְכֶּ֔יהָ  her  knees 
Parse: Noun, fdc, third person feminine singular
Root: בֶּרֶךְ  
Sense: knee.
וַתִּקְרָ֣א  and  called 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: קָרָא  
Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
לָאִ֔ישׁ  for  a  man 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
וַתְּגַלַּ֕ח  and  had  him  shave  off 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: גָּלַח  
Sense: to poll, shave, shave off, be bald.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
שֶׁ֖בַע  seven 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: שֶׁבַע  
Sense: seven (cardinal number).
מַחְלְפ֣וֹת  the  locks 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: מַחֲלָפָה  
Sense: braid, lock, plait.
רֹאשׁ֑וֹ  of  his  head 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: רֹאשׁ 
Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.
וַתָּ֙חֶל֙  and  she  began 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: חָלַל 
Sense: to profane, defile, pollute, desecrate, begin.
לְעַנּוֹת֔וֹ  to  torment  him 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct, third person masculine singular
Root: עָנָה 
Sense: (Qal) to be occupied, be busied with.
וַיָּ֥סַר  and  left 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: סוּר 
Sense: to turn aside, depart.
כֹּח֖וֹ  his  strength 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: כֹּחַ 
Sense: strength, power, might.

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