Bible Commentary

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. 17. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 16:17”

And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, [so] that his soul was vexed unto death; 16. she pressed him ] Cf. Jdg 14:17. When it came to testing the higher kind of strength, Samson failed. ‘I to myself was false ere thou to me’; Milton, Samson … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 16:16”

And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart [is] not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength [lieth]. When thine heart is not with me; when thy love consists only in outward expression, not in affection, and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 16:15”

And she fastened [it] with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines [be] upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web. 14. the pin of the beam ] The Hebrew is ungrammatical and gives the impression that the pin … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 16:14”

And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web. 13. If thou weavest the seven locks web ] plaits warp. Weaving was the work of women … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 16:13”

Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines [be] upon thee, Samson. And [there were] liers in wait abiding in the chamber. And he broke them from off his arms like a thread. 12. new ropesIt is not saidof what material they were formed; but from their being … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 16:12”

And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man. 11. new robes ] As in Jdg 15:13-14. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Occupied – The margin, wherewith work hath not been done, is better. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 16:11”

And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound. 10. And Delilah saidTo avoidexciting suspicion, she must have allowed some time to elapse beforemaking this renewed attempt. Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 16:10”

Now [there were] men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines [be] upon thee, Samson. And he broke the withes, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known. Verse 9. Men lying in wait] They probably … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 16:9”

Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withes which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. 8. she bound him ] When he was asleep, as we may infer from Jdg 16:14 ; Jdg 16:19. What Samson proposed in jest, Dellah carried out in earnest. Fuente: The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 16:8”