Judges 16:17
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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.Samson told her all that was in his heart: “My hair has never been cut, because I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother’s womb. If I am shaved, my strength will leave me, and I will become as weak as any other man.”
In other translations
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.Samson told her all that was in his heart: “My hair has never been cut, because I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother’s womb. If I am shaved, my strength will leave me, and I will become as weak as any other man.”
Hebrew words
וַיַּגֶּד־vaiyaged-and he toldH5046לָהּlahto <the> herאֶת־'et-<obj.>H853כָּל־kol-allH3605לִבּוֹliboheart hisH3820וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לָהּlahto <the> herמוֹרָהmoraha razorH4177לֹא־lo'-notH3808עָלָה'alahit has come upH5927עַל־'al-onH5921רֹאשִׁיroshihead myH7218כִּי־ki-forH3588נְזִירnezir[am] a Nazirite ofH5139אֱלֹהִים'elohimGodH430אֲנִי'aniIH589מִבֶּטֶןmibetenfrom [the] womb ofH990אִמִּי'imimother myH517אִם־'im-ifH518גֻּלַּחְתִּיgulachtiI was shavedH1548וְסָרvesarand it will departH5493מִמֶּנִּיmimenifrom meH4480כֹחִיkhochistrength myH3581וְחָלִיתִיvechalitiand I will be weakH2470וְהָיִיתִיvehayitiand I will beH1961כְּכָל־kekhol-like everyH3605הָאָדָם׃ha'adam<the> manH120
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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- Proverbs 29:12If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.
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