Judges 16:19
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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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
וַתְּיַשְּׁנֵהוּvateyashenehuand she made sleep himH3462עַל־'al-onH5921בִּרְכֶּיהָbirkeihaknees herH1290וַתִּקְרָאvatikra'and she summonedH7121לָאִישׁla'ish<to> the manH376וַתְּגַלַּחvategalachand she shaved offH1548אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853שֶׁבַעsheva'sevenH7651מַחְלְפוֹתmachlefot[the] plaits ofH4253רֹאשׁוֹroshohead hisH7218וַתָּחֶלvatacheland she beganH2490לְעַנּוֹתוֹle'anototo humble himH6031וַיָּסַרvaiyasarand it departedH5493כֹּחוֹkochostrength hisH3581מֵעָלָיו׃me'alavfrom on <the> himH5921
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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