Judges 16:19

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“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.”

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BSBPD

“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.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Judges 16:19 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Proverbs 7:21With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him.
  2. Proverbs 7:26For she has brought many down to death; her slain are many in number.
  3. Proverbs 23:33Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will utter perversities.
  4. Ecclesiastes 7:26And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is ensnared.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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