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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“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)“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“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“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 DomainOther passages that echo Judges 16:19 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 7:21With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him.
- Proverbs 7:26For she has brought many down to death; her slain are many in number.
- Proverbs 23:33Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will utter perversities.
- 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.
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