Judges 16:17
ContextNETBible | Finally he told her his secret. 1 He said to her, “My hair has never been cut, 2 for I have been dedicated to God 3 from the time I was conceived. 4 If my head 5 were shaved, my strength would leave me; I would become weak, and be just like all other men.” |
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1 tn Heb “all his heart.” 2 tn Heb “a razor has not come upon my head.” 3 tn Or “set apart to God.” Traditionally the Hebrew term נָזִיר (nazir) has been translated “Nazirite.” The word is derived from the verb נָזַר (nazar, “to dedicate; to consecrate; to set apart”). 4 tn Heb “from the womb of my mother.” 5 tn Heb “I.” The referent has been made more specific in the translation (“my head”). |