16 Because she nagged him day after day and pleaded with him until she wore him out,[a] 17 he told her the whole truth and said to her, “My hair has never been cut,[b] because I am a Nazirite(A) to God from birth. If I am shaved, my strength will leave me, and I will become weak and be like any other man.”

18 When Delilah realized that he had told her the whole truth, she sent this message to the Philistine leaders: “Come one more time, for he has told me the whole truth.” The Philistine leaders came to her and brought the silver with them.

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Footnotes

  1. 16:16 Lit him and he became short to death
  2. 16:17 Lit A razor has not gone up on my head

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