Judges

Judges 16:17

¹⁷Samson told her all that was in his heart: “My hair has never been cut, because I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother’s womb. If I am shaved, my strength will leave me, and I will become as weak as any other man.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
told	וַיַּגֶּד־	way·yag·geḏ-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
her	לָ֣הּ	lāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
all that was	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
in his heart	לִבּ֗וֹ	lib·bōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
My hair	רֹאשִׁ֔י	rō·šî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H7218 head
has never	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
been cut	מוֹרָה֙	mō·w·rāh	Noun - masculine singular	H4177 razor
because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I	אֲנִ֖י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
a Nazirite	נְזִ֧יר	nə·zîr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5139 one consecrated, devoted
to God	אֱלֹהִ֛ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
from my mother’s	אִמִּ֑י	’im·mî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H517 mother
womb	מִבֶּ֣טֶן	mib·be·ṭen	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H990 belly, body, womb
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
I am shaved	גֻּלַּ֙חְתִּי֙	gul·laḥ·tî	Verb - Pual - Perfect - first person common singular	H1548 be bald
my strength	כֹחִ֔י	ḵō·ḥî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3581 strength, power
will leave	וְסָ֣ר	wə·sār	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5493 turn aside
me	מִמֶּ֣נִּי	mim·men·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
and I will become as weak	וְחָלִ֥יתִי	wə·ḥā·lî·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H2470 be weak, sick
as	וְהָיִ֖יתִי	wə·hā·yî·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
any	כְּכָל־	kə·ḵāl-	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
other man	הָאָדָֽם׃	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Micah 7:5 · Judges 13:5 · Proverbs 12:23 · Numbers 6:5 · Acts 18:18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.