¹⁷ So he told her ·everything [^Lall his heart]. He said, “·I have never had my hair cut [^LA razor has never come upon my head], because I have been set apart to God as a Nazirite ·since I was born [^Lfrom my mother’s womb; 13:5, 7; Num. 6:1–12]. If someone shaved my head, I would lose my strength and be as weak as any other man.”

¹⁸ When Delilah saw that he had told her ·everything sincerely [^Lall his heart], she sent a message to the Philistine ·rulers [lords]. She said, “Come back one more time, because he has told me ·everything [^Lall that is in his heart].” So the Philistine rulers came back to Delilah and brought the silver ·with them [^Lin their hands]. ¹⁹ Delilah got Samson to sleep, lying in her lap. Then she called in a man to shave off the seven braids of Samson’s hair. In this way she began to ·make him weak [subdue him; make him vulnerable], and his strength left him.