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17 Finally he told her his secret. He said to her, |My hair has never been cut, for I have been dedicated to God from the time I was conceived. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me; I would become weak, and be just like all other men.| 18 When Delilah saw that he had told her his secret, she sent for the rulers of the Philistines, saying, |Come up here again, for he has told me his secret.| So the rulers of the Philistines went up to visit her, bringing the silver in their hands. 19 She made him go to sleep on her lap and then called a man in to shave off the seven braids of his hair. She made him vulnerable and his strength left him. Judges 16:17-19, New English Translation. Copyright © 1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press.
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