Judges 16 · Verse 14

Judges 16:14

And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web.
Judges 16:14, King James Version

Judges 16:14 in other translations

BSBSo while he slept, Delilah took the seven braids of his hair and wove them into the web.Then she tightened it with a pin and called to him, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But he awoke from his sleep and pulled out the pin with the loom and the web.
WEBShe fastened it with the pin, and said to him, “The Philistines are on you, Samson!” He awakened out of his sleep, and plucked away the pin of the beam and the fabric.
ASVAnd she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and plucked away the pin of the beam, and the web.
YLTAnd she fixeth it with the pin, and saith unto him, ‘Philistines are upon thee, Samson;' and he awaketh out of his sleep, and journeyeth with the pin of the weaving machine, and with the web.
DARBYAnd she fastened it with the pin, and said to him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson! And he awoke out of his sleep, and tore out the pin of the beam, and the web.
BBESo while he was sleeping she got the seven twists of his hair worked into her cloth and fixed with the pin, and said to him, The Philistines are on you, Samson. Then awaking from his sleep, he got up quickly, pulling up cloth and machine together.
WebsterAnd she fastened it with the pin, and said to him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web.

What does Judges 16:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
14. went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web--that is, the whole weaving apparatus.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 16:4-17

Samson had been more than once brought into mischief and danger by the love of women, yet he would not take warning, but is again taken in the same snare, and this third time is fatal. Licentiousness is one of the things that take away the heart. This is a deep pit into which many have fallen; but from which few have escaped, and those by a miracle of mercy, with the loss of reputation and usefulness, of almost all…

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Judges 16:14 in the original Hebrew

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וַתְּיַשְּׁנֵהוּva.te.ya.she.Ne.huand she made sleep himH3462
וַתַּאֲרִיגva.ta.'a.rigand she woveH707
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שֶׁבַעShe.va'sevenH7651
מַחְלְפוֹתmach.le.Fot[the] plaitsH4253
רֹאשׁוֹro.Shohead hisH7218
עִם\־'im-withH5973
הַמַּסֶּכֶתha.ma.Se.khetthe webH4545
וַתִּתְקַע֙va.tit.Ka'and she thrustH8628
בַּיָּתֵ֔דbai.ya.Tedwith the pinH3489
וַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merand she saidH559
אֵלָ֔יו'e.Lavto himH413
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֥יםpe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430
עָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.kha[are] on youH5921
שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹןshim.ShonO SamsonH8123
וַיִּיקַץ֙vai.yi.Katzand he awokeH3364
מִשְּׁנָת֔וֹmi.she.na.Tofrom sleep hisH8142
וַיִּסַּ֛עvai.yi.Sa'and he pulled outH5265
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַיְתַ֥דhay.Tadthe pin ofH3489
הָאֶ֖רֶגha.'E.regthe loomH708
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הַמַּסָּֽכֶת\׃ha.ma.Sa.khetthe webH4545

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Judges 16:14

  • Ezra 9:13-14

    And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this; Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping?

  • Psalms 106:43

    Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
went away.
Ezr 9:13,14; Ps 106:43

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Context

  • Judges 16:13

    And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.

  • Judges 16:14

    And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web.

  • Judges 16:15

    And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.

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Judges 16:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y ella hincó la estaca, y díjole: ¡Samsón, los Filisteos sobre ti! Mas despertando él de su sueño, arrancó la estaca del telar con la tela.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et elle les fixa avec la cheville, et lui dit: Les Philistins sont sur toi, Samson! Et il se réveilla de son sommeil, et arracha la cheville du tissu et le fil.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sie heftete sie mit dem Pflocke und sprach zu ihm: Philister über dir, Simson! Da wachte er auf von seinem Schlafe und riß den Webepflock und das Gewebe heraus.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Quod cum fecisset Dalila, dixit ad eum: Philisthiim super te, Samson. Qui consurgens de somno extraxit clavum cum crinibus et licio.