| 17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 16:17:1 ⧉וַיַּגֶּד־לָ֣הּvayaggedlaand he told her Judges 16:17:2 ⧉אֶת־כָּל־לִבּ֗וֹetkollibboall his heart Judges 16:17:3 ⧉וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvayomerand he said Judges 16:17:4 ⧉לָהּ֙lato her Judges 16:17:5 ⧉מוֹרָה֙moraa razor Judges 16:17:6 ⧉לֹֽא־עָלָ֣הloalahas not come up Judges 16:17:7 ⧉עַל־רֹאשִׁ֔יalroshiupon my head Judges 16:17:8 ⧉כִּֽי־נְזִ֧ירkinezirfor a Nazirite Judges 16:17:9 ⧉אֱלֹהִ֛יםelohimof God Judges 16:17:10 ⧉אֲנִ֖יaniI am Judges 16:17:11 ⧉מִבֶּ֣טֶןmibetenfrom the womb Judges 16:17:12 ⧉אִמִּ֑יimiof my mother Judges 16:17:13 ⧉אִם־גֻּלַּ֙חְתִּי֙imgullakhtiif I am shaved Judges 16:17:14 ⧉וְסָ֣רvesarthen it will depart Judges 16:17:15 ⧉מִמֶּ֣נִּיmimenifrom me Judges 16:17:16 ⧉כֹחִ֔יkhokhimy strength Judges 16:17:17 ⧉וְחָלִ֥יתִיvekhalitiand I will become weak Judges 16:17:18 ⧉וְהָיִ֖יתִיvehayitiand I will be Judges 16:17:19 ⧉כְּכָל־הָאָדָֽם׃kekholhaadamlike any man |
| 17. Formal Translation And he told her all his heart and said to her, “A razor has never come upon my head, for I am a Nazirite of God{Elohim, Set-Apart One} from my mother’s womb; if I am shaved, then my strength would leave me, and I would become weak and be like any other man.” |
| 17. Dynamic Translation So he revealed everything in his heart to her and said, “No razor has ever touched my head, because I have been set apart as a Nazirite to God{Elohim, God of consecration} from my mother’s womb. If someone shaves my head, my strength will leave me, and I will be as ordinary as any other man.” |