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Delilah called a man to shave Samson's hair
Judges says Delilah called a man to shave off the seven locks of Samson's head while he slept. Judges 16:19
Scripture in WEBWorld English Bible — Protestant Edition
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"She made him sleep on her knees; and she called for a man and shaved off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him." Judges 16:19
The account says the LORD had departed from him; later his hair began to grow again. Judges 16:20–22
What the Bible does not say
Pictures often show Delilah cutting the hair herself; the text says she called a man to do it.
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Judges 16:19 WEB
19She made him sleep on her knees; and she called for a man and shaved off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.