Chapter 16
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Gaza Gaza, a city of great antiquity, was situated between Raphia and Askelon, twenty-two miles north of the former, and sixteen south of of the latter, according to the Antonine Itinerary; three miles from the sea, according to Arrian, and thirty-four from Ashdod or Azotus, according to Diodorus Siculus. It was a place of great strength and importance; and successively belonged to the Philistines, Hebrews, Chaldeans, and Persians; which latter defended it for two months against Alexander the great, who finally took and destroyed it. It was afterwards rebuilt, and alternately possessed by the Egyptians, Syrians, and Jews. The present town, which the Arabs call Razza, is situated on an eminence, and is rendered picturesque by the number of fine minarets which rise majestically above the buildings, with beautiful date trees interspersed. It contains upwards of 2,000 inhabitants. Gen 10:19; Josh 15:47
an harlot Heb. a woman an harlot
and went Gen 38:16-18; Ezra 9:1-2
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compassed 1Sam 19:11, 1Sam 23:26; Ps 118:10-12; Acts 9:24; 2Cor 11:32-33
quiet Heb. silent
kill him Judg 15:18; Matt 21:38, Matt 27:1; Acts 23:15
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took Ps 107:16; Isa 63:1-5; Mic 2:13; Acts 2:24
bar and all Heb. with the bar
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he loved 1Kgs 11:1; Neh 13:26; Prov 22:14, Prov 23:27, Prov 26:11, Prov 27:22; 1Cor 10:6
in the valley or, by the brook
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the lords Judg 3:3; Josh 13:3; 1Sam 29:6
Entice Judg 14:15; Prov 2:16-19, Prov 5:3-11, Prov 6:24-26, Prov 7:21-27; 1Cor 6:15-18
afflict or, humble
we will Judg 17:2; Gen 33:16; Num 22:17-18; Mic 7:3; Matt 26:15; 1Tim 6:9-10
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Ps 12:2; Prov 6:26, Prov 7:21, Prov 22:14, Prov 26:28; Jer 9:2-5; Mic 7:2, Mic 7:5
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If they bind Judg 16:10; 1Sam 19:17, 1Sam 21:2-3, 1Sam 27:10; Prov 12:19, Prov 17:7; Rom 3:8; Gal 6:7; Col 3:9
green withs or, new cords, Heb. moist
another Heb. one.
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bound him Eccl 7:26
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toucheth Heb. smelleth, Ps 58:9
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now tell me Judg 16:7, Judg 16:13, Judg 16:15-17; Prov 23:7-8, Prov 24:28; Ezek 33:31; Luke 22:48
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If they bind me Prov 13:3, Prov 13:5, Prov 29:25; Eph 4:25
that never etc. Heb. wherewith work hath not been done
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with the web It is evident that this verse ends abruptly, and does not contain a full sense. Houbigant has particularly noticed this, and corrected the text from the Septuagint, which adds after these words:
και εγκρουσης τω πασσαλω εις τον τοιχον, και εσομαι ως εις των ανθρωπων ασθενης και εγενετο εν τω κοιμασθαι αυτον και ελαβε Δαλιδα τας επτα σειρας της κεφαλης αυτου, και υφανεν εν τω διασματι, κ.τ.λ.
"and shall fasten them with the pin in the wall, I shall become weak like other men, and so it was, that when he slept, Dalida took the seven locks of his head, and wove them with the web," etc. This is absolutely necessary to complete the sense; else Delilah would appear to do something she was not ordered to do, and to omit what she was commanded. Dr. Kennicott very judiciously observes, that the omission, for such it appears to be, begins and ends with the same word; and that the same word occurring in different places, is a very common cause of omission in Hebrew manuscripts. Judg 16:13
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went away Ezra 9:13-14; Ps 106:43
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How canst Judg 14:16; Prov 2:16, Prov 5:3-14
when thine Gen 29:20; Deut 6:5; 1Sam 15:13-14; 2Sam 16:17; Prov 23:26; Song 8:6-7; John 14:15, John 14:21-24, John 15:10; 2Cor 5:14-15; 1John 2:15-16, 1John 5:3
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she pressed Prov 7:21-23, Prov 7:26-27; Luke 11:8, Luke 18:5
vexed Heb. shortened, Job 21:4 *marg. Jonah 4:9; Mark 14:24
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all his heart Prov 12:23, Prov 29:12; Mic 7:5
There hath Judg 13:5; Num 6:5; Acts 18:18
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Come up Ps 62:9; Prov 18:8; Jer 9:4-6
brought money Judg 16:5; Num 22:7; 1Kgs 21:20; Matt 26:15; Eph 5:5; 1Tim 6:10
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she made Prov 7:21-23, Prov 7:26-27, Prov 23:33-34; Eccl 7:26
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I will go Judg 16:3, Judg 16:9, Judg 16:14; Deut 32:30; Isa 42:24; Hos 7:9
the Lord Num 14:9, Num 14:42-43; Josh 7:12; 1Sam 16:14, 1Sam 18:12, 1Sam 28:14-16; 2Chr 15:2; Isa 59:1-2; Jer 9:23-24; Matt 17:16, Matt 17:20; 2Cor 3:5
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and put out Heb. and bored out, Prov 5:22, Prov 14:14, Prov 2:19
bound him 2Kgs 25:7; 2Chr 33:11; Ps 107:10-12, Ps 149:8
grind Exod 11:5; Isa 47:2; Matt 24:41
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the hair Lev 26:44; Deut 32:36; Ps 106:44-45, Ps 107:13-14
after he was shaven or, as when he was shaven
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Dagon 1Sam 5:2-5; Jer 2:11; Mic 4:5; Rom 1:23-25; 1Cor 8:4-5, 1Cor 10:20
to rejoice Job 30:9-10; Ps 35:15-16; Prov 24:17
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praised Deut 32:27; Isa 37:20; Ezek 20:14; Dan 5:4, Dan 5:23; Hab 1:16; Rev 11:10
which slew many of us Heb. and who multiplied our slain, Judg 15:8, Judg 15:16
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their hearts Judg 9:27, Judg 18:20, Judg 19:6, Judg 19:9; 2Sam 13:28; 1Kgs 20:12; Esth 3:15; Isa 22:13; Dan 5:2-3; Matt 14:6-7
them Heb. before them
sport Job 30:9-10; Ps 35:15-16, Ps 69:12, Ps 69:26; Prov 24:17-18; Mic 7:8-10; Matt 26:67-68, Matt 27:29, Matt 27:39-44; Heb 11:36
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and there "Samson, therefore," says Dr. Shaw, "must have been in a court or area below; and consequently the temple will be of the same kind with the ancient, τεμενη, or sacred enclosures, which were only surrounded either in part, or on all sides, with some plain or cloistered buildings. Several palaces, doutwanas, (as the courts of justice are called in those countries) are built in this fashion. On their public festivals and rejoicings, the roofs of these cloisters are crowded with spectators. I have often seen numbers of people diverted in this manner on the roof of the dey's palace at Algiers; which, like many others, has an advanced cloister, over against the gate of the palace, like a long pent-house, supported by one or two contiguous pillars in front, or centre."
the roof Judg 9:51; Deut 22:8; Josh 2:8; 2Sam 11:2
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called 2Chr 20:12; Ps 50:15, Ps 91:15, Ps 116:4; Lam 3:31-32; Heb 11:32
remember me Ps 74:18-23; Jonah 2:1-2, Jonah 2:7; Jer 15:15
that I may Judg 5:31; Ps 58:10-11, Ps 143:12; 2Tim 4:14; Rev 6:10
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on which it was borne up or, he leaned on them, Judg 16:29
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me Heb. my soul
die Matt 16:25; Acts 20:24, Acts 21:13; Phil 2:17, Phil 2:30; Heb 12:1-4
and the house Job 20:5, Job 31:3; Ps 62:3; Eccl 9:12; Matt 24:38-39; 1Thess 5:2
So the dead Judg 14:19, Judg 15:8, Judg 15:15; Gen 3:15; Phil 2:8; Col 2:15; Heb 2:14-15
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his brethren John 19:39-42
between Zorah Judg 13:2, Judg 13:25; Josh 19:41
And he judged Judg 15:20
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Gaza Gaza, a city of great antiquity, was situated between Raphia and Askelon, twenty-two miles north of the former, and sixteen south of of the latter, according to the Antonine Itinerary; three miles from the sea, according to Arrian, and thirty-four from Ashdod or Azotus, according to Diodorus Siculus. It was a place of great strength and importance; and successively belonged to the Philistines, Hebrews, Chaldeans, and Persians; which latter defended it for two months against Alexander the great, who finally took and destroyed it. It was afterwards rebuilt, and alternately possessed by the Egyptians, Syrians, and Jews. The present town, which the Arabs call Razza, is situated on an eminence, and is rendered picturesque by the number of fine minarets which rise majestically above the buildings, with beautiful date trees interspersed. It contains upwards of 2,000 inhabitants. Gen 10:19; Josh 15:47
an harlot Heb. a woman an harlot
and went Gen 38:16-18; Ezra 9:1-2
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compassed 1Sam 19:11, 1Sam 23:26; Ps 118:10-12; Acts 9:24; 2Cor 11:32-33
quiet Heb. silent
kill him Judg 15:18; Matt 21:38, Matt 27:1; Acts 23:15
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took Ps 107:16; Isa 63:1-5; Mic 2:13; Acts 2:24
bar and all Heb. with the bar
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he loved 1Kgs 11:1; Neh 13:26; Prov 22:14, Prov 23:27, Prov 26:11, Prov 27:22; 1Cor 10:6
in the valley or, by the brook
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the lords Judg 3:3; Josh 13:3; 1Sam 29:6
Entice Judg 14:15; Prov 2:16-19, Prov 5:3-11, Prov 6:24-26, Prov 7:21-27; 1Cor 6:15-18
afflict or, humble
we will Judg 17:2; Gen 33:16; Num 22:17-18; Mic 7:3; Matt 26:15; 1Tim 6:9-10
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Ps 12:2; Prov 6:26, Prov 7:21, Prov 22:14, Prov 26:28; Jer 9:2-5; Mic 7:2, Mic 7:5
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If they bind Judg 16:10; 1Sam 19:17, 1Sam 21:2-3, 1Sam 27:10; Prov 12:19, Prov 17:7; Rom 3:8; Gal 6:7; Col 3:9
green withs or, new cords, Heb. moist
another Heb. one.
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bound him Eccl 7:26
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toucheth Heb. smelleth, Ps 58:9
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now tell me Judg 16:7, Judg 16:13, Judg 16:15-17; Prov 23:7-8, Prov 24:28; Ezek 33:31; Luke 22:48
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If they bind me Prov 13:3, Prov 13:5, Prov 29:25; Eph 4:25
that never etc. Heb. wherewith work hath not been done
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with the web It is evident that this verse ends abruptly, and does not contain a full sense. Houbigant has particularly noticed this, and corrected the text from the Septuagint, which adds after these words:
και εγκρουσης τω πασσαλω εις τον τοιχον, και εσομαι ως εις των ανθρωπων ασθενης και εγενετο εν τω κοιμασθαι αυτον και ελαβε Δαλιδα τας επτα σειρας της κεφαλης αυτου, και υφανεν εν τω διασματι, κ.τ.λ.
"and shall fasten them with the pin in the wall, I shall become weak like other men, and so it was, that when he slept, Dalida took the seven locks of his head, and wove them with the web," etc. This is absolutely necessary to complete the sense; else Delilah would appear to do something she was not ordered to do, and to omit what she was commanded. Dr. Kennicott very judiciously observes, that the omission, for such it appears to be, begins and ends with the same word; and that the same word occurring in different places, is a very common cause of omission in Hebrew manuscripts. Judg 16:13
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went away Ezra 9:13-14; Ps 106:43
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How canst Judg 14:16; Prov 2:16, Prov 5:3-14
when thine Gen 29:20; Deut 6:5; 1Sam 15:13-14; 2Sam 16:17; Prov 23:26; Song 8:6-7; John 14:15, John 14:21-24, John 15:10; 2Cor 5:14-15; 1John 2:15-16, 1John 5:3
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she pressed Prov 7:21-23, Prov 7:26-27; Luke 11:8, Luke 18:5
vexed Heb. shortened, Job 21:4 *marg. Jonah 4:9; Mark 14:24
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all his heart Prov 12:23, Prov 29:12; Mic 7:5
There hath Judg 13:5; Num 6:5; Acts 18:18
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Come up Ps 62:9; Prov 18:8; Jer 9:4-6
brought money Judg 16:5; Num 22:7; 1Kgs 21:20; Matt 26:15; Eph 5:5; 1Tim 6:10
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she made Prov 7:21-23, Prov 7:26-27, Prov 23:33-34; Eccl 7:26
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I will go Judg 16:3, Judg 16:9, Judg 16:14; Deut 32:30; Isa 42:24; Hos 7:9
the Lord Num 14:9, Num 14:42-43; Josh 7:12; 1Sam 16:14, 1Sam 18:12, 1Sam 28:14-16; 2Chr 15:2; Isa 59:1-2; Jer 9:23-24; Matt 17:16, Matt 17:20; 2Cor 3:5
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and put out Heb. and bored out, Prov 5:22, Prov 14:14, Prov 2:19
bound him 2Kgs 25:7; 2Chr 33:11; Ps 107:10-12, Ps 149:8
grind Exod 11:5; Isa 47:2; Matt 24:41
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the hair Lev 26:44; Deut 32:36; Ps 106:44-45, Ps 107:13-14
after he was shaven or, as when he was shaven
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Dagon 1Sam 5:2-5; Jer 2:11; Mic 4:5; Rom 1:23-25; 1Cor 8:4-5, 1Cor 10:20
to rejoice Job 30:9-10; Ps 35:15-16; Prov 24:17
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praised Deut 32:27; Isa 37:20; Ezek 20:14; Dan 5:4, Dan 5:23; Hab 1:16; Rev 11:10
which slew many of us Heb. and who multiplied our slain, Judg 15:8, Judg 15:16
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their hearts Judg 9:27, Judg 18:20, Judg 19:6, Judg 19:9; 2Sam 13:28; 1Kgs 20:12; Esth 3:15; Isa 22:13; Dan 5:2-3; Matt 14:6-7
them Heb. before them
sport Job 30:9-10; Ps 35:15-16, Ps 69:12, Ps 69:26; Prov 24:17-18; Mic 7:8-10; Matt 26:67-68, Matt 27:29, Matt 27:39-44; Heb 11:36
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and there "Samson, therefore," says Dr. Shaw, "must have been in a court or area below; and consequently the temple will be of the same kind with the ancient, τεμενη, or sacred enclosures, which were only surrounded either in part, or on all sides, with some plain or cloistered buildings. Several palaces, doutwanas, (as the courts of justice are called in those countries) are built in this fashion. On their public festivals and rejoicings, the roofs of these cloisters are crowded with spectators. I have often seen numbers of people diverted in this manner on the roof of the dey's palace at Algiers; which, like many others, has an advanced cloister, over against the gate of the palace, like a long pent-house, supported by one or two contiguous pillars in front, or centre."
the roof Judg 9:51; Deut 22:8; Josh 2:8; 2Sam 11:2
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called 2Chr 20:12; Ps 50:15, Ps 91:15, Ps 116:4; Lam 3:31-32; Heb 11:32
remember me Ps 74:18-23; Jonah 2:1-2, Jonah 2:7; Jer 15:15
that I may Judg 5:31; Ps 58:10-11, Ps 143:12; 2Tim 4:14; Rev 6:10
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on which it was borne up or, he leaned on them, Judg 16:29
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me Heb. my soul
die Matt 16:25; Acts 20:24, Acts 21:13; Phil 2:17, Phil 2:30; Heb 12:1-4
and the house Job 20:5, Job 31:3; Ps 62:3; Eccl 9:12; Matt 24:38-39; 1Thess 5:2
So the dead Judg 14:19, Judg 15:8, Judg 15:15; Gen 3:15; Phil 2:8; Col 2:15; Heb 2:14-15
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his brethren John 19:39-42
between Zorah Judg 13:2, Judg 13:25; Josh 19:41
And he judged Judg 15:20