Judges 16:13 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
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Read Full Chapter →Pressed a third time, Samson edges closer to the truth, mentioning the seven locks of his hair.
What Does Judges 16:13 Mean?
Delilah repeats her complaint that Samson has mocked and deceived her and demands the truth again. This time his answer brushes against the real secret: if she weaves the seven locks of his head into the loom's web, he says, he will be bound.
For the first time Samson lets the secret place, his consecrated hair, enter the conversation. He has moved from pure fiction to a half-truth that circles the sacred reality. This is how disclosure of what is holy often begins, not with a single betrayal but with a gradual giving away of ground. The closer Samson drifts to the truth, the closer he drifts to ruin, for the heart that toys with its consecration is already loosening it.
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What does Judges 16:13 mean?
Pressed a third time, Samson edges closer to the truth, mentioning the seven locks of his hair.