Judges 16:16DRA

Catholic Bible · DRA · Verse 16 of 31

"And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, that his soul was vexed unto death;"
Judges 16:16

In context

14And she fastened with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web.

15And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength .

16And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, that his soul was vexed unto death;

17That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any man.

18And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he hath shewed me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and brought money in their hand.

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