The Meaning of Judges 16:14 Explained

Judges 16:14

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

YLT: And she fixeth it with the pin, and saith unto him, 'Philistines are upon thee, Samson;' and he awaketh out of his sleep, and journeyeth with the pin of the weaving machine, and with the web.

Darby: So while he slept, Deli'lah took the seven locks of his head and wove them into the web. And she made them tight with the pin, and said to him, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" But he awoke from his sleep, and pulled away the pin, the loom, and the web.

ASV: And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and plucked away the pin of the beam, and the web.

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What is the context of Judges 16:14?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Judges 16:14 Mean?

Context Summary

Judges 16:1-14 - Playing With The Enemy

Three women, one after another, brought Samson down. If only a noble woman could have influenced him, as Deborah did Barak, how different his record would have been. Let those who are eminent in spiritual capacity guard against the swing of their nature to the opposite, sensual side.

It is clear that Samson's strength was not wholly accounted for by huge stature nor massive muscles, else Delilah would not have needed to ask his secret; and he lost his strength, not merely because the razor deprived him of his hitherto unshorn locks, which lay in glossy ringlets at the feet of his temptress, but because he had yielded to her seductive wiles. We should have supposed that one or two experiences of her shameful treachery would have sufficed to put him on his guard and lead hip to flee from the spot, as did Joseph, Genesis 39:12. But Samson lingered, as the moth which seems unable to resist the fascination of the flame, although already it has singed its wings, Proverbs 1:10-19. There is always a way of escape, but we must take it with instant eagerness, Genesis 19:17-22. [source]

Chapter Summary: Judges 16

¹ Samson at Gaza escapes, and carries away the gates of the city
⁴ Delilah corrupted by the Philistines, entices Samson
⁶ Thrice she is deceived
¹⁵ At last she overcomes him
²¹ The Philistines take him, and put out his eyes
²² His strength renewing, he pulls down the house upon the Philistines and dies

What do the individual words in Judges 16:14 mean?

So she wove [it] tightly with the batten of the loom and said to him the Philistines [are] upon you Samson But he awoke from his sleep and pulled out out the batten the loom and from the web

וַתִּתְקַע֙ בַּיָּתֵ֔ד וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו פְּלִשְׁתִּ֥ים עָלֶ֖יךָ שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹן וַיִּיקַץ֙ מִשְּׁנָת֔וֹ וַיִּסַּ֛ע אֶת־ הַיְתַ֥ד הָאֶ֖רֶג וְאֶת־ הַמַּסָּֽכֶת

וַתִּתְקַע֙	So she wove [it] tightly
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: תֹּוקְעִים Sense: to blow, clap, strike, sound, thrust, give a blow, blast.
בַּיָּתֵ֔ד	with the batten of the loom
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: יָתֵד Sense: pin, stake, peg, nail.
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר	and said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֵלָ֔יו	to him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֥ים	the Philistines [are]
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine plural Root: פְּלִשְׁתִּי Sense: an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan.
עָלֶ֖יךָ	upon you
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹן	Samson
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שִׁמְשֹׁון Sense: a Danite, son of Manoah, a Nazarite for life, and a judge of Israel for 20 years.
וַיִּיקַץ֙	But he awoke
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָקַץ Sense: (Qal) to awake, awaken, become active.
מִשְּׁנָת֔וֹ	from his sleep
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: שֵׁנָא Sense: sleep.
וַיִּסַּ֛ע	and pulled out
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: נָסַע Sense: to pull out, pull up, set out, journey, remove, set forward, depart.
אֶת־	out
Parse: Preposition Root: אֵת Sense: with, near, together with.
הַיְתַ֥ד	the batten
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: יָתֵד Sense: pin, stake, peg, nail.
הָאֶ֖רֶג	the loom
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: אֶרֶג Sense: loom, shuttle.
וְאֶת־	and from
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition Root: אֵת Sense: with, near, together with.
הַמַּסָּֽכֶת	the web
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: מַסֶּכֶת Sense: web.

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Similar Scriptures for Judges 16:14

		Ezra 9:13-14 [2]
		Psalms 106:43 [2]