Judges 16:19
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
She made him sleepוַתְּיַשְּׁנֵ֙הוּ֙
(vat·te·ya·she·ne·hu)
3462: to sleepa prim. root
on her knees,בִּרְכֶּ֔יהָ
(bir·kei·ha,)
1290: the kneefrom barak
and calledוַתִּקְרָ֣א
(vat·tik·ra)
7121: to call, proclaim, reada prim. root
for a manלָאִ֔ישׁ
(la·'ish,)
376: manfrom an unused word
and had him shave offוַתְּגַלַּ֕ח
(vat·te·gal·lach)
1548: to be bald, shave, shave offa prim. root
the sevenשֶׁ֖בַע
(she·va)
7651: sevena prim. card. number
locksמַחְלְפֹ֣ות
(mach·le·fo·vt)
4253: a plait (of hair)from chalaph
of his hair.רֹאשֹׁ֑ו
(ro·shov;)
7218: heada prim. root
Then she beganוַתָּ֙חֶל֙
(vat·ta·chel)
2490c: to pollute, defile, profanea prim. root
to afflictלְעַנֹּותֹ֔ו
(le·'an·no·v·tov,)
6031a: to be bowed down or afflicteda prim. root
him, and his strengthכֹּחֹ֖ו
(ko·chov)
3581b: strength, powerfrom an unused word
leftוַיָּ֥סַר
(vai·ya·sar)
5493: to turn asidea prim. root
him. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
And she made him sleep
yashen  (yaw-shane')
to be slack or languid, i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die); also to grow old, stale or inveterate -- old (store), remain long, (make to) sleep.
upon her knees
berek  (beh'-rek)
a knee -- knee.
and she called
qara'  (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
for a man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
and she caused him to shave off
galach  (gaw-lakh')
to be bald, i.e. (causatively) to shave; figuratively to lay waste -- poll, shave (off).
the seven
sheba`  (sheh'-bah)
a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
locks
machlaphah  (makh-law-faw')
a ringlet of hair (as gliding over each other) -- lock.
of his head
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
and she began
chalal  (khaw-lal')
to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an opening wedge) instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute, slay (slain), sorrow, stain, wound.
to afflict
`anah  (aw-naw')
to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)
him and his strength
koach  (ko'-akh)
from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
went
cuwr  (soor)
to turn off (literal or figurative)
from him
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
She made him sleep on her knees, and called for a man and had him shave off the seven locks of his hair. Then she began to afflict him, and his strength left him.

King James Bible
And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then she let him fall asleep on her lap and called a man to shave off the seven braids on his head. In this way, she made him helpless, and his strength left him.

International Standard Version
So she enticed him to fall asleep on her lap, called for a man to shave off his seven locks of hair from his head, and so began to humiliate him. Then his strength abandoned him.

NET Bible
She made him go to sleep on her lap and then called a man in to shave off the seven braids of his hair. She made him vulnerable and his strength left him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Delilah put Samson to sleep on her lap. She called for a man to shave off his seven braids. Then she began to torture him because his strength had left him.

King James 2000 Bible
And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.
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