Judges 16:14
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And she fastened it with the pin,.... That is, after she had interwoven the locks of his hair into the warp, she…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
And she fastened it with the pin ... - The meaning of the verses seems to be that the seven long plaits, in which…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Judges 16:4-17
The burnt child dreads the fire; yet Samson, that has more than the strength of a man, in this comes short of the wisdom…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the pin of the beam The Hebrew is ungrammatical and gives the impression that the pinhas been intruded. Instead of…