Judges 16:22

22 But the hair on his head began to grow again after it had been shaved.

Judges 16:22 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
22 Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.
English Standard Version (ESV)
22 But the hair of his head began to grow again after it had been shaved.
New Living Translation (NLT)
22 But before long, his hair began to grow back.
The Message Bible (MSG)
22 But his hair, though cut off, began to grow again.
American Standard Version (ASV)
22 Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
22 But his hair started to grow back as soon as it was shaved off.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
22 But his hair began to grow back after it had been shaved.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
22 His head had been shaved. But the hair on it began to grow again.

Judges 16:22 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 16:22

Howbeit, the hair of his head began to grow again after he was
shaven.
] It began to grow immediately no doubt, as it naturally would do; but it is highly probable it grew in an extraordinary manner, and in a short time became as when it was shaved F14, as it may be rendered, and upon which his strength was renewed; not that his strength naturally lay in his hair, and so naturally increased as that grew; but he being made sensible of his sin, and repenting of it, renewed his Nazariteship, of which letting his hair grow was a token; and it pleased God, who accepted of his repentance as genuine, of his own good will and pleasure to renew his strength; particularly upon his prayer to him, after related.


FOOTNOTES:

F14 (xlg rvak) "ut rasus fuerat", Tigurine version, Vatablus; "ut quum abraderetur", Junius & Tremellius.

Judges 16:22 In-Context

20 Then she called, “Samson, the Philistines are upon you!” He awoke from his sleep and thought, “I’ll go out as before and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the LORD had left him.
21 Then the Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes and took him down to Gaza. Binding him with bronze shackles, they set him to grinding grain in the prison.
22 But the hair on his head began to grow again after it had been shaved.
23 Now the rulers of the Philistines assembled to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god and to celebrate, saying, “Our god has delivered Samson, our enemy, into our hands.”
24 When the people saw him, they praised their god, saying, “Our god has delivered our enemy into our hands, the one who laid waste our land and multiplied our slain.”
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