"Having put him to sleep on her lap, she called a man to shave off the seven braids of his hair, and so began to subdue him. And his strength left him."
Flight of fancy here, but: I've always sort of wondered why it didn't occur to the Philistines that if they didn't keep Samson shaved, his hair would grow back and his strength would return.
Of course, logic isn't one of the Bible's strong points.;)
Mar 30 2007, 6:13 PM
Arpeggionist
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She had to shave him completely, not just the seven locks, according to the text.
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