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Judges 16:16
New English Translation
Judges 16:16
New English Translation
16 She nagged him[a] every day and pressured him until he was sick to death of it.[b]
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- Judges 16:16 tn Heb “forced him with her words.”
- Judges 16:16 tn Heb “and his spirit was short [i.e., impatient] to the point of death.”
Judges 16:16-17
The Message
Judges 16:16-17
The Message
16-17 She kept at it day after day, nagging and tormenting him. Finally, he was fed up—he couldn’t take another minute of it. He spilled it.
He told her, “A razor has never touched my head. I’ve been God’s Nazirite from conception. If I were shaved, my strength would leave me; I would be as helpless as any other mortal.”
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Judges 16:16
New International Version
Judges 16:16
New International Version
16 With such nagging she prodded him day after day until he was sick to death of it.
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