Judges 16:17

16:17 Finally he told her his secret. ¹  He said to her, “My hair has never been cut, ²  for I have been dedicated to God ³  from the time I was conceived. ⁴  If my head ⁵  were shaved, my strength would leave me; I would become weak, and be just like all other men.”

[16:17]  ¹ tn Heb “all his heart.”

[16:17]  ² tn Heb “a razor has not come upon my head.”

[16:17]  ³ tn Or “set apart to God.” Traditionally the Hebrew term נָזִיר (nazir) has been translated “Nazirite.” The word is derived from the verb נָזַר (nazar, “to dedicate; to consecrate; to set apart”).

[16:17]  ⁴ tn Heb “from the womb of my mother.”

[16:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “I.” The referent has been made more specific in the translation (“my head”).