He said, &#8220;They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. I swear,<n id="1" /> as surely as the <sc>Lordsc> is alive, if you had let them live, I would not kill you.&#8221;

Finally he told her his secret.<n id="1" /> He said to her, &#8220;My hair has never been cut,<n id="2" /> for I have been dedicated to God<n id="3" /> from the time I was conceived.<n id="4" /> If my head<n id="5" /> were shaved, my strength would leave me; I would become weak, and be just like all other men.&#8221;