Judges 16:22

The NET Bible®

His hair began to grow back after it had been shaved off.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But his hair began to grow back after it had been shaved.

Hebrew Names Version
However the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaved.

King James Version
Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.

Lexham English Bible
But the hair of his head began to grow back after it had been shaved off.

English Standard Version
But the hair of his head began to grow again after it had been shaved.

New Century Version
But his hair began to grow again.

Amplified Bible
But the hair of his head began to grow again after it had been shaved off.

New American Standard Bible
However, the hair of his head began to grow again after it was shaved off.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And the heare of his head began to growe againe after that it was shauen.

Legacy Standard Bible
And on some, who are doubting, have mercy;

Contemporary English Version
But they didn't cut his hair any more, so it started growing back.

Complete Jewish Bible
However, after the hair on his head had been cut off, it began growing back again.

Darby Translation
But the hair of his head began to grow after he was shaved.

Easy-to-Read Version
But his hair began to grow again.

George Lamsa Translation
But the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.

Good News Translation
But his hair started growing back.

Literal Translation
But the hair of his head began to grow, for he had been shaved.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But the heer of his heade beganne to growe agayne, where it was shauen of.

American Standard Version
Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.

Bible in Basic English
But the growth of his hair was starting again after it had been cut off.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Howbeit the heere of his head began to growe agayne after that he was shauen.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.

King James Version (1611)
Howbeit, the haire of his head began to grow againe, after he was shauen.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the hair of his head began to grow as before it was shaven.

English Revised Version
Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.

Berean Standard Bible
However, the hair of his head began to grow back after it had been shaved.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And now hise heeris bigunnen to growe ayen;

Young's Literal Translation
And the hair of his head beginneth to shoot up, when he hath been shaven,

Update Bible Version
Nevertheless the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaved.

Webster's Bible Translation
However the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaved.

World English Bible
However the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaved.

New King James Version
However, the hair of his head began to grow again after it had been shaven.

New Living Translation
But before long, his hair began to grow back.

New Life Bible
But the hair of his head started to grow again after it was cut off.

New Revised Standard
But the hair of his head began to grow again after it had been shaved.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the hair of his head began to grow, after he had been shaven.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And now his hair began to grow again,

Revised Standard Version
But the hair of his head began to grow again after it had been shaved.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
However, the hair of his head began to grow again after it was shaved off.

Contextual Overview

²² His hair began to grow back after it had been shaved off. ²³ The rulers of the Philistines gathered to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god and to celebrate. They said, "Our god has handed Samson, our enemy, over to us." ²⁴ When the people saw him, they praised their god, saying, "Our god has handed our enemy over to us, the one who ruined our land and killed so many of us!" ²⁵ When they really started celebrating, they said, "Call for Samson so he can entertain us!" So they summoned Samson from the prison and he entertained them. They made him stand between two pillars. ²⁶ Samson said to the young man who held his hand, "Position me so I can touch the pillars that support the temple. Then I can lean on them." ²⁷ Now the temple was filled with men and women, and all the rulers of the Philistines were there. There were three thousand men and women on the roof watching Samson entertain. ²⁸ Samson called to the Lord , "O Master, Lord , remember me! Strengthen me just one more time, O God, so I can get swift revenge against the Philistines for my two eyes!" ²⁹ Samson took hold of the two middle pillars that supported the temple and he leaned against them, with his right hand on one and his left hand on the other. ³⁰ Samson said, "Let me die with the Philistines!" He pushed hard and the temple collapsed on the rulers and all the people in it. He killed many more people in his death than he had killed during his life. ³¹ His brothers and all his family went down and brought him back. They buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of Manoah his father. He had led Israel for twenty years.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the hair: Leviticus 26:44, Deuteronomy 32:36, Psalms 106:44, Psalms 106:45, Psalms 107:13, Psalms 107:14

after he was shaven: or, as when he was shaven

Reciprocal: Genesis 49:17 - shall be 1 Chronicles 19:5 - your beards

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 n, 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.

n כאשר גלח "ut rasus fuerat", Tigurine version, Vatablus; "ut quum abraderetur", Junius & Tremellius.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Judges 16:22. The hair of his head began to grow again — And may we not suppose that, sensible of his sin and folly, he renewed his Nazir vow to the Lord, in consequence of which his supernatural strength was again restored?