Judges 16:22

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

And the hair of his head began to grow, after he had been shaven.

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.

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

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.

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 And the hair of his head began to grow, after he had been shaven. ²³ Now, the lords of the Philistines, had gathered themselves together to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice, - and they said, Our god hath delivered into our hand, Samson our enemy. ²⁴ And, when the people saw him, they praised their god, - for they said - Our god hath delivered into our hand our enemy, even him who laid waste our land, and who multiplied our slain. ²⁵ And it came to pass, when their heart was merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make sport for us. So they called for Samson out of the prison, and he made sport before them, and they stationed him between the pillars. ²⁶ And Samson said unto the youth that held him by his hand, Place me where I may feel the pillars whereon the house resteth, that I may lean upon them. ²⁷ Now, the house, was full of men and women, there, also were all the lords of the Philistines, - and, on the roof, were about three thousand men and women, looking on while Samson made sport. ²⁸ So then Samson cried unto Yahweh, and said, - My Lord Yahweh! remember me, I pray thee, - and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be avenged, with one avenging, for my two eyes, upon the Philistines. ²⁹ Then did Samson grasp the two middle pillars, whereon the house rested, and whereon it was upheld, and he braced himself against them, - the one with his right hand, and the other with his left. ³⁰ And Samson said - Let my soul die with the Philistines! And he bowed mightily, and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead, whom he slew at his death, were more than they whom he slew in his life. ³¹ Then came down his brethren, and all the house of his father, and lifted him, and carried him up, and buried him, between Zorah and Eshtaol, in the buryingplace of Manoah his father, - he, having judged Israel 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?