And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web.
So she secured his hair with the pin and called out to him, 'Samson, the Philistines are attacking you!' He woke up from his sleep and pulled away, taking the pin and the cloth from the loom with him.
This verse shows Delilah's third failed attempt to discover the secret of Samson's strength - even when she wove his hair into a loom, he easily broke free when danger came.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Judges, Samson was a judge of Israel, empowered by God with supernatural strength through his Nazarite vow, but he struggled with personal weaknesses and attractions to Philistine women. Delilah, bribed by the Philistines, repeatedly tried to discover the secret of his strength, and in this verse, she weaves his hair into a loom while he sleeps to trap him. This event highlights the ongoing conflict between the Israelites and the Philistines during a time of moral and spiritual decline in Israel.
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