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
This is part of the story where Delilah is trying to learn the source of Samson's supernatural strength so she can betray him to the Philistines for money. Samson has been giving her false answers about what would make him weak. The loom mentioned here was a common weaving device in ancient times, and the 'pin' was likely a wooden peg used to secure the threads during weaving.
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