Judges 16:22

Green's Literal Translation

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

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.

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 But the hair of his head began to grow, for he had been shaved. ²³ And the Philistine rulers gathered to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon, and to exult. And they said, Our god has given our enemy Samson into our hand. ²⁴ And the people saw him, and praised their god. For they said, Our god has delivered our enemy into our hand, even the devastator of our land, who multiplied our wounded. ²⁵ And it happened when their heart felt good, they said, Call for Samson, and he shall entertain us. And they called for Samson from the prison house. And he entertained them. And they made him stand between the pillars. ²⁶ And Samson said to the young man grasping his hand, Let me alone, and let me feel the pillars on which the house rests, that I may lean on them. ²⁷ And the house was full of men and women, and all the Philistine rulers were there. And about three thousand men and women were on the roof watching Samson entertaining. ²⁸ And Samson called to Jehovah, and said, O Lord Jehovah, remember me, I pray, and please make me strong only this time, O God. And I shall be avenged with one vengeance on the Philistines, because of my two eyes. ²⁹ And Samson grasped the two middle pillars on which the house rested, and on which it was supported; one with his right hand , and one with his left. ³⁰ And Samson said, Let my soul die with the Philistines! And he bowed mightily, and the house fell on the rulers, and on all the people who were in it. And the dead that he killed in his death were more than those he killed in his life. ³¹ And his brothers and all his father's house came down and lifted him up and brought him up. And they buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol, in the burying place of his father Manoah. And he 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?