17. तब उस ने अपने मन का सारा भेद खोलकर उस से कहा, मेरे सिर पर छुरा कभी नहीं फिरा, क्योंकि मैं मां के पेट ही से परमेश्वर का नाजीर हूं, यदि मैं मूड़ा जाऊं, तो मेरा बल इतना घट जाएगा, कि मैं साधारण मनुष्य सा हो जाऊंगा।
17. Finally, Samson shared his secret with her. 'My hair has never been cut,' he confessed, 'for I was dedicated to God as a Nazirite from birth. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I would become as weak as anyone else.'