¹¹ He said, “If anyone ties me securely with new ropes^(A) that have never been used, I’ll become as weak as any other man.”

¹⁷ So he told her everything.^(A) “No razor has ever been used on my head,” he said, “because I have been a Nazirite^(B) dedicated to God from my mother’s womb. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I would become as weak as any other man.”