וַתֵּ֣רֶא דְלִילָ֗ה כִּֽי־הִגִּ֣יד לָהּ֮ אֶת־כָּל־לִבּוֹ֒ וַתִּשְׁלַ֡ח וַתִּקְרָא֩ לְסַרְנֵ֨י פְלִשְׁתִּ֤ים לֵאמֹר֙ עֲל֣וּ הַפַּ֔עַם כִּֽי־הִגִּ֥יד לה [לִ֖י] אֶת־כָּל־לִבּ֑וֹ וְעָל֤וּ אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ סַרְנֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וַיַּעֲל֥וּ הַכֶּ֖סֶף בְּיָדָֽם׃
Ketika Delila melihat bahwa Simson telah membuka seluruh isi hatinya kepadanya, ia menyuruh orang memanggil raja-raja kota orang Filistin, katanya: “Datanglah sekali ini, sebab ia telah membuka seluruh isi hatinya kepadaku.” Maka datanglah raja-raja kota orang Filistin kepada perempuan itu dengan membawa uang perak di tangan mereka.
Depths of Yonah
Nikkarim Divrei Emet
I suggested that perhaps we can take our cue from the Gemara (Sotah 9b) which explains why Delilah believed Shimshon’s explanation that cutting his hair would eliminate his great strength (Shoftim 16:18) . After all, Shimshon had fooled her repeatedly with false explanations of the source of his supernatural abilities.
I suggested that perhaps we can take our cue from the Gemara (Sotah 9b) which explains why Delilah believed Shimshon’s explanation that cutting his hair would eliminate his great strength (Shoftim 16:18) . After all, Shimshon had fooled her repeatedly with false explanations of the source of his supernatural abilities.