Judges 16:19
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And having lulled him to sleep on her lap, she called a man to shave off the seven braids of his head. In this way she began to subdue him, and his strength left him.

Young's Literal Translation
and she maketh him sleep on her knees, and calleth for a man, and shaveth the seven locks of his head, and beginneth to afflict him, and his power turneth aside from off him;

King James Bible
And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.

Hebrew
And having lulled him to sleep
וַתְּיַשְּׁנֵ֙הוּ֙ (wat·tə·yaš·šə·nê·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3462: To be slack, languid, sleep, to grow old, stale, inveterate

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

her lap,
בִּרְכֶּ֔יהָ (bir·ke·hā)
Noun - fdc | third person feminine singular
Strong's 1290: The knee

she called
וַתִּקְרָ֣א (wat·tiq·rā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

a man
לָאִ֔ישׁ (lā·’îš)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

to shave off
וַתְּגַלַּ֕ח (wat·tə·ḡal·laḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1548: To be bald, to shave, to lay waste

the seven
שֶׁ֖בַע (še·ḇa‘)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number

braids
מַחְלְפ֣וֹת (maḥ·lə·p̄ō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 4253: A ringlet of hair

of his head.
רֹאשׁ֑וֹ (rō·šōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 7218: The head

In this way
וַתָּ֙חֶל֙ (wat·tā·ḥel)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 2490: To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play

she began to subdue him,
לְעַנּוֹת֔וֹ (lə·‘an·nō·w·ṯōw)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6031: To be bowed down or afflicted

and his strength
כֹּח֖וֹ (kō·ḥōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3581: A small reptile (of unknown species)

left him.
וַיָּ֥סַר (way·yā·sar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5493: To turn aside

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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