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25 lines
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# She had him fall asleep
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"She caused him to fall asleep"
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# in her lap
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This means that he slept with his head on her lap. This can be stated clearly. Alternate translation: "with his head on her lap" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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# lap
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The lap is the level area of the upper legs when a person is sitting down.
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# the seven locks of his head
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Samson had seven locks of hair on his head. Locks are small bunches of hair. Here his locks of hair are described as "belonging" to his head. Alternate translation: "the seven locks of hair on his head" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-possession]])
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# subdue him
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"control him"
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# his strength had left him
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Here Samson's strength is described as if it were a person who could leave him. Alternate translation: "his strength was gone" or "he was no longer strong" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]])
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