en_tn_condensed/jdg/15/14.md

When he came

"When they came"

came on him with power

"made Samson very strong". This means God gave Samson extraordinary strength. Samson's power is the power of Yahweh himself and he enacted the judgment of God on the Philistines.

The ropes on his arms became like burnt flax

"He snapped the ropes on his arms as easily as if they had been stalks of burned flax"

flax

fibers from the flax plant used for making threads and cloth