Judges 16:22 (ASV)

Passage

Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.

Nearby Context

Judges 16:20 And she said, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times, and shake myself free. But he knew not that Jehovah was departed from him.

Judges 16:21 And the Philistines laid hold on him, and put out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison-house.

Judges 16:22 Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.

Judges 16:23 And the lords of the Philistines gathered them together to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice; for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.

Judges 16:24 And when the people saw him, they praised their god; for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hand our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, who hath slain many of us.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "howbeit", "hair", "head", "began", "grow", "again", "after", and "shaven". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "howbeit" and "hair", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "And the Philistines laid hold on him..." into verse 23's "And the lords of the Philistines gathered...", so "howbeit" and "hair" belong inside that flow. In Judges context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "howbeit" and "hair" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.