So while he slept, Delilah wove the seven locks of his head into the web and fastened it with a pin, and cried out: ``The Philistines are upon you!'' (וַתִּתְקַע אֶת־הַיְתֵד בַּקִּיר וַיִּתְנוֹעַ הַנַּעַר וַיִּישָׁן הַנַּעַר וַיִּשְׁקוֹט) — the test is again performed, and Samson awakens and tears loose the pin and loom (וַיִּקִּץ שִׁמְשׁוֹן מִשְׁנָתוֹ וַיִּסַּע אֶת־יְתֵד הַנּוֹסָדֶת וְאֶת־הַמַּשְׁבֶּצֶת). The ease of escape is now attributed to him being asleep and simply pulling out the pin—a mundane action with no supernatural element. The third false answer has been tested and failed, yet the structure of her assault is now clear: Delilah weaves his hair (קִשְׁרֵי, which can also mean ``locks'' or ``bindings'') into the loom, suggesting that she is approaching the true source of his power. The repetition of the test-and-escape pattern should educate Samson, yet it does not.

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