Dreadlocks

`All days of the vow of his separation a razor doth not pass over his head; till the fulness of the days which he doth separate to Jehovah he is holy; grown up hath the upper part of the hair of his head.

And Delilah saith unto Samson, `Hitherto thou hast played upon me, and dost speak unto me lies; declare to me wherewith thou art bound.' And he saith unto her, `If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.'

And their head they do not shave, and the lock they do not send forth; they certainly poll their heads.

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;

they do not make baldness on their head, and the corner of their beard they do not shave, and in their flesh they do not make a cutting;

And He putteth forth a form of a hand, and taketh me by a lock of my head, and lift me up doth a spirit between the earth and the heavens, and it bringeth me in to Jerusalem in visions of God, unto the opening of the inner gate that is facing the north, where <FI>is<Fi> the seat of the figure of jealousy that is making jealous,

and voweth a vow, and saith, `Jehovah of Hosts, if Thou dost certainly look on the affliction of Thy handmaid, and hast remembered me, and dost not forget Thy handmaid, and hast given to Thy handmaid seed of men--then I have given him to Jehovah all days of his life, and a razor doth not go up upon his head.'

and in his polling his head--and it hath been at the end of year by year that he polleth <FI>it<Fi> , for it <FI>is<Fi> heavy on him, and he hath polled it--he hath even weighed out the hair of his head--two hundred shekels by the king's weight.

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

His head <FI>is<Fi> pure gold--fine gold, His locks flowing, dark as a raven,

`Ye do not round the corner of your head, nor destroy the corner of thy beard.

doth not even nature itself teach you, that if a man indeed have long hair, a dishonour it is to him? — read the full passage →

And Samson goeth to Gaza, and seeth there a woman, a harlot, and goeth in unto her; — read the full passage →

Christ, then, having suffered for us in the flesh, ye also with the same mind arm yourselves, because he who did suffer in the flesh hath done with sin, — read the full passage →

The feared thing of the wicked it meeteth him, And the desire of the righteous is given.

for the native among the sons of Israel, and for the sojourner who is sojourning in their midst--one law is to you, for him who is doing <FI>anything<Fi> through ignorance.

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

Whoso is turning his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer <FI>is<Fi> an abomination.

thou art not terrified by their presence, for Jehovah thy God <FI>is<Fi> in thy midst, a God great and fearful.

to whom coming--a living stone--by men, indeed, having been disapproved of, but with God choice, precious,

let all things be done decently and in order.

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.

I make drunk Mine arrows with blood, And My sword devoureth flesh, From the blood of the pierced and captive, From the head of the freemen of the enemy. — read the full passage →

and evil men and impostors shall advance to the worse, leading astray and being led astray.

in like manner also the women, in becoming apparel, with modesty and sobriety to adorn themselves, not in braided hair, or gold, or pearls, or garments of great price,

judge not according to appearance, but the righteous judgment judge.'

And the third day a marriage happened in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there, — read the full passage →

And this know thou, that in the last days there shall come perilous times, — read the full passage →

`Let not your heart be troubled, believe in God, also in me believe; — read the full passage →

The Pharisees, therefore, said to him, `Thou of thyself dost testify, thy testimony is not true;' — read the full passage →

`I was seeing till that thrones have been thrown down, and the Ancient of Days is seated, His garment as snow <FI>is<Fi> white, and the hair of his head <FI>is<Fi> as pure wool, His throne flames of fire, its wheels burning fire.

Rivulets of waters <FI>is<Fi> the heart of a king in the hand of Jehovah, Wherever He pleaseth He inclineth it. — read the full passage →

Wisdom hath builded her house, She hath hewn out her pillars--seven. — read the full passage →

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack, — read the full passage →