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What was the relationship between Samson and Delilah?

Samson loved Delilah. The Philistine lords offered Delilah silver for Samson’s secret, and she betrayed him. Judges 16:4-5, 18-19

What the Bible says

Judges 16:4

After this he loved a woman, who dwelt in the valley of Sorec, and she was called Dalila.

Judges 16:17

Then opening the truth of the thing, he said to her: The razor hath never come upon my head, for I am a Nazarite, that is to say, consecrated to God from my mother’s womb: if my head be shaven, my strength shall depart from me, and I shall become weak, and shall be like other men.

Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.

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Three times Samson gave Delilah a false answer before telling her the truth. Judges 16:15-17

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