And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he tore him as he would have torn a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Spirit, increasing his courage and strength. (Menochius)
This shows that the strength of Samson was miraculous, attached to the keeping of his hair, and the observance of the duties of the Nazarites. (Calmet) (Chap. xvi. 19.)
Mother. The modesty which he displays is more wonderful than the feat of valour. (Haydock)
Brave men are never boasters. (Menochius)
He kept what he had done secret, designing to propose a riddle. (Salien)
