See in Reader
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saw
"understood" or "learned"
the truth about everything
The word "everything" refers to the entire story about why he is so strong. AT: "truth about everything about the secret to his strength" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
Come up again
Delilah lived higher on the mountain than where the rulers were staying.
She had him fall asleep
"She caused him to fall asleep"
in her lap
"on Delilah's thighs" (the thigh is the upper leg)
the seven locks of his head
These were locks of hair. A lock holds something else in place. Samson's hair was separated into seven sections.
subdue him
"control him"
his strength had left him
AT: "his strength was gone" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)