Delilah did not cut Samson's hair herself; rather, she lulled him to sleep and then called a man (a barber or servant) to shave off the seven locks of his hair while he was sleeping. This act caused Samson to lose his strength, as his hair was the symbol of his Nazirite vow and divine power. After his hair was cut by the man, Samson's strength left him, and Delilah then alerted the Philistines, who captured him, gouged out his eyes, and imprisoned him

. This detail—that Delilah had someone else cut Samson's hair—is consistent across multiple Bible translations and interpretations. The story emphasizes that it was not Delilah herself who cut the hair but a man she summoned to do it while Samson was asleep on her lap

. In summary, Samson's hair was cut by a man at Delilah's behest, not by Delilah herself.