Judges 13

American Standard Version (1901)

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Judges 13

American Standard Version (1901). Public domain.

And the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 againH3254 didH6213 that which was evilH7451 in the sightH5869 of JehovahH3068; and JehovahH3068 deliveredH5414 them into the handH3027 of the PhilistinesH6430 fortyH705 yearsH8141. And there was a certainH259 manH376 of ZorahH6881, of the familyH4940 of the DanitesH1839, whose nameH8034 was ManoahH4495; and his wifeH802 was barrenH6135, and bareH3205 not. And the angelH4397 of JehovahH3068 appearedH7200 unto the womanH802, and saidH559 unto her, Behold now, thou art barrenH6135, and bearestH3205 not; but thou shalt conceiveH2029, and bearH3205 a sonH1121. Now therefore bewareH8104, I pray thee, and drinkH8354 no wineH3196 nor strong drinkH7941, and eatH398 not any uncleanH2931 thing: for, lo, thou shalt conceiveH2030, and bearH3205 a sonH1121; and no razorH4177 shall comeH5927 upon his headH7218; for the childH5288 shall be a NaziriteH5139 unto GodH430 from the wombH990: and he shall beginH2490 to saveH3467 IsraelH3478 out of the handH3027 of the PhilistinesH6430. Then the womanH802 cameH935 and toldH559 her husbandH376, sayingH559, A manH376 of GodH430 cameH935 unto me, and his countenanceH4758 was like the countenanceH4758 of the angelH4397 of GodH430, veryH3966 terribleH3372; and I askedH7592 him not whence he was, neither toldH5046 he me his nameH8034: but he saidH559 unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceiveH2030, and bearH3205 a sonH1121; and now drinkH7941 no wineH3196 nor strong drinkH8354, and eatH398 not any uncleanH2932 thing; for the childH5288 shall be a NaziriteH5139 unto GodH430 from the wombH990 to the dayH3117 of his deathH4194. Then ManoahH4495 entreatedH6279 JehovahH3068, and saidH559, OhH994, LordH3068, I pray thee, letH4994 the manH376 of GodH430 whom thou didst sendH7971 come againH935 unto us, and teachH3384 us what we shall doH6213 unto the childH5288 that shall be bornH3205. And GodH430 hearkenedH8085 to the voiceH6963 of ManoahH4495; and the angelH4397 of GodH430 came againH935 unto the womanH802 as she satH3427 in the fieldH7704: but ManoahH4495 her husbandH376 was not with her. And the womanH802 made hasteH4116, and ranH7323, and toldH5046 her husbandH376, and saidH559 unto him, Behold, the manH376 hath appearedH7200 unto me, that cameH935 unto me the other dayH3117. And ManoahH4495 aroseH6965, and wentH3212 afterH310 his wifeH802, and cameH935 to the manH376, and saidH559 unto him, Art thou the manH376 that spakestH1696 unto the womanH802? And he saidH559, I am. And ManoahH4495 saidH559, Now let thy wordsH1697 come to passH935: what shall be the orderingH4941 of the childH5288, and how shall we doH4639 unto him? And the angelH4397 of JehovahH3068 saidH559 unto ManoahH4495, Of all that I saidH559 unto the womanH802 let her bewareH8104. She may not eatH398 of anything that comethH3318 of the vineH1612, neither let her drinkH8354 wineH3196 or strong drinkH8354, nor eatH398 any uncleanH2932 thing; all that I commandedH6680 her let her observeH8104. And ManoahH4495 saidH559 unto the angelH4397 of JehovahH3068, I pray thee, let us detainH6113 thee, that we may make readyH6213 a kidH1423 forH6440 thee. And the angelH4397 of JehovahH3068 saidH559 unto ManoahH4495, Though thou detainH6113 me, I will not eatH398 of thy breadH3899; and ifH518 thou wilt make readyH6213 a burnt-offeringH5930, thou must offerH6213 it unto JehovahH3068. For ManoahH4495 knewH3045 not that he was the angelH4397 of JehovahH3068. And ManoahH4495 saidH559 unto the angelH4397 of JehovahH3068, What is thy nameH8034, that, when thy wordsH1697 come to passH935, we may do thee honorH3513? And the angelH4397 of JehovahH3068 saidH559 unto him, Wherefore askestH7592 thou after my nameH8034, seeing it is wonderfulH6383? So ManoahH4495 tookH3947 the kidH1423 with the meal-offeringH4503, and offeredH5927 it upon the rockH6697 unto JehovahH3068: and the angel didH6213 wondrouslyH6381, and ManoahH4495 and his wifeH802 looked onH7200. For it came to pass, when the flameH3851 went upH5927 toward heavenH8064 from off the altarH4196, that the angelH4397 of JehovahH3068 ascendedH5927 in the flameH3851 of the altarH4196: and ManoahH4495 and his wifeH802 looked onH7200; and they fell onH7200 their facesH6440 to the groundH776. But the angelH4397 of JehovahH3068 did no moreH3254 appearH7200 to ManoahH4495 or to his wifeH802. Then ManoahH4495 knewH3045 that he was the angelH4397 of JehovahH3068. And ManoahH4495 saidH559 unto his wifeH802, We shall surelyH4191 dieH4191, because we have seenH7200 GodH430. But his wifeH802 saidH559 unto him, IfH3863 JehovahH3068 were pleasedH2654 to killH4191 us, he would not have receivedH3947 a burnt-offeringH5930 and a meal-offeringH5930 at our handH3027, neither would he have showedH7200 us all these things, nor would at this timeH6256 have toldH8085 such things as theseH2063. And the womanH802 bareH3205 a sonH1121, and calledH7121 his nameH8034 SamsonH8123: and the childH5288 grewH1431, and JehovahH3068 blessedH1288 him. And the SpiritH7307 of JehovahH3068 beganH2490 to moveH6470 him inH4264 Mahaneh-danH1835, between ZorahH6881 and EshtaolH847.

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