13:1 And the children 1121 of Israel 3478 did 6213 8800 evil 7451 again 3254 8686 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068; and the LORD 3068 delivered 5414 8799 them into the hand 3027 of the Philistines 6430 forty 705 years 8141.(did evil…: Heb. added to commit, etc)

13:2 And there was a certain 259 man 376 of Zorah 6881, of the family 4940 of the Danites 1839, whose name 8034 [was] Manoah 4495; and his wife 802 [was] barren 6135, and bare 3205 8804 not.

13:3 And the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068 appeared 7200 8735 unto the woman 802, and said 559 8799 unto her, Behold now, thou [art] barren 6135, and bearest 3205 8804 not: but thou shalt conceive 2029 8804, and bear 3205 8804 a son 1121.

13:4 Now therefore beware 8104 8734, I pray thee, and drink 8354 8799 not wine 3196 nor strong drink 7941, and eat 398 8799 not any unclean 2931 [thing]:

13:5 For, lo, thou shalt conceive 2030, and bear 3205 8802 a son 1121; and no razor 4177 shall come 5927 8799 on his head 7218: for the child 5288 shall be a Nazarite 5139 unto God 430 from the womb 990: and he shall begin 2490 8686 to deliver 3467 8687 Israel 3478 out of the hand 3027 of the Philistines 6430.

13:6 Then the woman 802 came 935 8799 and told 559 8799 her husband 376, saying 559 8800, A man 376 of God 430 came 935 8804 unto me, and his countenance 4758 [was] like the countenance 4758 of an angel 4397 of God 430, very 3966 terrible 3372 8737: but I asked 7592 8804 him not whence he [was], neither told 5046 8689 he me his name 8034:

13:7 But he said 559 8799 unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive 2030, and bear 3205 8802 a son 1121; and now drink 7941 no wine 3196 nor strong drink 8354 8799, neither eat 398 8799 any unclean 2932 [thing]: for the child 5288 shall be a Nazarite 5139 to God 430 from the womb 990 to the day 3117 of his death 4194.

13:8 Then Manoah 4495 intreated 6279 8799 the LORD 3068, and said 559 8799, O 994 my Lord 136, let 4994 the man 376 of God 430 which thou didst send 7971 8804 come again 935 8799 unto us, and teach 3384 8686 us what we shall do 6213 8799 unto the child 5288 that shall be born 3205 8795.

13:9 And God 430 hearkened 8085 8799 to the voice 6963 of Manoah 4495; and the angel 4397 of God 430 came again 935 8799 unto the woman 802 as she sat 3427 8802 in the field 7704: but Manoah 4495 her husband 376 [was] not with her.

13:10 And the woman 802 made haste 4116 8762, and ran 7323 8799, and shewed 5046 8686 her husband 376, and said 559 8799 unto him, Behold, the man 376 hath appeared 7200 8738 unto me, that came 935 8804 unto me the [other] day 3117.

13:11 And Manoah 4495 arose 6965 8799, and went 3212 8799 after 310 his wife 802, and came 935 8799 to the man 376, and said 559 8799 unto him, [Art] thou the man 376 that spakest 1696 8765 unto the woman 802? And he said 559 8799, I [am].

13:12 And Manoah 4495 said 559 8799, Now let thy words 1697 come to pass 935 8799. How shall we order 4941 the child 5288, and [how] shall we do 4639 unto him?(How shall we order…: Heb. What shall be the manner of the, etc)(how shall we do…: or, what shall he do?: Heb. what shall be his work?)

13:13 And the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068 said 559 8799 unto Manoah 4495, Of all that I said 559 8804 unto the woman 802 let her beware 8104 8735.

13:14 She may not eat 398 8799 of any [thing] that cometh 3318 8799 of the vine 1612, neither let her drink 8354 8799 wine 3196 or strong drink 7941, nor eat 398 8799 any unclean 2932 [thing]: all that I commanded 6680 8765 her let her observe 8104 8799.

13:15 And Manoah 4495 said 559 8799 unto the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068, I pray thee, let us detain 6113 8799 thee, until we shall have made ready 6213 8799 a kid 1423 5795 for 6440 thee.(for thee: Heb. before thee)

13:16 And the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068 said 559 8799 unto Manoah 4495, Though thou detain 6113 8799 me, I will not eat 398 8799 of thy bread 3899: and if 518 thou wilt offer 6213 8799 a burnt offering 5930, thou must offer 5927 8686 it unto the LORD 3068. For Manoah 4495 knew 3045 8804 not that he [was] an angel 4397 of the LORD 3068.

13:17 And Manoah 4495 said 559 8799 unto the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068, What [is] thy name 8034, that when thy sayings 1697 come to pass 935 8799 we may do thee honour 3513 8765?

13:18 And the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068 said 559 8799 unto him, Why askest 7592 8799 thou thus after my name 8034, seeing it [is] secret 6383 8675 6383?(secret: or, wonderful)

13:19 So Manoah 4495 took 3947 8799 a kid 1423 5795 with a meat offering 4503, and offered 5927 8799 [it] upon a rock 6697 unto the LORD 3068: and [the angel] did 6213 8800 wondrously 6381 8688; and Manoah 4495 and his wife 802 looked on 7200 8802.

13:20 For it came to pass, when the flame 3851 went up 5927 8800 toward heaven 8064 from off the altar 4196, that the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068 ascended 5927 8799 in the flame 3851 of the altar 4196. And Manoah 4495 and his wife 802 looked on 7200 8802 [it], and fell on 5307 8799 their faces 6440 to the ground 776.

13:21 But the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068 did no more 3254 8804 appear 7200 8736 to Manoah 4495 and to his wife 802. Then Manoah 4495 knew 3045 8804 that he [was] an angel 4397 of the LORD 3068.

13:22 And Manoah 4495 said 559 8799 unto his wife 802, We shall surely 4191 8800 die 4191 8799, because we have seen 7200 8804 God 430.

13:23 But his wife 802 said 559 8799 unto him, If 3863 the LORD 3068 were pleased 2654 8804 to kill 4191 8687 us, he would not have received 3947 8804 a burnt offering 5930 and a meat offering 4503 at our hands 3027, neither would he have shewed 7200 8689 us all these [things], nor would as at this time 6256 have told 8085 8689 us [such things] as these 2063.

13:24 And the woman 802 bare 3205 8799 a son 1121, and called 7121 8799 his name 8034 Samson 8123: and the child 5288 grew 1431 8799, and the LORD 3068 blessed 1288 8762 him.

13:25 And the Spirit 7307 of the LORD 3068 began 2490 8686 to move him at times 6470 8800 in the camp 4264 of Dan 1835 between Zorah 6881 and Eshtaol 847.(the camp…: Heb. Mahanehdan)

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