Judges 13

1 ♥ 📝 A nd the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 again^H3254 did^H6213 that which was evil^H7451 in the sight^H5869 of Jehovah;^H3068 and Jehovah^H3068 delivered^H5414 them into the hand^H3027 of the Philistines^H6430 forty^H705 years.^H8141

2 ♥ 📝 And there was a certain^H259 man^H376 of Zorah,^H6881 of the family^H4940 of the Danites,^H1839 whose name^H8034 was Manoah;^H4495 and his wife^H802 was barren,^H6135 and bare^H3205 not.

3 ♥ 📝 And the angel^H4397 of Jehovah^H3068 appeared^H7200 unto the woman,^H802 and said^H559 unto her, Behold now, thou art barren,^H6135 and bearest^H3205 not; but thou shalt conceive,^H2029 and bear^H3205 a son.^H1121

4 ♥ 📝 Now therefore beware,^H8104 I pray thee, and drink^H8354 no wine^H3196 nor strong drink,^H7941 and eat^H398 not any unclean^H2931 thing:

5 ♥ 📝 for, lo, thou shalt conceive,^H2030 and bear^H3205 a son;^H1121 and no razor^H4177 shall come^H5927 upon his head;^H7218 for the child^H5288 shall be a Nazirite^H5139 unto God^H430 from the womb:^H990 and he shall begin^H2490 to save^H3467 Israel^H3478 out of the hand^H3027 of the Philistines.^H6430

6 ♥ 📝 Then the woman^H802 came^H935 and told^H559 her husband,^H376 saying,^H559 A man^H376 of God^H430 came^H935 unto me, and his countenance^H4758 was like the countenance^H4758 of the angel^H4397 of God,^H430 very^H3966 terrible;^H3372 and I asked^H7592 him not whence he was, neither told^H5046 he me his name:^H8034

7 ♥ 📝 but he said^H559 unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive,^H2030 and bear^H3205 a son;^H1121 and now drink^H7941 no wine^H3196 nor strong drink,^H8354 and eat^H398 not any unclean^H2932 thing; for the child^H5288 shall be a Nazirite^H5139 unto God^H430 from the womb^H990 to the day^H3117 of his death.^H4194

8 ♥ 📝 Then Manoah^H4495 entreated^H6279 Jehovah,^H3068 and said,^H559 Oh,^H994 Lord,^H3068 I pray thee, let^H4994 the man^H376 of God^H430 whom thou didst send^H7971 come again^H935 unto us, and teach^H3384 us what we shall do^H6213 unto the child^H5288 that shall be born.^H3205

9 ♥ 📝 And God^H430 hearkened^H8085 to the voice^H6963 of Manoah;^H4495 and the angel^H4397 of God^H430 came again^H935 unto the woman^H802 as she sat^H3427 in the field:^H7704 but Manoah^H4495 her husband^H376 was not with her.

10 ♥ 📝 And the woman^H802 made haste,^H4116 and ran,^H7323 and told^H5046 her husband,^H376 and said^H559 unto him, Behold, the man^H376 hath appeared^H7200 unto me, that came^H935 unto me the [other] day.^H3117

11 ♥ 📝 And Manoah^H4495 arose,^H6965 and went^H3212 after^H310 his wife,^H802 and came^H935 to the man,^H376 and said^H559 unto him, Art thou the man^H376 that spakest^H1696 unto the woman?^H802 And he said,^H559 I am.

12 ♥ 📝 And Manoah^H4495 said,^H559 Now let thy words^H1697 come to pass:^H935 what shall be the ordering^H4941 of the child,^H5288 and [how] shall we do^H4639 unto him?

13 ♥ 📝 And the angel^H4397 of Jehovah^H3068 said^H559 unto Manoah,^H4495 Of all that I said^H559 unto the woman^H802 let her beware.^H8104

14 ♥ 📝 She may not eat^H398 of anything that cometh^H3318 of the vine,^H1612 neither let her drink^H8354 wine^H3196 or strong drink,^H8354 nor eat^H398 any unclean^H2932 thing; all that I commanded^H6680 her let her observe.^H8104

15 ♥ 📝 And Manoah^H4495 said^H559 unto the angel^H4397 of Jehovah,^H3068 I pray thee, let us detain^H6113 thee, that we may make ready^H6213 a kid^H1423 for^H6440 thee.

16 ♥ 📝 And the angel^H4397 of Jehovah^H3068 said^H559 unto Manoah,^H4495 Though thou detain^H6113 me, I will not eat^H398 of thy bread;^H3899 and if^H518 thou wilt make ready^H6213 a burnt-offering,^H5930 thou must offer^H6213 it unto Jehovah.^H3068 For Manoah^H4495 knew^H3045 not that he was the angel^H4397 of Jehovah.^H3068

17 ♥ 📝 And Manoah^H4495 said^H559 unto the angel^H4397 of Jehovah,^H3068 What is thy name,^H8034 that, when thy words^H1697 come to pass,^H935 we may do thee honor?^H3513

18 ♥ 📝 And the angel^H4397 of Jehovah^H3068 said^H559 unto him, Wherefore askest^H7592 thou after my name,^H8034 seeing it is wonderful?^H6383

19 ♥ 📝 So Manoah^H4495 took^H3947 the kid^H1423 with the meal-offering,^H4503 and offered^H5927 it upon the rock^H6697 unto Jehovah:^H3068 and [the angel] did^H6213 wondrously,^H6381 and Manoah^H4495 and his wife^H802 looked on.^H7200

20 ♥ 📝 For it came to pass, when the flame^H3851 went up^H5927 toward heaven^H8064 from off the altar,^H4196 that the angel^H4397 of Jehovah^H3068 ascended^H5927 in the flame^H3851 of the altar:^H4196 and Manoah^H4495 and his wife^H802 looked on;^H7200 and they fell on^H7200 their faces^H6440 to the ground.^H776

21 ♥ 📝 But the angel^H4397 of Jehovah^H3068 did no more^H3254 appear^H7200 to Manoah^H4495 or to his wife.^H802 Then Manoah^H4495 knew^H3045 that he was the angel^H4397 of Jehovah.^H3068

22 ♥ 📝 And Manoah^H4495 said^H559 unto his wife,^H802 We shall surely^H4191 die,^H4191 because we have seen^H7200 God.^H430

23 ♥ 📝 But his wife^H802 said^H559 unto him, If^H3863 Jehovah^H3068 were pleased^H2654 to kill^H4191 us, he would not have received^H3947 a burnt-offering^H5930 and a meal-offering^H5930 at our hand,^H3027 neither would he have showed^H7200 us all these things, nor would at this time^H6256 have told^H8085 such things as these.^H2063

24 ♥ 📝 And the woman^H802 bare^H3205 a son,^H1121 and called^H7121 his name^H8034 Samson:^H8123 and the child^H5288 grew,^H1431 and Jehovah^H3068 blessed^H1288 him.

25 ♥ 📝 And the Spirit^H7307 of Jehovah^H3068 began^H2490 to move^H6470 him in ^H4264 Mahaneh-dan,^H1835 between Zorah^H6881 and Eshtaol.^H847