Judges 13
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- 1The children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh; and Yahweh delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
- וַיֹּסִ֙פוּ֙
- בְּנֵ֣י
- בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121G
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת
- הָרַ֖ע
- בְּעֵינֵ֣י
- יְהוָ֑ה
- יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- וַיִּתְּנֵ֧ם
- יְהוָ֛ה
- יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- בְּיַד־
- פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים
- פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430G
- אַרְבָּעִ֥ים
- אַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImfortyH0705
- שָׁנָֽה׃
- שָׁנָֽהsha.Nahyear[s]H8141
- 2There was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and didn't bear.
- 3The angel of Yahweh appeared to the woman, and said to her, See now, you are barren, and don't bear; but you shall conceive, and bear a son.
- וַיֵּרָ֥א
- מַלְאַךְ־
- מַלְאַךְmal.'akh-[the] angel ofH4397H
- יְהוָ֖ה
- יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- הָאִשָּׁ֑ה
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
- אֵלֶ֗יהָ
- הִנֵּה־
- הִנֵּהhi.neh-here!H2009
- נָ֤א
- נָ֤אna'pleaseH4994
- אַתְּ־
- אַתְּ'at-youH0859C
- עֲקָרָה֙
- עֲקָרָה֙'a.ka.Rah[are] barrenH6135
- וְלֹ֣א
- יָלַ֔דְתְּ
- יָלַ֔דְתְּya.Ladtyou have borne childrenH3205
- וְהָרִ֖ית
- וְיָלַ֥דְתְּ
- בֵּֽן׃
- בֵּֽןBena sonH1121A
- 4Now therefore please beware and drink no wine nor strong drink, and don't eat any unclean thing:
- 5for, behold, you shall conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head; for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb: and he shall begin to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.
- כִּי֩
- כִּי֩kiforH3588A
- הִנָּ֨ךְ
- הָרָ֜ה
- הָרָ֜הha.Rah[will be] pregnantH2030A
- וְיֹלַ֣דְתְּ
- בֵּ֗ן
- בֵּ֗ןBena sonH1121A
- וּמוֹרָה֙
- לֹא־
- לֹאlo'-notH3808
- יַעֲלֶ֣ה
- יַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.Lehit will go upH5927G
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- רֹאשׁ֔וֹ
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-forH3588A
- נְזִ֧יר
- נְזִ֧ירne.Zira Nazirite ofH5139
- אֱלֹהִ֛ים
- אֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimGodH0430G
- יִהְיֶ֥ה
- יִהְיֶ֥הyih.Yehhe will beH1961
- הַנַּ֖עַר
- מִן־
- מִןmin-fromH4480A
- הַבָּ֑טֶן
- וְה֗וּא
- יָחֵ֛ל
- יָחֵ֛לya.Chelhe will beginH2490C
- לְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַ
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- מִיַּ֥ד
- פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃
- פְּלִשְׁתִּֽיםpe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430G
- כִּי֩
- 6Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came to me, and his face was like the face of the angel of God, very awesome; and I didn't ask him whence he was, neither did he tell me his name:
- וַתָּבֹ֣א
- הָאִשָּׁ֗ה
- וַתֹּ֣אמֶר
- לְאִישָׁהּ֮
- לֵאמֹר֒
- אִ֤ישׁ
- אִ֤ישׁ'ish<the> man ofH0376G
- הָאֱלֹהִים֙
- בָּ֣א
- בָּ֣אba'he cameH0935G
- אֵלַ֔י
- וּמַרְאֵ֕הוּ
- כְּמַרְאֵ֛ה
- מַלְאַ֥ךְ
- מַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'Akh<the> angel ofH4397H
- הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים
- נוֹרָ֣א
- נוֹרָ֣אno.Ra'awesomeH3372H
- מְאֹ֑ד
- מְאֹ֑דme.'OdveryH3966
- וְלֹ֤א
- שְׁאִלְתִּ֙יהוּ֙
- אֵֽי־
- אֵֽי'ei-where?H0335
- מִזֶּ֣ה
- ה֔וּא
- ה֔וּאHu'[was] heH1931
- וְאֶת־
- שְׁמ֖וֹ
- לֹֽא־
- לֹֽאlo'-notH3808
- הִגִּ֥יד
- הִגִּ֥ידhi.Gidhe toldH5046
- לִֽי׃
- 7but he said to me, Behold, you shall conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing; for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb to the day of his death.
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
- לִ֔י
- הִנָּ֥ךְ
- הָרָ֖ה
- הָרָ֖הha.Rah[will be] pregnantH2030A
- וְיֹלַ֣דְתְּ
- בֵּ֑ן
- בֵּ֑ןBena sonH1121A
- וְעַתָּ֞ה
- אַל־
- אַל'al-may notH0408
- תִּשְׁתִּ֣י׀
- תִּשְׁתִּ֣יtish.Tiyou drinkH8354
- יַ֣יִן
- יַ֣יִןYa.yinwineH3196
- וְשֵׁכָ֗ר
- וְאַל־
- תֹּֽאכְלִי֙
- תֹּֽאכְלִי֙to.khe.Liyou eatH0398
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-anyH3605
- טֻמְאָ֔ה
- טֻמְאָ֔הtum.'AhuncleannessH2932
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-forH3588A
- נְזִ֤יר
- נְזִ֤ירne.Zira Nazirite ofH5139
- אֱלֹהִים֙
- אֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimGodH0430G
- יִהְיֶ֣ה
- יִהְיֶ֣הyih.Yehhe will beH1961
- הַנַּ֔עַר
- מִן־
- מִןmin-fromH4480A
- הַבֶּ֖טֶן
- עַד־
- עַד'ad-untilH5704
- י֥וֹם
- י֥וֹםYom[the] day ofH3117G
- מוֹתֽוֹ׃
- 8Then Manoah entreated Yahweh, and said, Oh, Lord, please let the man of God whom you did send come again to us, and teach us what we shall do to the child who shall be born.
- וַיֶּעְתַּ֥ר
- מָנ֛וֹחַ
- מָנ֛וֹחַma.No.achManoahH4495
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- יְהוָ֖ה
- יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- וַיֹּאמַ֑ר
- בִּ֣י
- בִּ֣יbipardon meH0994
- אֲדוֹנָ֔י
- אֲדוֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiO LordH0136
- אִ֣ישׁ
- אִ֣ישׁ'ish[the] man ofH0376G
- הָאֱלֹהִ֞ים
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhomH0834A
- שָׁלַ֗חְתָּ
- שָׁלַ֗חְתָּsha.Lach.tayou sentH7971G
- יָבוֹא־
- יָבוֹאya.Vo'-let him comeH0935G
- נָ֥א
- נָ֥אna'pleaseH4994
- עוֹד֙
- עוֹד֙'OdagainH5750
- אֵלֵ֔ינוּ
- וְיוֹרֵ֕נוּ
- מַֽה־
- מַֽהmah-what?H4100
- נַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה
- נַּעֲשֶׂ֖הna.'a.Sehwill we doH6213A
- לַנַּ֥עַר
- הַיּוּלָּֽד׃
- 9God listened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again to the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah, her husband, wasn't with her.
- 10The woman made haste, and ran, and told her husband, and said to him, Behold, the man has appeared to me, who came to me the [supplied: other] day.
- 11Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said to him, Are you the man who spoke to the woman? He said, I am.
- וַיָּ֛קָם
- וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ
- מָנ֖וֹחַ
- מָנ֖וֹחַma.No.achManoahH4495
- אַחֲרֵ֣י
- אַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiafterH0310A
- אִשְׁתּ֑וֹ
- וַיָּבֹא֙
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- הָאִ֔ישׁ
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
- ל֗וֹ
- הַאַתָּ֥ה
- הָאִ֛ישׁ
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-whoH0834A
- דִּבַּ֥רְתָּ
- דִּבַּ֥רְתָּdi.Bar.tayou spokeH1696G
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- הָאִשָּׁ֖ה
- וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
- אָֽנִי׃
- אָֽנִי'A.niIH0589
- 12Manoah said, Now let your words happen: what shall be the ordering of the child, and [supplied: how] shall we do to him?
- 13The angel of Yahweh said to Manoah, Of all that I said to the woman let her beware.
- וַיֹּ֛אמֶר
- מַלְאַ֥ךְ
- מַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'Akh[the] angel ofH4397H
- יְהוָ֖ה
- יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- מָנ֑וֹחַ
- מָנ֑וֹחַma.No.achManoahH4495
- מִכֹּ֛ל
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-thatH0834A
- אָמַ֥רְתִּי
- אָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiI saidH0559
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- הָאִשָּׁ֖ה
- תִּשָּׁמֵֽר׃
- תִּשָּׁמֵֽרti.sha.Mershe will take careH8104J
- 14She may not eat of anything that comes of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing; all that I commanded her let her observe.
- מִכֹּ֣ל
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-thatH0834A
- יֵצֵא֩
- יֵצֵא֩ye.Tze'it comes forthH3318M
- מִגֶּ֨פֶן
- הַיַּ֜יִן
- לֹ֣א
- לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
- תֹאכַ֗ל
- תֹאכַ֗לto.Khalshe will eatH0398
- וְיַ֤יִן
- וְשֵׁכָר֙
- אַל־
- אַל'al-may notH0408
- תֵּ֔שְׁתְּ
- תֵּ֔שְׁתְּTe.shetshe drinkH8354
- וְכָל־
- טֻמְאָ֖ה
- טֻמְאָ֖הtum.'AhuncleannessH2932
- אַל־
- אַל'al-may notH0408
- תֹּאכַ֑ל
- תֹּאכַ֑לto.Khalshe eatH0398
- כֹּ֥ל
- כֹּ֥לkolallH3605
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-thatH0834A
- צִוִּיתִ֖יהָ
- תִּשְׁמֹֽר׃
- תִּשְׁמֹֽרtish.Morshe will keepH8104G
- 15Manoah said to the angel of Yahweh, I pray you, let us detain you, that we may make ready a kid for you.
- וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
- מָנ֖וֹחַ
- מָנ֖וֹחַma.No.achManoahH4495
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- מַלְאַ֣ךְ
- מַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'Akh[the] angel ofH4397H
- יְהוָ֑ה
- יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- נַעְצְרָה־
- נַעְצְרָהna'.tze.rah-let us detainH6113
- נָּ֣א
- נָּ֣אna'pleaseH4994
- אוֹתָ֔ךְ
- וְנַעֲשֶׂ֥ה
- לְפָנֶ֖יךָ
- גְּדִ֥י
- גְּדִ֥יge.Dia kid ofH1423
- עִזִּֽים׃
- עִזִּֽים'i.ZimgoatsH5795
- 16The angel of Yahweh said to Manoah, Though you detain me, I won't eat of your bread; and if you will make ready a burnt offering, you must offer it to Yahweh. For Manoah didn't know that he was the angel of Yahweh.
- וַיֹּאמֶר֩
- מַלְאַ֨ךְ
- מַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'Akh[the] angel ofH4397H
- יְהוָ֜ה
- יְהוָ֜הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- מָנ֗וֹחַ
- מָנ֗וֹחַma.No.achManoahH4495
- אִם־
- אִם'im-ifH0518A
- תַּעְצְרֵ֙נִי֙
- לֹא־
- לֹאlo'-notH3808
- אֹכַ֣ל
- אֹכַ֣ל'o.KhalI will eatH0398
- בְּלַחְמֶ֔ךָ
- וְאִם־
- תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה
- תַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.Sehyou will makeH6213I
- עֹלָ֔ה
- עֹלָ֔ה'o.Laha burnt offeringH5930A
- לַיהוָ֖ה
- תַּעֲלֶ֑נָּה
- כִּ֚י
- כִּ֚יkiforH3588A
- לֹא־
- לֹאlo'-notH3808
- יָדַ֣ע
- יָדַ֣עya.Da'he knewH3045
- מָנ֔וֹחַ
- מָנ֔וֹחַma.No.achManoahH4495
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-thatH3588A
- מַלְאַ֥ךְ
- מַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'Akh[was] [the] angelH4397H
- יְהוָ֖ה
- יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- הֽוּא׃
- הֽוּאHu'itH1931
- 17Manoah said to the angel of Yahweh, What is your name, that when your words happen, we may honor you?
- 18The angel of Yahweh said to him, Why do you ask after my name, seeing it is wonderful?
- 19So Manoah took the kid with the meal-offering, and offered it on the rock to Yahweh: and [supplied: the angel] did wondrously, and Manoah and his wife looked on.
- 20For it happened, when the flame went up toward the sky from off the altar, that the angel of Yahweh ascended in the flame of the altar: and Manoah and his wife looked on; and they fell on their faces to the ground.
- 21But the angel of Yahweh did no more appear to Manoah or to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was the angel of Yahweh.
- וְלֹא־
- יָ֤סַף
- יָ֤סַףYa.safhe repeatedH3254G
- עוֹד֙
- עוֹד֙'OdagainH5750
- מַלְאַ֣ךְ
- מַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'Akh[the] angel ofH4397H
- יְהוָ֔ה
- יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- לְהֵרָאֹ֖ה
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- מָנ֣וֹחַ
- מָנ֣וֹחַma.No.achManoahH4495
- וְאֶל־
- אִשְׁתּ֑וֹ
- אָ֚ז
- אָ֚ז'azthenH0227A
- יָדַ֣ע
- יָדַ֣עya.Da'he knewH3045
- מָנ֔וֹחַ
- מָנ֔וֹחַma.No.achManoahH4495
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-thatH3588A
- מַלְאַ֥ךְ
- מַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'Akh[was] [the] angel ofH4397H
- יְהוָ֖ה
- יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- הֽוּא׃
- הֽוּאHu'itH1931
- 22Manoah said to his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.
- 23But his wife said to him, If Yahweh were pleased to kill us, he wouldn't have received a burnt offering and a meal-offering at our hand, neither would he have shown us all these things, nor would at this time have told such things as these.
- וַתֹּ֧אמֶר
- ל֣וֹ
- אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ
- לוּ֩
- לוּ֩luifH3863
- חָפֵ֨ץ
- חָפֵ֨ץcha.Fetzhe had desiredH2654A
- יְהוָ֤ה
- יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- לַהֲמִיתֵ֙נוּ֙
- לֹֽא־
- לֹֽאlo'-notH3808
- לָקַ֤ח
- לָקַ֤חla.Kachhe acceptedH3947H
- מִיָּדֵ֙נוּ֙
- עֹלָ֣ה
- עֹלָ֣ה'o.Laha burnt offeringH5930A
- וּמִנְחָ֔ה
- וְלֹ֥א
- הֶרְאָ֖נוּ
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- אֵ֑לֶּה
- אֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehthese [things]H0428
- וְכָעֵ֕ת
- לֹ֥א
- לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
- הִשְׁמִיעָ֖נוּ
- כָּזֹֽאת׃
- 24The woman bore a son, and named him Samson: and the child grew, and Yahweh blessed him.
- 25The Spirit of Yahweh began to move him in Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
Words in italics were supplied by the translators.
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