Focused Passage

Judges 13:11-14

Samson's Birth Announced: Consecration Before Deliverance

Israel again does evil and is handed to the Philistines, but before Israel cries out the LORD announces a child from a barren womb, commands Nazirite consecration, reveals Himself through sacrifice, and begins to stir Samson by the Spirit as the one who will begin deliverance.

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11So Manoah got up and followed his wife. When he came to the man, he asked, “Are you the man who spoke to my wife?” “I am,” he said.

12Then Manoah asked, “When your words come to pass, what will be the boy’s rule of life and mission?”

13So the angel of the LORD answered Manoah, “Your wife is to do everything I told her.

14She must not eat anything that comes from the vine, nor drink any wine or strong drink, nor eat anything unclean. She must do everything I have commanded her.”

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Verse 11

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So Manoahמָנ֖וֹחַH4495Noun - proper - masculine singulargot upוַיָּ֛קָםH6965Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularand followedוַיֵּ֥לֶךְH1980Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .אַחֲרֵ֣יH310Prepositionhis wifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹH802Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularWhen he cameוַיָּבֹא֙H935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe manהָאִ֔ישׁH376Article | Noun - masculine singularhe askedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularAre youהַאַתָּ֥הH859Article | Pronoun - second person masculine singularthe manהָאִ֛ישׁH376Article | Noun - masculine singularwhoאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativespokeדִּבַּ֥רְתָּH1696Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionmy wifeהָאִשָּׁ֖הH802Article | Noun - feminine singularIאָֽנִי׃H589Pronoun - first person common singularam, ” he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 12

Original words

Then Manoahמָנ֔וֹחַH4495Noun - proper - masculine singularaskedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularWhenעַתָּ֖הH6258Adverbyour wordsדְבָרֶ֑יךָH1697Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularcome to passיָבֹ֣אH935Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularwhatמַה־H4100Interrogativewill beיִּֽהְיֶ֥הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularthe boy’sהַנַּ֖עַרH5288Article | Noun - masculine singularrule of lifeמִשְׁפַּט־H4941Noun - masculine singular constructand missionוּמַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃H4639Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 13

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So the angelמַלְאַ֥ךְH4397Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .אֶל־H413Prepositionansweredוַיֹּ֛אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularManoahמָנ֑וֹחַH4495Noun - proper - masculine singularYour wifeהָאִשָּׁ֖הH802Article | Noun - feminine singularis to doתִּשָּׁמֵֽר׃H8104Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singulareverythingמִכֹּ֛לH3605Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeI told herאָמַ֥רְתִּיH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular. . .אֶל־H413Preposition
Verse 14

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She must notלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particleeatתֹאכַ֗לH398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularanythingמִכֹּ֣לH3605Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularthatאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativecomesיֵצֵא֩H3318Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularfrom the vineמִגֶּ֨פֶןH1612Preposition-m | Noun - common singular construct. . .הַיַּ֜יִןH3196Article | Noun - masculine singularnor drinkתֵּ֔שְׁתְּH8354Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singularany wineוְיַ֤יִןH3196Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularor strong drinkוְשֵׁכָר֙H7941Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularnorאַל־H408Adverbeatתֹּאכַ֑לH398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularanythingוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructuncleanטֻמְאָ֖הH2932Noun - feminine singular. . .אַל־H408AdverbShe must doתִּשְׁמֹֽר׃H8104Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singulareverythingכֹּ֥לH3605Noun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeI have commanded herצִוִּיתִ֖יהָH6680Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular

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