Focused Passage

Judges 13:19-23

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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19Then Manoah took a young goat and a grain offering and offered them on a rock to the LORD. And as Manoah and his wife looked on, the LORD did a marvelous thing.

20When the flame went up from the altar to the sky, the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame. When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell facedown to the ground.

21And when the angel of the LORD did not appear again to Manoah and his wife, Manoah realized that it had been the angel of the LORD.

22“We are going to die,” he said to his wife, “for we have seen God!”

23But his wife replied, “If the LORD had intended to kill us, He would not have accepted the burnt offering and the grain offering from our hands, nor would He have shown us all these things or spoken to us this way.”

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Verse 19

Original words

Then Manoahמָנ֜וֹחַH4495Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markertookוַיִּקַּ֨חH3947Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulara young goatגְּדִ֤יH1423Noun - masculine singular construct. . .הָעִזִּים֙H5795Article | Noun - feminine plural-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand a grain offeringהַמִּנְחָ֔הH4503Article | Noun - feminine singularand offered themוַיַּ֥עַלH5927Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularonעַל־H5921Prepositiona rockהַצּ֖וּרH6697Article | Noun - masculine singularto the LORDלַֽיהוָ֑הH3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularAnd as Manoahוּמָנ֥וֹחַH4495Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularand his wifeוְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹH802Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularlooked onרֹאִֽים׃H7200Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralthe LORD didלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתH6213Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructa marvelous thingוּמַפְלִ֣אH6381Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Verse 20

Original words

-וַיְהִי֩H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularWhen the flameהַלַּ֜הַבH3851Article | Noun - masculine singularwent upבַעֲל֨וֹתH5927Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructfromמֵעַ֤לH5921Preposition-mthe altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙H4196Article | Noun - masculine singularto the skyהַשָּׁמַ֔יְמָהH8064Article | Noun - masculine plural | third person feminine singularthe angelמַלְאַךְ־H4397Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularascendedוַיַּ֥עַלH5927Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularin theהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַH4196Article | Noun - masculine singularflameבְּלַ֣הַבH3851Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructWhen Manoahוּמָנ֤וֹחַH4495Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularand his wifeוְאִשְׁתּוֹ֙H802Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularsaw [this]רֹאִ֔יםH7200Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralthey fellוַיִּפְּל֥וּH5307Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralfacedownעַל־H5921Preposition. . .פְּנֵיהֶ֖םH6440Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralto the groundאָֽרְצָה׃H776Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Verse 21

Original words

And when the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְH4397Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singulardid notוְלֹא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleappearלְהֵרָאֹ֖הH7200Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive constructagainיָ֤סַףH3254Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular. . .עוֹד֙H5750Adverbtoאֶל־H413PrepositionManoahמָנ֣וֹחַH4495Noun - proper - masculine singularandוְאֶל־H413Conjunctive waw | Prepositionhis wifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹH802Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular-אָ֚זH227AdverbManoahמָנ֔וֹחַH4495Noun - proper - masculine singularrealizedיָדַ֣עH3045Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularthatכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionit [had been]הֽוּא׃H1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularthe angelמַלְאַ֥ךְH4397Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 22

Original words

We are going to dieמ֣וֹתH4191Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute. . .נָמ֑וּתH4191Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common pluralheמָנ֛וֹחַH4495Noun - proper - masculine singularsaidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionhis wifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹH802Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularforכִּ֥יH3588Conjunctionwe have seenרָאִֽינוּ׃H7200Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common pluralGodאֱלֹהִ֖יםH430Noun - masculine plural
Verse 23

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But his wifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹH802Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularrepliedוַתֹּ֧אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularIfלוּ֩H3863Prepositionthe LORDיְהוָ֤הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularhad intendedחָפֵ֨ץH2654Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularto kill usלַהֲמִיתֵ֙נוּ֙H4191Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common pluralHe would notלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlehave acceptedלָקַ֤חH3947Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularthe burnt offeringעֹלָ֣הH5930Noun - feminine singularand the grain offeringוּמִנְחָ֔הH4503Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularfrom our handsמִיָּדֵ֙נוּ֙H3027Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common pluralnor would Heוְלֹ֥אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlehave shownהֶרְאָ֖נוּH7200Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common pluralusאֶת־H853Direct object markerallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthese thingsאֵ֑לֶּהH428Pronoun - common pluralor spokenהִשְׁמִיעָ֖נוּH8085Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common pluralto usוְכָעֵ֕תH6256Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - common singular. . .לֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particlethis wayכָּזֹֽאת׃H2063Preposition-k | Pronoun - feminine singular

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