Focused Passage

Judges 13:2-5

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.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

2Now there was a man from Zorah named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, whose wife was barren and had no children.

3The angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, “It is true that you are barren and have no children; but you will conceive and give birth to a son.

4Now please be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, and not to eat anything unclean.

5For behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. And no razor shall touch his head, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb, and he will begin the deliverance of Israel from the hand of the Philistines.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 2

Original words

Now there wasוַיְהִי֩H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularaאֶחָ֧דH259Number - masculine singularmanאִ֨ישׁH376Noun - masculine singularfrom Zorahמִצָּרְעָ֛הH6881Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singularnamedוּשְׁמ֣וֹH8034Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularManoahמָנ֑וֹחַH4495Noun - proper - masculine singularfrom the clanמִמִּשְׁפַּ֥חַתH4940Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructof the Danitesהַדָּנִ֖יH1839Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularwhose wife [was]וְאִשְׁתּ֥וֹH802Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularbarrenעֲקָרָ֖הH6135Adjective - feminine singularand had noוְלֹ֥אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlechildrenיָלָֽדָה׃H3205Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Verse 3

Original words

The angelמַלְאַךְ־H4397Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularappearedוַיֵּרָ֥אH7200Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe womanהָאִשָּׁ֑הH802Article | Noun - feminine singularand saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularto herאֵלֶ֗יהָH413Preposition | third person feminine singularIt is trueהִנֵּה־H2009Interjection. . .נָ֤אH4994Interjectionthat youאַתְּ־H859Pronoun - second person feminine singularare barrenעֲקָרָה֙H6135Adjective - feminine singularand have noוְלֹ֣אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlechildrenיָלַ֔דְתְּH3205Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singularbut you will conceiveוְהָרִ֖יתH2029Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singularand give birth toוְיָלַ֥דְתְּH3205Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singulara sonבֵּֽן׃H1121Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Or Angel; here and throughout chapter 13; corresponding pronouns may also be capitalized.
Verse 4

Original words

Nowוְעַתָּה֙H6258Conjunctive waw | Adverbpleaseנָ֔אH4994Interjectionbe carefulהִשָּׁ֣מְרִיH8104Verb - Nifal - Imperative - feminine singularnotוְאַל־H408Conjunctive waw | Adverbto drinkתִּשְׁתִּ֖יH8354Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singularwineיַ֣יִןH3196Noun - masculine singularor strong drinkוְשֵׁכָ֑רH7941Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularand notוְאַל־H408Conjunctive waw | Adverbto eatתֹּאכְלִ֖יH398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singularanythingכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructuncleanטָמֵֽא׃H2931Adjective - masculine singular
Verse 5

Original words

Forכִּי֩H3588Conjunctionbeholdהִנָּ֨ךְH2009Interjection | second person feminine singularyou will conceiveהָרָ֜הH2030Adjective - feminine singularand give birth toוְיֹלַ֣דְתְּH3205Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singulara sonבֵּ֗ןH1121Noun - masculine singularAnd noלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlerazorוּמוֹרָה֙H4177Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularshall touchיַעֲלֶ֣הH5927Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .עַל־H5921Prepositionhis headרֹאשׁ֔וֹH7218Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularbecauseכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionthe boyהַנַּ֖עַרH5288Article | Noun - masculine singularwill beיִהְיֶ֥הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singulara Naziriteנְזִ֧ירH5139Noun - masculine singular constructto Godאֱלֹהִ֛יםH430Noun - masculine pluralfromמִן־H4480Prepositionthe wombהַבָּ֑טֶןH990Article | Noun - feminine singularand heוְה֗וּאH1931Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singularwill beginיָחֵ֛לH2490Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularthe deliveranceלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַH3467Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct-אֶת־H853Direct object markerof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularfrom the handמִיַּ֥דH3027Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructof the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃H6430Noun - proper - masculine plural

BSB notes

  • Or set apart

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