Focused Passage

Judges 13:6-7

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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6So the woman went and told her husband, “A man of God came to me. His appearance was like the angel of God, exceedingly awesome. I did not ask him where he came from, and he did not tell me his name.

7But he said to me, ‘Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. Now, therefore, do not drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb until the day of his death.’”

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Verse 6

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So the womanהָאִשָּׁ֗הH802Article | Noun - feminine singularwentוַתָּבֹ֣אH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularand toldוַתֹּ֣אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularher husbandלְאִישָׁהּ֮H376Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular. . .לֵאמֹר֒H559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructA manאִ֤ישׁH376Noun - masculine singular constructof Godהָאֱלֹהִים֙H430Article | Noun - masculine pluralcameבָּ֣אH935Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularto meאֵלַ֔יH413Preposition | first person common singularHis appearance was likeוּמַרְאֵ֕הוּH4758Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularכְּמַרְאֵ֛הכְּמַרְאֵ֛הH4758Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular constructthe angelמַלְאַ֥ךְH4397Noun - masculine singular constructof Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםH430Article | Noun - masculine pluralexceedinglyמְאֹ֑דH3966Adverbawesomeנוֹרָ֣אH3372Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularI did notוְלֹ֤אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleask himשְׁאִלְתִּ֙יהוּ֙H7592Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singularwhereאֵֽי־H335Interrogativehe came fromמִזֶּ֣הH2088Preposition-m | Pronoun - masculine singularה֔וּאה֔וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand he did notלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particletellהִגִּ֥ידH5046Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularmeלִֽי׃Preposition | first person common singularhis nameשְׁמ֖וֹH8034Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 7

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But he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularto meלִ֔יPreposition | first person common singularBeholdהִנָּ֥ךְH2009Interjection | second person feminine singularyou will conceiveהָרָ֖הH2030Adjective - feminine singularand give birth toוְיֹלַ֣דְתְּH3205Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singulara sonבֵּ֑ןH1121Noun - masculine singularNow, thereforeוְעַתָּ֞הH6258Conjunctive waw | Adverbdo notאַל־H408Adverbdrinkתִּשְׁתִּ֣י׀H8354Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singularwineיַ֣יִןH3196Noun - masculine singularor strong drinkוְשֵׁכָ֗רH7941Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularand do notוְאַל־H408Conjunctive waw | Adverbeatתֹּֽאכְלִי֙H398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singularanythingכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructuncleanטֻמְאָ֔הH2932Noun - feminine singularbecauseכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionthe boyהַנַּ֔עַרH5288Article | Noun - masculine singularwill beיִהְיֶ֣הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singulara Naziriteנְזִ֤ירH5139Noun - masculine singular constructto Godאֱלֹהִים֙H430Noun - masculine pluralfromמִן־H4480Prepositionthe wombהַבֶּ֖טֶןH990Article | Noun - feminine singularuntilעַד־H5704Prepositionthe dayי֥וֹםH3117Noun - masculine singular constructof his deathמוֹתֽוֹ׃פH4194Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular

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