Verse 7
Judges 13:7
New Living Translation
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But he told me, ‘You will become pregnant and give birth to a son. You must not drink wine or any other alcoholic drink nor eat any forbidden food. For your son will be dedicated to God (Elohim) as a Nazirite from the moment of his birth until the day of his death.’”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר לִ֔/י הִנָּ֥/ךְ הָרָ֖ה וְ/יֹלַ֣דְתְּ בֵּ֑ן וְ/עַתָּ֞ה אַל תִּשְׁתִּ֣י יַ֣יִן וְ/שֵׁכָ֗ר וְ/אַל תֹּֽאכְלִי֙ כָּל טֻמְאָ֔ה כִּֽי נְזִ֤יר אֱלֹהִים֙ יִהְיֶ֣ה הַ/נַּ֔עַר מִן הַ/בֶּ֖טֶן עַד י֥וֹם מוֹתֽ/וֹ
English Translation
And he said to me, "Behold, you are pregnant and you will bear a son. And now, do not drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat any unclean thing, for the boy shall be a Nazirite of God from the womb until the day of his death."
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Chapter 13 Context
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In those days a man named Manoah from the tribe of Dan lived in the town of Zorah. His wife was unab...
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The angel of the LORD appeared to Manoah’s wife and said, “Even though you have been unable to have...
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So be careful; you must not drink wine or any other alcoholic drink nor eat any forbidden food.
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You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and his hair must never be cut. For he will be ded...
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6
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7
But he told me, ‘You will become pregnant and give birth to a son. You must not drink wine or any ot...
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Then Manoah prayed to the LORD, saying, “Lord, please let the man of God (Elohim) come back to us ag...
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9
God (Elohim) answered Manoah’s prayer, and the angel of God (Elohim) appeared once again to his wife...
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So she quickly ran and told her husband, “The man who appeared to me the other day is here again!”
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12
So Manoah asked him, “When your words come true, what kind of rules should govern the boy’s life and...
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13
The angel of the LORD replied, “Be sure your wife follows the instructions I gave her.
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14
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15
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16
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17
Then Manoah asked the angel of the LORD, “What is your name? For when all this comes true, we want t...
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18
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Then Manoah took a young goat and a grain offering and offered it on a rock as a sacrifice to the LO...
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20
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23
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