Verse 1
Judges 13:1
World English Bible, British Edition
1
The children of Israel again did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight;
and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּסִ֨פוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לַ/עֲשׂ֥וֹת הָ/רַ֖ע בְּ/עֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַ/יִּתְּנֵ֧/ם יְהוָ֛ה בְּ/יַד פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים אַרְבָּעִ֥ים שָׁנָֽה
English Translation
And the children of Israel continued to do evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord gave them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years.
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Chapter 13 Context
1
The children of Israel again did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight;
and the LORD delivered the...
2
There was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites,
whose name was Manoah; and his wife...
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3
The LORD’s angel appeared to the woman, and said to her, “See now, you
are barren and childless; but...
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4
Now therefore please beware and drink no wine nor strong drink, and don’t
eat any unclean thing;
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for, behold, you shall conceive and give birth to a son. No razor shall
come on his head, for the ch...
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6
Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, “A man of God (Elohim)
came to me, and his face wa...
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7
but he said to me, ‘Behold, you shall conceive and bear a son; and now
drink no wine nor strong drin...
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8
Then Manoah entreated the LORD, and said, “Oh, Lord, please let
the man of God (Elohim) whom you sen...
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9
God (Elohim) listened to the voice of Manoah, and the angel of God (Elohim) came
again to the woman...
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10
The woman hurried and ran, and told her husband, saying to him, “Behold,
the man who came to me that...
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11
Manoah arose and followed his wife, and came to the man, and
said to him, “Are you the man who spoke...
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12
Manoah said, “Now let your words happen. What shall the child’s
way of life and mission be?”
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13
The LORD’s angel said to Manoah, “Of all that I said to the
woman let her beware.
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14
She may not eat of anything that comes of the vine, neither let her
drink wine or strong drink, nor...
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15
Manoah said to the LORD’s angel, “Please stay with us, that
we may make a young goat ready for you.”
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16
The LORD’s angel said to Manoah, “Though you detain me, I won’t
eat your bread. If you will prepare...
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17
Manoah said to the LORD’s angel, “What is your name, that when
your words happen, we may honour you?...
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18
The LORD’s angel said to him, “Why do you ask about my name,
since it is incomprehensible?”
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19
So Manoah took the young goat with the meal offering, and offered
it on the rock to the LORD. Then t...
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20
For when the flame went up towards the sky from off the altar, the
LORD’s angel ascended in the flam...
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21
But the LORD’s angel didn’t appear to Manoah or to his wife any more.
Then Manoah knew that he was t...
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22
Manoah said to his wife, “We shall surely die, because we have seen
God (Elohim).”
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23
But his wife said to him, “If the LORD were pleased to kill
us, he wouldn’t have received a burnt of...
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24
The woman bore a son and named him Samson. The child grew, and the
LORD blessed him.
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25
The LORD’s Spirit began to move him in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and
Eshtaol.
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