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^[1] The children of Israel again did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight; and Yahweh delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years. ^[2] There was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and childless. ^[3] Yahweh’s angel appeared to the woman, and said to her, “See now, you are barren and childless; but you shall conceive and bear a son. ^[4] Now therefore please beware and drink no wine nor strong drink, and don’t eat any unclean thing; ^[5] for, behold, you shall conceive and give birth to a son. No razor shall come on his head, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb. He shall begin to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.” ^[6] Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, “A man of God came to me, and his face was like the face of the angel of God, very awesome. I didn’t ask him where he was from, neither did he tell me his name; ^[7] but he said to me, ‘Behold, you shall conceive and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink. Don’t eat any unclean thing, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb to the day of his death.’ ” ^[8] Then Manoah entreated Yahweh, and said, “Oh, Lord, please let the man of God whom you sent come again to us, and teach us what we should do to the child who shall be born.” ^[9] God listened to the voice of Manoah, and the angel of God came again to the woman as she sat in the field; but Manoah, her husband, wasn’t with her. ^[10] The woman hurried and ran, and told her husband, saying to him, “Behold, the man who came to me that day has appeared to me.” ^[11] Manoah arose and followed his wife, and came to the man, and said to him, “Are you the man who spoke to my wife?”He said, “I am.” ^[12] Manoah said, “Now let your words happen. What shall the child’s way of life and mission be?” ^[13] Yahweh’s angel said to Manoah, “Of all that I said to the woman let her beware. ^[14] She may not eat of anything that comes of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing. Let her observe all that I commanded her.” ^[15] Manoah said to Yahweh’s angel, “Please stay with us, that we may make a young goat ready for you.” ^[16] Yahweh’s angel said to Manoah, “Though you detain me, I won’t eat your bread. If you will prepare a burnt offering, you must offer it to Yahweh.” For Manoah didn’t know that he was Yahweh’s angel. ^[17] Manoah said to Yahweh’s angel, “What is your name, that when your words happen, we may honor you?” ^[18] Yahweh’s angel said to him, “Why do you ask about my name, since it is incomprehensible^§?” ^[19] So Manoah took the young goat with the meal offering, and offered it on the rock to Yahweh. Then the angel did an amazing thing as Manoah and his wife watched. ^[20] For when the flame went up toward the sky from off the altar, Yahweh’s angel ascended in the flame of the altar. Manoah and his wife watched; and they fell on their faces to the ground. ^[21] But Yahweh’s angel didn’t appear to Manoah or to his wife any more. Then Manoah knew that he was Yahweh’s angel. ^[22] Manoah said to his wife, “We shall surely die, because we have seen God.” ^[23] But his wife said to him, “If Yahweh were pleased to kill us, he wouldn’t have received a burnt offering and a meal offering at our hand, and he wouldn’t have shown us all these things, nor would he have told us such things as these at this time.” ^[24] The woman bore a son and named him Samson. The child grew, and Yahweh blessed him. ^[25] Yahweh’s Spirit began to move him in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.

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^[1] And the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 didH6213(QalInf) evilH7451 againH3254(HiphImpf) in the sightH5869 of the Lord;H3068 and the LordH3068 deliveredH5414(QalImpf) them into the handH3027 of the PhilistinesH6430 fortyH705 years.H8141 ^[2] And there was a certainH259 manH376 of Zorah,H6881 of the familyH4940 of the Danites,H1839 whose nameH8034 [was] Manoah;H4495 and his wifeH802 [was] barren,H6135 and bareH3205(QalPerf) not. ^[3] And the angelH4397 of the LordH3068 appearedH7200(NiphImpf) unto the woman,H802 and saidH559(QalImpf) unto her, Behold now, thou [art] barren,H6135 and bearestH3205(QalPerf) not: but thou shalt conceive,H2029(QalPerf) and bearH3205(QalPerf) a son.H1121 ^[4] Now therefore beware,H8104(NiphImpv) I pray thee, and drinkH8354(QalImpf) not wineH3196 nor strong drink,H7941 and eatH398(QalImpf) not any uncleanH2931 [thing]: ^[5] For, lo, thou shalt conceive,H2030 and bearH3205(QalActPtc) a son;H1121 and no razorH4177 shall comeH5927(QalImpf) on his head:H7218 for the childH5288 shall be a NazariteH5139 unto GodH430 from the womb:H990 and he shall beginH2490(HiphImpf) to deliverH3467(HiphInf) IsraelH3478 out of the handH3027 of the Philistines.H6430 ^[6] Then the womanH802 cameH935(QalImpf) and toldH559(QalImpf) her husband,H376 saying,H559(QalInf) A manH376 of GodH430 cameH935(QalPerf) unto me, and his countenanceH4758 [was] like the countenanceH4758 of an angelH4397 of God,H430 veryH3966 terrible:H3372(NiphPtc) but I askedH7592(QalPerf) him not whence he [was], neither toldH5046(HiphPerf) he me his name:H8034 ^[7] But he saidH559(QalImpf) unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive,H2030 and bearH3205(QalActPtc) a son;H1121 and now drinkH7941 no wineH3196 nor strong drink,H8354(QalImpf) neither eatH398(QalImpf) any uncleanH2932 [thing]: for the childH5288 shall be a NazariteH5139 to GodH430 from the wombH990 to the dayH3117 of his death.H4194 ^[8] Then ManoahH4495 intreatedH6279(QalImpf) the Lord,H3068 and said,H559(QalImpf) OH994 my Lord,H136 letH4994 the manH376 of GodH430 which thou didst sendH7971(QalPerf) come againH935(QalImpf) unto us, and teachH3384(HiphImpf) us what we shall doH6213(QalImpf) unto the childH5288 that shall be born.H3205(PualPerf) ^[9] And GodH430 hearkenedH8085(QalImpf) to the voiceH6963 of Manoah;H4495 and the angelH4397 of GodH430 came againH935(QalImpf) unto the womanH802 as she satH3427(QalActPtc) in the field:H7704 but ManoahH4495 her husbandH376 [was] not with her. ^[10] And the womanH802 made haste,H4116(PielImpf) and ran,H7323(QalImpf) and shewedH5046(HiphImpf) her husband,H376 and saidH559(QalImpf) unto him, Behold, the manH376 hath appearedH7200(NiphPerf) unto me, that cameH935(QalPerf) unto me the [other] day.H3117 ^[11] And ManoahH4495 arose,H6965(QalImpf) and wentH3212(QalImpf) afterH310 his wife,H802 and cameH935(QalImpf) to the man,H376 and saidH559(QalImpf) unto him, [Art] thou the manH376 that spakestH1696(PielPerf) unto the woman?H802 And he said,H559(QalImpf) I [am]. ^[12] And ManoahH4495 said,H559(QalImpf) Now let thy wordsH1697 come to pass.H935(QalImpf) How shall we orderH4941 the child,H5288 and [how] shall we doH4639 unto him? ^[13] And the angelH4397 of the LordH3068 saidH559(QalImpf) unto Manoah,H4495 Of all that I saidH559(QalPerf) unto the womanH802 let her beware.H8104(NiphImpf) ^[14] She may not eatH398(QalImpf) of any [thing] that comethH3318(QalImpf) of the vine,H1612 neither let her drinkH8354(QalImpf) wineH3196 or strong drink,H7941 nor eatH398(QalImpf) any uncleanH2932 [thing]: all that I commandedH6680(PielPerf) her let her observe.H8104(QalImpf) ^[15] And ManoahH4495 saidH559(QalImpf) unto the angelH4397 of the Lord,H3068 I pray thee, let us detainH6113(QalImpf) thee, until we shall have made readyH6213(QalImpf) a kidH1423 forH6440 thee. ^[16] And the angelH4397 of the LordH3068 saidH559(QalImpf) unto Manoah,H4495 Though thou detainH6113(QalImpf) me, I will not eatH398(QalImpf) of thy bread:H3899 and ifH518 thou wilt offerH6213(QalImpf) a burnt offering,H5930 thou must offerH5927(HiphImpf) it unto the Lord.H3068 For ManoahH4495 knewH3045(QalPerf) not that he [was] an angelH4397 of the Lord.H3068 ^[17] And ManoahH4495 saidH559(QalImpf) unto the angelH4397 of the Lord,H3068 What [is] thy name,H8034 that when thy sayingsH1697 come to passH935(QalImpf) we may do thee honour?H3513(PielPerf) ^[18] And the angelH4397 of the LordH3068 saidH559(QalImpf) unto him, Why askestH7592(QalImpf) thou thus after my name,H8034 seeing it [is] secret?H6383(Qere) ^[19] So ManoahH4495 tookH3947(QalImpf) a kidH1423 with a meat offering,H4503 and offeredH5927(QalImpf) [it] upon a rockH6697 unto the Lord:H3068 and [the angel] didH6213(QalInf) wondrously;H6381(HiphPtc) and ManoahH4495 and his wifeH802 looked on.H7200(QalActPtc) ^[20] For it came to pass, when the flameH3851 went upH5927(QalInf) toward heavenH8064 from off the altar,H4196 that the angelH4397 of the LordH3068 ascendedH5927(QalImpf) in the flameH3851 of the altar.H4196 And ManoahH4495 and his wifeH802 looked onH7200(QalActPtc) [it], and fell onH5307(QalImpf) their facesH6440 to the ground.H776 ^[21] But the angelH4397 of the LordH3068 did no moreH3254(QalPerf) appearH7200(NiphInf) to ManoahH4495 and to his wife.H802 Then ManoahH4495 knewH3045(QalPerf) that he [was] an angelH4397 of the Lord.H3068 ^[22] And ManoahH4495 saidH559(QalImpf) unto his wife,H802 We shall surelyH4191(QalInf) die,H4191(QalImpf) because we have seenH7200(QalPerf) God.H430 ^[23] But his wifeH802 saidH559(QalImpf) unto him, IfH3863 the LordH3068 were pleasedH2654(QalPerf) to killH4191(HiphInf) us, he would not have receivedH3947(QalPerf) a burnt offeringH5930 and a meat offeringH4503 at our hands,H3027 neither would he have shewedH7200(HiphPerf) us all these [things], nor would as at this timeH6256 have toldH8085(HiphPerf) us [such things] as these.H2063 ^[24] And the womanH802 bareH3205(QalImpf) a son,H1121 and calledH7121(QalImpf) his nameH8034 Samson:H8123 and the childH5288 grew,H1431(QalImpf) and the LordH3068 blessedH1288(PielImpf) him. ^[25] And the SpiritH7307 of the LordH3068 beganH2490(HiphImpf) to move him at timesH6470(QalInf) in the campH4264 of DanH1835 between ZorahH6881 and Eshtaol.H847

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