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Judges 13 (WEBP)

[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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King James w/Strong’s #s

Judges 13 (KJVS)

[1] And the children of Israel did () evil again () in the sight of the LORD ; and the LORD delivered () them into the hand of the Philistines forty years .
[2] And there was a certain man of Zorah , of the family of the Danites , whose name [was] Manoah ; and his wife [was] barren , and bare () not.
[3] And the angel of the LORD appeared () unto the woman , and said () unto her, Behold now, thou [art] barren , and bearest () not: but thou shalt conceive (), and bear () a son .
[4] Now therefore beware (), I pray thee, and drink () not wine nor strong drink , and eat () not any unclean [thing]:
[5] For, lo, thou shalt conceive , and bear () a son ; and no razor shall come () on his head : for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb : and he shall begin () to deliver () Israel out of the hand of the Philistines .
[6] Then the woman came () and told () her husband , saying (), A man of God came () unto me, and his countenance [was] like the countenance of an angel of God , very terrible (): but I asked () him not whence he [was], neither told () he me his name :
[7] But he said () unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive , and bear () a son ; and now drink no wine nor strong drink (), neither eat () any unclean [thing]: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death .
[8] Then Manoah intreated () the LORD , and said (), O my Lord , let the man of God which thou didst send () come again () unto us, and teach () us what we shall do () unto the child that shall be born ().
[9] And God hearkened () to the voice of Manoah ; and the angel of God came again () unto the woman as she sat () in the field : but Manoah her husband [was] not with her.
[10] And the woman made haste (), and ran (), and shewed () her husband , and said () unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared () unto me, that came () unto me the [other] day .
[11] And Manoah arose (), and went () after his wife , and came () to the man , and said () unto him, [Art] thou the man that spakest () unto the woman ? And he said (), I [am].
[12] And Manoah said (), Now let thy words come to pass (). How shall we order the child , and [how] shall we do unto him?
[13] And the angel of the LORD said () unto Manoah , Of all that I said () unto the woman let her beware ().
[14] She may not eat () of any [thing] that cometh () of the vine , neither let her drink () wine or strong drink , nor eat () any unclean [thing]: all that I commanded () her let her observe ().
[15] And Manoah said () unto the angel of the LORD , I pray thee, let us detain () thee, until we shall have made ready () a kid for thee.
[16] And the angel of the LORD said () unto Manoah , Though thou detain () me, I will not eat () of thy bread : and if thou wilt offer () a burnt offering , thou must offer () it unto the LORD . For Manoah knew () not that he [was] an angel of the LORD .
[17] And Manoah said () unto the angel of the LORD , What [is] thy name , that when thy sayings come to pass () we may do thee honour ()?
[18] And the angel of the LORD said () unto him, Why askest () thou thus after my name , seeing it [is] secret () ?
[19] So Manoah took () a kid with a meat offering , and offered () [it] upon a rock unto the LORD : and [the angel] did () wondrously (); and Manoah and his wife looked on ().
[20] For it came to pass, when the flame went up () toward heaven from off the altar , that the angel of the LORD ascended () in the flame of the altar . And Manoah and his wife looked on () [it], and fell on () their faces to the ground .
[21] But the angel of the LORD did no more () appear () to Manoah and to his wife . Then Manoah knew () that he [was] an angel of the LORD .
[22] And Manoah said () unto his wife , We shall surely () die (), because we have seen () God .
[23] But his wife said () unto him, If the LORD were pleased () to kill () us, he would not have received () a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands , neither would he have shewed () us all these [things], nor would as at this time have told () us [such things] as these .
[24] And the woman bare () a son , and called () his name Samson : and the child grew (), and the LORD blessed () him.
[25] And the Spirit of the LORD began () to move him at times () in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol .

Young’s Literal Translation

Judges 13 (YLT)

[1] And the sons of Israel add to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and Jehovah giveth them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
[2] And there is a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danite, and his name is Manoah, his wife is barren, and hath not borne;
[3] and a messenger of Jehovah appeareth unto the woman, and saith unto her, ‘Lo, I pray thee, thou art barren, and hast not borne; when thou hast conceived, then thou hast borne a son.
[4] And, now, take heed, I pray thee, and do not drink wine, and strong drink, and do not eat any unclean thing,
[5] for, lo, thou art conceiving and bearing a son, and a razor doth not go up on his head, for a Nazarite to God is the youth from the womb, and he doth begin to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.’
[6] And the woman cometh and speaketh to her husband, saying, ‘A man of God hath come unto me, and his appearance is as the appearance of a messenger of God, very fearful, and I have not asked him whence he is, and his name he hath not declared to me;
[7] and he saith to me, Lo, thou art pregnant, and bearing a son, and now do not drink wine and strong drink, and do not eat any unclean thing, for a Nazarite to God is the youth from the womb till the day of his death.’
[8] And Manoah maketh entreaty unto Jehovah, and saith, ‘O, my Lord, the man of God whom Thou didst send, let him come in, I pray thee, again unto us, and direct us what we do to the youth who is born.’
[9] And God hearkeneth to the voice of Manoah, and the messenger of God cometh again unto the woman, and she is sitting in a field, and Manoah her husband is not with her,
[10] and the woman hasteth, and runneth, and declareth to her husband, and saith unto him, ‘Lo, he hath appeared unto me-the man who came on that day unto me.’
[11] And Manoah riseth, and goeth after his wife, and cometh unto the man, and saith to him, ‘Art thou the man who spake unto the woman?’ and he saith, ‘I am.’
[12] And Manoah saith, ‘Now let thy words come to pass; what is the custom of the youth-and his work?’
[13] And the messenger of Jehovah saith unto Manoah, ‘Of all that I said unto the woman let her take heed;
[14] of anything which cometh out from the wine-vine she doth not eat, and wine and strong drink she doth not drink, and any unclean thing she doth not eat; all that I have commanded her she doth observe.’
[15] And Manoah saith unto the messenger of Jehovah, ‘Let us detain thee, we pray thee, and prepare before thee a kid of the goats.’
[16] And the messenger of Jehovah saith unto Manoah, ‘If thou detain me-I do not eat of thy bread; and if thou prepare a burnt-offering-to Jehovah thou dost offer it;’ for Manoah hath not known that He is a messenger of Jehovah.
[17] And Manoah saith unto the messenger of Jehovah, ‘What is thy name? when thy words come to pass, then we have honoured thee.’
[18] And the messenger of Jehovah saith to him, ‘Why is this-thou dost ask for My name?-and it is Wonderful.’
[19] And Manoah taketh the kid of the goats, and the present, and offereth on the rock to Jehovah, and He is doing wonderfully, and Manoah and his wife are looking on,
[20] and it cometh to pass, in the going up of the flame from off the altar toward the heavens, that the messenger of Jehovah goeth up in the flame of the altar, and Manoah and his wife are looking on, and they fall on their faces to the earth,
[21] and the messenger of Jehovah hath not added again to appear unto Manoah, and unto his wife, then hath Manoah known that He is a messenger of Jehovah.
[22] And Manoah saith unto his wife, ‘We certainly die, for we have seen God.’
[23] And his wife saith to him, ‘If Jehovah were desirous to put us to death, He had not received from our hands burnt-offering and present, nor shewed us all these things, nor as at this time caused us to hear anything like this.’
[24] And the woman beareth a son, and calleth his name Samson, and the youth groweth, and Jehovah doth bless him,
[25] and the Spirit of Jehovah beginneth to move him in the camp of Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.