Judges 13:2

Judges 13:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)A certain man of Zorah, named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, had a wife who was childless, unable to give birth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)There was a certain man of Zorah, of the tribe of the Danites, whose name was Manoah. And his wife was barren and had no children.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now there was a certain man from Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren and had no children.

Context of Judges 13:2

1Now Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord gave them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years. And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was infertile and had no children. 3And the Angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, “Behold, you are infertile and have no children, but you shall conceive and give birth to a son. 4Therefore, be careful not to drink wine or [any other] intoxicating drink, and do not eat anything [ceremonially] unclean.

Judges 13:2 word by word

וַיְהִי֩ אִ֨ישׁ אֶחָ֧ד מִצָּרְעָ֛ה מִמִּשְׁפַּ֥חַת הַדָּנִ֖י וּשְׁמ֣וֹ מָנ֑וֹחַ וְאִשְׁתּ֥וֹ עֲקָרָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א יָלָֽדָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And there was a certainאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of Zorahצׇרְעָהtsor‛âh · ZorahH6881
• of the familyמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• of the Danitesדָּנִיdânîy · DaniteH1839
• whose nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Manoahמָנוֹחַmânôach · ManoahH4495
• and his wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• barrenעָקָר‛âqâr · barrenH6135
• and bareיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205

Cross-references for Judges 13:2

• Joshua 15:33In the lowland: Eshtaol and Zorah and Ashnah,
• Joshua 19:41The territory of their inheritance included Zorah and Eshtaol and Ir-shemesh,
• Genesis 16:1Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had not borne him any children, and she had an Egyptian maid whose name was Hagar.
• Genesis 25:21Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife, because she was unable to conceive children; and the Lord granted his prayer and Rebekah his wife conceived [twins].
• 1 Samuel 1:2He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other named Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.
• Luke 1:7But they were childless, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both far advanced in years.

Commentaries on Judges 13:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2A certain man of Zorah - A town in the tribe of Judah, but afterwards given to Dan.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Zorah - See the marginal reference. His wife was barren - To mark more distinctly the high providential destiny of the child that was eventually born. Compare the similar circumstances of the birth of Isaac, Jacob, Samuel, and John the Baptist.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Before migrating to the far north (Judges 18), the tribe of Dan tried to settle in Israel's southwest (Joshua 19:40–48). This led to direct conflict with the incoming Philistines. Zorah was west of Judah, in the area newly occupied by the Philistines. Both Dan and neighboring Judah submitted to Philistine control (Judges 14:4; 15:11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-102. Zorah--a Danite town (Jos 15:33) lying on the common boundary of Judah and Dan, so that it was near the Philistine border.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 13:2

• Manoah
• Samson
• Zorah

In the dictionaries

• Angel
• Barren
• Conceive
• Detain
• Manoah
• Samson
• Zorah
• Barren; Barrenness
• Danites
• Hornet

Commentaries on Judges 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings