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Judges 13:2-23

2Andtherewasacertainmanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376ofZorahמִצָּרְעָ֛הmi.tza.re.'AhH6881,ofthefamilyH4940oftheDanites,whosenameוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034wasManoahמָנ֑וֹחַma.No.achH4495;andhiswifeוְאִשְׁתּ֥וֹve.'ish.ToH802wasbarrenעֲקָרָ֖ה'a.ka.RahH6135,andbarenot.

3Andtheangelמַלְאַךְ־mal.'akh-H4397ofJehovahappearedוַיֵּרָ֥אvai.ye.Ra'H7200untothewomanהָאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802,andsaidH559untoher,Beholdnow, thou artbarrenעֲקָרָה֙'a.ka.RahH6135,andbearestnot;butthou shaltconceiveוְהָרִ֖יתve.ha.RitH2029,andbearH3205asonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

4NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258beware,Ipraythee,anddrinkתִּשְׁתִּ֖יtish.TiH8354nowineיַ֣יִןYa.yinH3196norstrongוְשֵׁכָ֑רve.she.KharH7941drinkH8354,andeatתֹּאכְלִ֖יtokh.LiH398notanyuncleanטָמֵֽא׃ta.Me'H2931thing:

5for,lo, thou shaltconceiveH2029,andbearוְיֹלַ֣דְתְּve.yo.LadtH3205asonבֵּ֗ןBenH1121;andnorazorshallcomeuponhisheadרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218;forthechildshallbeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961aNaziriteנְזִ֧ירne.ZirH5139untoGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430fromthewombהַבָּ֑טֶןha.Ba.tenH990:andheshallbeginיָחֵ֛לya.ChelH2490tosaveH3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478outofthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

6Thenthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֗הha.'i.ShahH802cameH935andtoldH5046herhusbandלְאִישָׁהּ֮le.'i.ShahH376,sayingH559,Amanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430cameH935untome,andhiscountenancewaslikethecountenanceoftheangelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966terrible;andIaskedשְׁאִלְתִּ֙יהוּ֙she.'il.Ti.huH7592himnotwhencehewas,neithertoldH5046hemehisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034:

7buthesaidH559untome,Behold, thou shaltconceiveH2029,andbearוְיֹלַ֣דְתְּve.yo.LadtH3205asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121;andnowH6258drinkתִּשְׁתִּ֣י׀tish.TiH8354nowineיַ֣יִןYa.yinH3196norstrongוְשֵׁכָ֗רve.she.KharH7941drinkH8354,andeatתֹּֽאכְלִי֙to.khe.LiH398notanyuncleanthing;forthechildshallbeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961aNaziriteנְזִ֤ירne.ZirH5139untoGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430fromthewombהַבֶּ֖טֶןha.Be.tenH990tothedayי֥וֹםYomH3117ofhisdeathמוֹתֽוֹ׃ פmo.ToH4194.

8ThenManoahמָנ֛וֹחַma.No.achH4495entreatedH6279Jehovah,andsaidH559,Oh,Lord,Ipraythee,letthemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֞יםha.'E.lo.HimH430whomthou didstsendH7971comeיָבוֹא־ya.Vo'-H935againעוֹד֙'OdH5750untous,andteachוְיוֹרֵ֕נוּve.yo.Re.nuH3384uswhatweshalldountothechildthatshallbebornH3205.

9AndGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hearkenedtothevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofManoahמָנ֑וֹחַma.No.achH4495;andtheangelמַלְאַךְ֩mal.'aKhH4397ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֨יםha.'E.lo.HimH430cameH935againע֜וֹדodH5750untothewomanהָאִשָּׁ֗הha.'i.ShahH802asshesatH3427inthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704:butManoahוּמָנ֥וֹחַu.ma.No.achH4495herhusbandאִישָׁ֖הּ'i.ShahH376wasnotwithher.

10Andthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802madeH4116hasteוַתְּמַהֵר֙va.te.ma.HerH4116,andranH7323,andtoldH5046herhusbandלְאִישָׁ֑הּle.'i.ShahH376,andsaidH559untohim,Behold,themanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376hathappearedH7200untome,thatcameH935untometheotherdayבַיּ֖וֹםvai.YomH3117.

11AndManoahמָנ֖וֹחַma.No.achH4495aroseוַיָּ֛קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,andwentH935afterhiswifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802,andcameH935tothemanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376,andsaidH559untohim, Art thouthemanהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376thatspakest untothewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802?AndhesaidH559,Iam.

12AndManoahמָנ֔וֹחַma.No.achH4495saidH559,Nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258letthywordsדְבָרֶ֑יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697comeיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935topass:whatshallbeיִּֽהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961theorderingofthechild,andhowH4100shallwedountohim?

13Andtheangelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahsaidH559untoManoahמָנ֑וֹחַma.No.achH4495,OfallthatIsaidH559untothewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802letherbeware.

14Shemaynoteatתֹאכַ֗לto.KhalH398ofanythingthatcomethofthevineמִגֶּ֨פֶןmi.Ge.fenH1612,neitherletherdrinkתֵּ֔שְׁתְּTe.shetH8354wineH3196orstrongוְשֵׁכָר֙ve.she.KharH7941drinkH8354,noreatתֹּאכַ֑לto.KhalH398anyuncleanthing;allthatIcommandedצִוִּיתִ֖יהָtzi.vi.Ti.haH6680herletherobserveH8104.

15AndManoahמָנ֖וֹחַma.No.achH4495saidH559untotheangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovah,Ipraythee,letusdetainנַעְצְרָה־na'.tze.rah-H6113thee,thatwemaymakeH6213readyakidforthee.

16Andtheangelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahsaidH559untoManoahמָנ֗וֹחַma.No.achH4495,Thoughthoudetainתַּעְצְרֵ֙נִי֙ta'.tze.Re.niH6113me,Iwillnoteatאֹכַ֣ל'o.KhalH398ofthybreadH3899;andifthou wiltmakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213readyaburnt-offering, thoumustofferתַּעֲלֶ֑נָּהta.'a.Le.nahH5927ituntoJehovah.ForManoahמָנ֔וֹחַma.No.achH4495knewH3045notthathewastheangelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovah.

17AndManoahמָנ֛וֹחַma.No.achH4495saidH559untotheangelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovah,Whatisthynameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,that,whenthywordsדְבָרְךָ֖div.rei.khaH1697comeיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935topass,wemaydotheehonorוְכִבַּדְנֽוּךָ׃ve.khi.bad.Nu.khaH3513?

18Andtheangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahsaidH559untohim, Wherefore askest thouaftermynameלִשְׁמִ֑יlish.MiH8034, seeingitiswonderful?

19SoManoahמָנ֜וֹחַma.No.achH4495tookH3947thekidwiththemeal-offering,andofferedוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927itupontherockהַצּ֖וּרha.TzurH6697untoJehovah:andtheangeldidwondrously,andManoahוּמָנ֥וֹחַu.ma.No.achH4495andhiswifeוְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹve.'ish.ToH802lookedH7200on.

20Foritcametopass,whentheflameהַלַּ֜הַבha.La.havH3851wentH5927uptowardheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יְמָהha.sha.May.mahH8064fromoffthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196,thattheangelמַלְאַךְ־mal.'akh-H4397ofJehovahascendedintheflameבְּלַ֣הַבbe.La.havH3851ofthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196:andManoahוּמָנ֤וֹחַu.ma.No.achH4495andhiswifeוְאִשְׁתּוֹ֙ve.'ish.ToH802lookedH7200on;andtheyfellH5307ontheirfacesH6440tothegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

21Buttheangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahdidnomoreappearלְהֵרָאֹ֖הle.he.ra.'OhH7200toManoahמָנ֣וֹחַma.No.achH4495ortohiswifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802.Thenאָ֚ז'azH227Manoahמָנ֔וֹחַma.No.achH4495knewH3045thathewastheangelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovah.

22AndManoahמָנ֛וֹחַma.No.achH4495saidH559untohiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802,WeshallsurelydieH4191,becausewehaveseenH7200Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.

23Buthiswifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802saidH559untohim,IfJehovahwerepleasedH2654tokillלַהֲמִיתֵ֙נוּ֙la.ha.mi.Te.nuH4191us,hewouldnothavereceivedH3947aburnt-offeringandameal-offeringatourhandמִיָּדֵ֙נוּ֙mi.ya.De.nuH3027,neitherwouldhehaveshowedהֶרְאָ֖נוּher.'A.nuH7200usallthesethingsאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428,norwouldatthistimeוְכָעֵ֕תve.kha.'EtH6256havetoldsuchthingsH428asthese.

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