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Judges 13:2-7

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.

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