Berean Standard Bible

Judges 13:1-4

1Againוַיֹּסִ֙פוּ֙vai.yo.Si.fuH3254the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478didלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,soיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068Hedelivered themוַיִּתְּנֵ֧םvai.yi.te.NemH5414into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430for fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָֽה׃ פsha.NahH8141.

2Now there wasוַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961aאֶחָ֧ד'e.ChadH259manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376from Zorahמִצָּרְעָ֛הmi.tza.re.'AhH6881namedוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034Manoahמָנ֑וֹחַma.No.achH4495,from the clanמִמִּשְׁפַּ֥חַתmi.mish.Pa.chatH4940of the Danitesהַדָּנִ֖יha.da.NiH1839,whose wifeוְאִשְׁתּ֥וֹve.'ish.ToH802wasbarrenעֲקָרָ֖ה'a.ka.RahH6135and had noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808childrenיָלָֽדָה׃ya.La.dahH3205.

3The angelמַלְאַךְ־mal.'akh-H4397of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֥אvai.ye.Ra'H7200toאֶל־'el-H413the womanהָאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to herאֵלֶ֗יהָ'e.Lei.haH413, “It is trueהִנֵּה־ נָ֤אhi.neh- na'H2009 H4994that youאַתְּ־'at-H859are barrenעֲקָרָה֙'a.ka.RahH6135and have noוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808childrenיָלַ֔דְתְּya.LadtH3205;but you will conceiveוְהָרִ֖יתve.ha.RitH2029and give birth toוְיָלַ֥דְתְּve.ya.LadtH3205a sonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

4Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258pleaseנָ֔אNa'H4994be carefulהִשָּׁ֣מְרִיhi.Sha.me.riH8104notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408to drinkתִּשְׁתִּ֖יtish.TiH8354wineיַ֣יִןYa.yinH3196or strong drinkוְשֵׁכָ֑רve.she.KharH7941,and notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408to eatתֹּאכְלִ֖יtokh.LiH398anythingכָּל־kol-H3605uncleanטָמֵֽא׃ta.Me'H2931.

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