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Judges 13:6-11

6So the womanהָאִשָּׁ֗הha.'i.ShahH802wentוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935and toldוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559her husbandלְאִישָׁהּ֮ לֵאמֹר֒le.'i.Shah le.MorH376 H559, “A manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430cameבָּ֣אba'H935to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413.His appearance was likeוּמַרְאֵ֕הוּu.mar.'E.huH4758כְּמַרְאֵ֛הke.mar.'EhH4758the angelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,exceedinglyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966awesomeנוֹרָ֣אno.Ra'H3372.I did notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808ask himשְׁאִלְתִּ֙יהוּ֙she.'il.Ti.huH7592whereאֵֽי־'ei-H335he came fromמִזֶּ֣הmi.ZehH2088ה֔וּאHu'H1931וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and he did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808tellהִגִּ֥ידhi.GidH5046mehis nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034.

7But he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, ‘Beholdהִנָּ֥ךְhi.NakhH2009,you will conceiveהָרָ֖הha.RahH2030and give birth toוְיֹלַ֣דְתְּve.yo.LadtH3205a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121.Now, thereforeוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258,do notאַל־'al-H408drinkתִּשְׁתִּ֣י׀tish.TiH8354wineיַ֣יִןYa.yinH3196or strong drinkוְשֵׁכָ֗רve.she.KharH7941,and do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408eatתֹּֽאכְלִי֙to.khe.LiH398anythingכָּל־kol-H3605uncleanטֻמְאָ֔הtum.'AhH2932,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the boyהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288will beיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961a Naziriteנְזִ֤ירne.ZirH5139to Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430fromמִן־min-H4480the wombהַבֶּ֖טֶןha.Be.tenH990untilעַד־'ad-H5704the dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of his deathמוֹתֽוֹ׃ פmo.ToH4194.’”

8Then Manoahמָנ֛וֹחַma.No.achH4495prayedוַיֶּעְתַּ֥רvai.ye'.TarH6279toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068וַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Pleaseבִּ֣יbiH994,O Lordאֲדוֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136,let the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֞יםha.'E.lo.HimH430אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834You sent usשָׁלַ֗חְתָּsha.Lach.taH7971comeיָבוֹא־ נָ֥אya.Vo'- na'H935 H4994to usאֵלֵ֔ינוּ'e.Lei.nuH413againעוֹד֙'OdH5750to teach usוְיוֹרֵ֕נוּve.yo.Re.nuH3384howמַֽה־mah-H4100to raiseנַּעֲשֶׂ֖הna.'a.SehH6213the boyלַנַּ֥עַרla.Na.'arH5288who is to be bornהַיּוּלָּֽד׃hai.yu.LadH3205.”

9And Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of Manoahמָנ֑וֹחַma.No.achH4495,and the angelמַלְאַךְ֩mal.'aKhH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֨יםha.'E.lo.HimH430returnedוַיָּבֹ֣א ע֜וֹדvai.ya.Vo' odH935 H5750toאֶל־'el-H413the womanהָאִשָּׁ֗הha.'i.ShahH802as sheוְהִיא֙ve.Hi'H1931was sittingיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704;but her husbandאִישָׁ֖הּ'i.ShahH376Manoahוּמָנ֥וֹחַu.ma.No.achH4495was notאֵ֥ין'einH369with herעִמָּֽהּ׃'i.MahH5973.

10The womanלְאִישָׁ֑הּle.'i.ShahH376ranוַתָּ֖רָץ וַתַּגֵּ֣דva.Ta.rotz va.ta.GedH7323 H5046quicklyוַתְּמַהֵר֙va.te.ma.HerH4116to tellוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559אֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413her husbandהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802, “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameבָּ֥אba'H935to meאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413the other dayבַיּ֖וֹםvai.YomH3117has reappearedנִרְאָ֤ה אֵלָֽי׃nir.'Ah 'e.LaiH7200 H413!”

11So Manoahמָנ֖וֹחַma.No.achH4495got upוַיָּ֛קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and followedוַיֵּ֥לֶךְ אַחֲרֵ֣יvai.Ye.lekh 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310his wifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802.When he cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376,he askedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Are youהַאַתָּ֥הha.'a.TahH859the manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834spokeדִּבַּ֥רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696toאֶל־'el-H413my wifeהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802?” “Iאָֽנִי׃'A.niH589am,” he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.

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