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Judges 13

1AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478againdidevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah;andJehovahgaveH5414themintothehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָֽה׃ פsha.NahH8141.

2Andtherewasacertainmanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376ofZoreah,ofthefamilyH4940oftheDanites,andhisnameוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034wasManoahמָנ֑וֹחַma.No.achH4495.Andhiswifeוְאִשְׁתּ֥וֹve.'ish.ToH802wasbarrenעֲקָרָ֖ה'a.ka.RahH6135anddidnotbearH3205.

3AndtheAngelמַלְאַךְ־mal.'akh-H4397ofJehovahappearedוַיֵּרָ֥אvai.ye.Ra'H7200tothewomanהָאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802,andsaidH559toher,Beholdnow, thou artbarrenעֲקָרָה֙'a.ka.RahH6135andbearestnot;butthou shaltconceiveוְהָרִ֖יתve.ha.RitH2029andbearH3205asonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

4AndnowH6258beware,Ipraythee,anddrinkתִּשְׁתִּ֖יtish.TiH8354notwineיַ֣יִןYa.yinH3196norstrongוְשֵׁכָ֑רve.she.KharH7941drinkH8354,andeatתֹּאכְלִ֖יtokh.LiH398nothinguncleanטָמֵֽא׃ta.Me'H2931.

5Forlo, thou shaltconceiveH2029,andbearוְיֹלַ֣דְתְּve.yo.LadtH3205asonבֵּ֗ןBenH1121,andnorazorshallcomeonhisheadרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218;fortheboyshallbeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961aNazariteofGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430fromthewombהַבָּ֑טֶןha.Ba.tenH990;andheshallbeginיָחֵ֛לya.ChelH2490tosaveH3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478outofthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

6Andthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֗הha.'i.ShahH802cameH935andtoldH5046herhusbandלְאִישָׁהּ֮le.'i.ShahH376,sayingH559,Amanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430cameH935tome,andhisappearanceוּמַרְאֵ֕הוּu.mar.'E.huH4758wasliketheappearanceכְּמַרְאֵ֛הke.mar.'EhH4758ofanangelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966terrible;butIdidnotaskשְׁאִלְתִּ֙יהוּ֙she.'il.Ti.huH7592himwhencehewas,neitherdidhetellH5046mehisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034.

7AndhesaidH559tome,Behold, thou shaltconceiveH2029andbearוְיֹלַ֣דְתְּve.yo.LadtH3205asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121;andnowH6258drinkתִּשְׁתִּ֣י׀tish.TiH8354notwineיַ֣יִןYa.yinH3196norstrongוְשֵׁכָ֗רve.she.KharH7941drinkH8354,andeatתֹּֽאכְלִי֙to.khe.LiH398notanythingunclean;fortheboyshallbeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961aNazariteofGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430fromthewombהַבֶּ֖טֶןha.Be.tenH990tothedayי֥וֹםYomH3117ofhisdeathמוֹתֽוֹ׃ פmo.ToH4194.

8ThenManoahמָנ֛וֹחַma.No.achH4495prayedוַיֶּעְתַּ֥רvai.ye'.TarH6279toJehovah,andsaidH559,AhLord!letthemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֞יםha.'E.lo.HimH430whichthou didstsendH7971comeיָבוֹא־ya.Vo'-H935againעוֹד֙'OdH5750untous,Ipraythee,andteachוְיוֹרֵ֕נוּve.yo.Re.nuH3384uswhatweshalldountothechildthatshallbebornH3205.

9AndGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hearkenedtothevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofManoahמָנ֑וֹחַma.No.achH4495;andtheAngelמַלְאַךְ֩mal.'aKhH4397ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֨יםha.'E.lo.HimH430cameH935againע֜וֹדodH5750tothewomanהָאִשָּׁ֗הha.'i.ShahH802whilstshesatH3427inthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704;butManoahוּמָנ֥וֹחַu.ma.No.achH4495herhusbandאִישָׁ֖הּ'i.ShahH376wasnotwithher.

10Thenthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802hastedandranH7323,andinformedherhusbandלְאִישָׁ֑הּle.'i.ShahH376,andsaidH559tohim,Behold,themanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376hasappearedH7200tome,thatcameH935tomethatdayבַיּ֖וֹםvai.YomH3117.

11AndManoahמָנ֖וֹחַma.No.achH4495roseH6965upandwentH935afterhiswifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802,andcameH935tothemanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376,andsaidH559tohim, Art thouthemanהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376thatdidstspeakH1696tothewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802?AndhesaidH559,Iam.

12AndManoahמָנ֔וֹחַma.No.achH4495saidH559,Whenthywordsדְבָרֶ֑יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697thencomeיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935topass,whatshallbeיִּֽהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961thechild'smannerH1697andhisdoing?

13AndtheAngelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahsaidH559toManoahמָנ֑וֹחַma.No.achH4495,OfallthatIsaidH559untothewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802letherbeware:

14sheshallnoteatתֹאכַ֗לto.KhalH398ofanythingthatcomethofthevineמִגֶּ֨פֶןmi.Ge.fenH1612,neithershallshedrinkתֵּ֔שְׁתְּTe.shetH8354wineH3196orstrongוְשֵׁכָר֙ve.she.KharH7941drinkH8354,noreatתֹּאכַ֑לto.KhalH398anythingunclean:allthatIcommandedצִוִּיתִ֖יהָtzi.vi.Ti.haH6680hershallsheobserveH8104.

15AndManoahמָנ֖וֹחַma.No.achH4495saidH559totheAngelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovah,Ipraythee,letusdetainנַעְצְרָה־na'.tze.rah-H6113thee,andwewillmakeH6213readyakidofthegoatsעִזִּֽים׃'i.ZimH5795forthee.

16AndtheAngelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahsaidH559toManoahמָנ֗וֹחַma.No.achH4495,Thoughthou shouldestdetainתַּעְצְרֵ֙נִי֙ta'.tze.Re.niH6113me,Iwillnoteatאֹכַ֣ל'o.KhalH398ofthybreadH3899;andifthou wiltofferתַּעֲלֶ֑נָּהta.'a.Le.nahH5927aburnt-offering, thou shaltofferH5927ituptoJehovah.ForManoahמָנ֔וֹחַma.No.achH4495knewH3045notthathewastheAngelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovah.

17AndManoahמָנ֛וֹחַma.No.achH4495saidH559totheAngelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovah,Whatisthynameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,thatwhenthywordדְבָרְךָ֖div.rei.khaH1697comethtopasswemaydothee honour?

18AndtheAngelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahsaidH559tohim,HowH4100isitthatthou askestaftermynameלִשְׁמִ֑יlish.MiH8034, seeingitiswonderful?

19ThenManoahמָנ֜וֹחַma.No.achH4495tookH3947thekidandtheoblation,andofferedוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927ituptoJehovahupontherockהַצּ֖וּרha.TzurH6697.Andhedidwondrously,andManoahוּמָנ֥וֹחַu.ma.No.achH4495andhiswifeוְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹve.'ish.ToH802lookedH7200on.

20Anditcametopass,astheflameהַלַּ֜הַבha.La.havH3851wentH5927upfromoffthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196towardstheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יְמָהha.sha.May.mahH8064,thattheAngelמַלְאַךְ־mal.'akh-H4397ofJehovahascendedintheflameבְּלַ֣הַבbe.La.havH3851ofthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196;andManoahוּמָנ֤וֹחַu.ma.No.achH4495andhiswifeוְאִשְׁתּוֹ֙ve.'ish.ToH802lookedH7200on,andfellH5307ontheirfacesH6440tothegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

21AndtheAngelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahappearedלְהֵרָאֹ֖הle.he.ra.'OhH7200nomoretoManoahמָנ֣וֹחַma.No.achH4495andtohiswifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802.Thenאָ֚ז'azH227Manoahמָנ֔וֹחַma.No.achH4495knewH3045thatitwastheAngelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovah.

22AndManoahמָנ֛וֹחַma.No.achH4495saidH559tohiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802,WeshallsurelydieH4191,becausewehaveseenH7200Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.

23Buthiswifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802saidH559tohim,IfJehovahwerepleasedH2654tokillלַהֲמִיתֵ֙נוּ֙la.ha.mi.Te.nuH4191us,hewouldnothavereceivedH3947aburnt-offeringandanoblationatourhandsמִיָּדֵ֙נוּ֙mi.ya.De.nuH3027,neitherwouldhehaveshewedusallthesethingsאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428,norwouldheatthistimeוְכָעֵ֕תve.kha.'EtH6256havetoldus[suchthingsH428]asthese.

24Andthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802boreH3205asonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121,andcalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֑וֹןshim.ShonH8123.AndthechildgrewH1431,andJehovahblessedH1288him.

25AndtheSpiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofJehovahbeganH2490tomovehimatMahaneh-Dan,betweenZoreahandEshtaolאֶשְׁתָּאֹֽל׃ פ'esh.ta.'OlH847.

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