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Judges 13:12
12Then Manoah asked him, ‘When what you promised happens, how should the boy live? What kind of work will he do?’
Judges 13:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order the child, and how shall we do unto him?
- New International Version (NIV)So Manoah asked him, “When your words are fulfilled, what is to be the rule that governs the boy’s life and work?”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And Manoah said, "Now when your words come true, what is to be the child's manner of life, and what is his mission?"
- New King James Version (NKJV)Manoah said, “Now let Your words come to pass! What will be the boy’s rule of life, and his work?”
Context of Judges 13:12
10She ran to tell her husband, ‘Come quickly! The man who came to me the other day has appeared to me again!’ 11Manoah got up and he followed his wife. When he met the man, he asked him, ‘Are you the man who talked to my wife?’ The man said, ‘Yes, I am.’ Then Manoah asked him, ‘When what you promised happens, how should the boy live? What kind of work will he do?’ 13The Lord's angel answered, ‘Your wife must be careful to do everything that I told her. 14She must not eat anything that comes from vines. She must not drink wine or beer. She must not eat any food that is unclean. She must obey everything that I have commanded her to do.’
Read all of Judges 13Judges 13:12 word by word
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מָנ֔וֹחַ עַתָּ֖ה יָבֹ֣א דְבָרֶ֑יךָ מַה־יִּֽהְיֶ֥ה מִשְׁפַּט־הַנַּ֖עַר וּמַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Judges 13:12
- Genesis 18:19I have chosen him so that he will teach my message to his children and their families. He will teach them to do what is right and what is fair. Then I, the Lord, will do for Abraham everything that I have promised to him.’
- Proverbs 22:6If you teach children the right way to live, they will not forget it when they are older.
- Ephesians 6:4Fathers, do not do things that make your children angry. Instead, teach them carefully as they grow up. Help them to understand the message of the Lord, and help them to obey it.
Commentaries on Judges 13:12
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Translate, “What shall be the manner (or ordering) of the child, and what shall be his work (or exploits).” The original message of the Angel had given information on these two points: (1) how the child was to be brought up, namely, as a Nazarite; (2) what he should do, namely, begin to deliver Israel. Manoah desires to have the information repeated (compare 1 Samuel 17:26-27, 1 Samuel 17:30). Accordingly, in Judges 13:13 the Angel refers to, and enlarges…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-14Verses 8-14 Blessed are those who have not seen, and yet, as Manoah, have believed. Good men are more careful and desirous to know the duty to be done by them, than to know the events concerning them: duty is ours, events are God's. God will guide those by his counsel, who desire to know their duty, and apply to him to teach them. Pious parents, especially, will beg Divine assistance. The angel repeats the directions he had before given. There is need of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-13Considering Judges 13:4–5, Manoah's question might seem repetitive. However, Judges 13:8 shows that Manoah felt a strong personal duty to raise the child. The angel responded kindly but emphasized the wife's responsibility. This explains why the angel first approached her, not Manoah.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1411. Art thou the man that spakest unto the woman?--Manoah's intense desire for the repetition of the angel's visit was prompted not by doubts or anxieties of any kind, but was the fruit of lively faith, and of his great anxiety to follow out the instructions given. Blessed was he who had not seen, yet had believed.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Judges 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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