Judges 13:3

Judges 13:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the angel of the Lord appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.
• New International Version (NIV)The angel of the Lord appeared to her and said, “You are barren and childless, but you are going to become pregnant and give birth to a son.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, "Behold, you are barren and have not borne children, but you shall conceive and bear a son.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the Angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, “Indeed now, you are barren and have borne no children, but you shall conceive and bear a son.

Context of Judges 13:3

1The people of Israel again did what the Lord considered evil. So the Lord handed them over to the Philistines for 40 years. 2There was a man from Zorah named Manoah. Manoah was from the family of Dan. His wife was not able to have children. The Messenger of the Lord appeared to her and said, “You’ve never been able to have a child, but now you will become pregnant and have a son. 4Now you must be careful. Don’t drink any wine or liquor or eat any unclean food. 5You’re going to become pregnant and have a son. You must never cut his hair because the boy will be a Nazirite dedicated to God from birth. He will begin to rescue Israel from the power of the Philistines.”

Judges 13:3 word by word

וַיֵּרָ֥א מַלְאַךְ־יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־הָאִשָּׁ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלֶ֗יהָ הִנֵּה־נָ֤א אַתְּ־עֲקָרָה֙ וְלֹ֣א יָלַ֔דְתְּ וְהָרִ֖ית וְיָלַ֥דְתְּ בֵּֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the angelמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messenger: angelH4397
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• appearedרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seerH7200
• unto the womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• barrenעָקָר‛âqâr · barrenH6135
• and bearestיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• not: but thou shalt conceiveהָרָהhârâh · to conceiveH2029
• a sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121

Cross-references for Judges 13:3

• Judges 2:1The Messenger of the Lord went from Gilgal to Bochim. He said, “I brought you out of Egypt into the land that I swore to give to your ancestors. I said, ‘I will never break my promise to you.
• Judges 6:11The Messenger of the Lord came and sat under the oak tree in Ophrah that belonged to Joash from Abiezer’s family. Joash’s son Gideon was beating out wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites.
• Genesis 16:7The Messenger of the Lord found her by a spring in the desert, the spring on the way to Shur.
• Luke 1:11Then, to the right of the incense altar, an angel of the Lord appeared to him.
• Genesis 17:16I will bless her, and I will also give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will become ⌞a mother of⌟ nations, and kings will come from her.”
• Genesis 18:10The Lord said, “I promise I’ll come back to you next year at this time, and your wife Sarah will have a son.” Sarah happened to be listening at the entrance of the tent, which was behind him.
• 1 Samuel 1:20Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel [God Hears], because she said, “I asked the Lord for him.”
• 2 Kings 4:16Elisha said, “At this time next spring, you will hold a baby boy in your arms.” She answered, “Don’t say that, sir. Don’t lie to me. You’re a man of God.”
• Luke 1:13The angel said to him, “Don’t be afraid, Zechariah! God has heard your prayer. Your wife Elizabeth will have a son, and you will name him John.

Commentaries on Judges 13:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3The angel of the Lord - Generally supposed to have been the same that appeared to Moses, Joshua, Gideon, etc., and no other than the second person of the ever-blessed Trinity.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-5Manoah's wife was promised a son who would be dedicated as a Nazirite from birth (see Numbers 6:1–21; compare 1 Samuel 1:11). Samson's uncut hair would play a key role in his story.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. the angel of the Lord--The messenger of the covenant, the divine personage who made so many remarkable appearances of a similar kind already described.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 13:3

• Abstinence, Total
• Angel (Holy Trinity)
• Conception
• Manoah
• Samson

In the dictionaries

• Angel of the Lord
• Angel
• Barren
• Conceive
• Detain
• Manoah
• Samson
• Bear; Born
• Intercession
• Israel, History of

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