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Judges 13:2-10

2And there was a certainאֶחָ֧ד'e.ChadH259manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376of Zorahמִצָּרְעָ֛הmi.tza.re.'AhH6881,of the familyמִמִּשְׁפַּ֥חַתmi.mish.Pa.chatH4940of the Danitesהַדָּנִ֖יha.da.NiH1839,whose nameוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034wasManoahמָנ֑וֹחַma.No.achH4495;and his wifeוְאִשְׁתּ֥וֹve.'ish.ToH802wasbarrenעֲקָרָ֖ה'a.ka.RahH6135,and bareיָלָֽדָה׃ya.La.dahH3205not.

3And the angelמַלְאַךְ־mal.'akh-H4397of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֥אvai.ye.Ra'H7200unto the womanהָאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto her, Behold now, thou artbarrenעֲקָרָה֙'a.ka.RahH6135,and bearestיָלַ֔דְתְּya.LadtH3205not: but thou shalt conceiveוְהָרִ֖יתve.ha.RitH2029,and bearוְיָלַ֥דְתְּve.ya.LadtH3205a sonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

4Now therefore bewareהִשָּׁ֣מְרִיhi.Sha.me.riH8104,I pray thee, and drinkתִּשְׁתִּ֖יtish.TiH8354not wineיַ֣יִןYa.yinH3196nor strong drinkוְשֵׁכָ֑רve.she.KharH7941,and eatתֹּאכְלִ֖יtokh.LiH398not any uncleanטָמֵֽא׃ta.Me'H2931thing:

5For, lo, thou shalt conceiveהָרָ֜הha.RahH2030,and bearוְיֹלַ֣דְתְּve.yo.LadtH3205a sonבֵּ֗ןBenH1121;and no razorוּמוֹרָה֙u.mo.RahH4177shall comeיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927on his headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218:for the childהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288shall be a Nazariteנְזִ֧ירne.ZirH5139unto Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430from the wombהַבָּ֑טֶןha.Ba.tenH990:and he shall beginיָחֵ֛לya.ChelH2490to deliverלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478out of the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

6Then the womanהָאִשָּׁ֗הha.'i.ShahH802cameוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935and toldוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559her husbandלְאִישָׁהּ֮le.'i.ShahH376,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,A manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430cameבָּ֣אba'H935unto me, and his countenanceוּמַרְאֵ֕הוּu.mar.'E.huH4758waslike the countenanceכְּמַרְאֵ֛הke.mar.'EhH4758of an angelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966terribleנוֹרָ֣אno.Ra'H3372:but I askedשְׁאִלְתִּ֙יהוּ֙she.'il.Ti.huH7592him not whence he was,neither toldהִגִּ֥ידhi.GidH5046he me his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034:

7But he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceiveהָרָ֖הha.RahH2030,and bearוְיֹלַ֣דְתְּve.yo.LadtH3205a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121;and now drinkוְשֵׁכָ֗רve.she.KharH7941no wineיַ֣יִןYa.yinH3196nor strong drinkתִּשְׁתִּ֣י׀tish.TiH8354,neither eatתֹּֽאכְלִי֙to.khe.LiH398any uncleanטֻמְאָ֔הtum.'AhH2932thing:for the childהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288shall be a Nazariteנְזִ֤ירne.ZirH5139to Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430from the wombהַבֶּ֖טֶןha.Be.tenH990to the dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of his deathמוֹתֽוֹ׃ פmo.ToH4194.

8Then Manoahמָנ֛וֹחַma.No.achH4495intreatedוַיֶּעְתַּ֥רvai.ye'.TarH6279the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Oבִּ֣יbiH994my Lordאֲדוֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136,letנָ֥אna'H4994the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֞יםha.'E.lo.HimH430which thou didst sendשָׁלַ֗חְתָּsha.Lach.taH7971come againיָבוֹא־ya.Vo'-H935unto us, and teachוְיוֹרֵ֕נוּve.yo.Re.nuH3384us what we shall doנַּעֲשֶׂ֖הna.'a.SehH6213unto the childלַנַּ֥עַרla.Na.'arH5288that shall be bornהַיּוּלָּֽד׃hai.yu.LadH3205.

9And Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of Manoahמָנ֑וֹחַma.No.achH4495;and the angelמַלְאַךְ֩mal.'aKhH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֨יםha.'E.lo.HimH430came againוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto the womanהָאִשָּׁ֗הha.'i.ShahH802as she satיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704:but Manoahוּמָנ֥וֹחַu.ma.No.achH4495her husbandאִישָׁ֖הּ'i.ShahH376was not with her.

10And the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802made hasteוַתְּמַהֵר֙va.te.ma.HerH4116,and ranוַתָּ֖רָץva.Ta.rotzH7323,and shewedוַתַּגֵּ֣דva.ta.GedH5046her husbandלְאִישָׁ֑הּle.'i.ShahH376,and saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him, Behold, the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376hath appearedנִרְאָ֤הnir.'AhH7200unto me, that cameבָּ֥אba'H935unto me the otherdayבַיּ֖וֹםvai.YomH3117.

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