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Judges 13:2-5

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.

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