New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 13:11-14

11Then Manoahמָנ֖וֹחַma.No.achH4495aroseוַיָּ֛קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and followedוַיֵּ֥לֶךְ אַחֲרֵ֣יvai.Ye.lekh 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310his wifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802,and when he cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Are youthe manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834spokeדִּבַּ֥רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696to the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802?”And he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I am.”

12Manoahמָנ֔וֹחַma.No.achH4495saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258when your wordsדְבָרֶ֑יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697comeיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935to pass,whatמַה־mah-H4100shall be the boy’sהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288modeH4941of lifeH4941and his vocationוּמַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃u.ma.'a.Se.huH4639?”

13Sothe angelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Manoahמָנ֑וֹחַma.No.achH4495, “Let the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802payH8104attentionH8104to allמִכֹּ֛לmi.KolH3605that I saidאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559.

14She should not eatתֹאכַ֗לto.KhalH398anythingמִכֹּ֣לmi.KolH3605that comesיֵצֵא֩ye.Tze'H3318from thevineמִגֶּ֨פֶןmi.Ge.fenH1612norאַל־'al-H408drinkתֵּ֔שְׁתְּTe.shetH8354wineH3196or strongוְשֵׁכָר֙ve.she.KharH7941drinkH7941,norאַל־'al-H408eatתֹּאכַ֑לto.KhalH398anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605uncleanH2932thingH2932;let her observeתִּשְׁמֹֽר׃tish.MorH8104allכֹּ֥לkolH3605that I commandedצִוִּיתִ֖יהָtzi.vi.Ti.haH6680.”

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