New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 13:9-21

9Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of Manoahמָנ֑וֹחַma.No.achH4495; andthe angelמַלְאַךְ֩mal.'aKhH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֨יםha.'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935againע֜וֹדodH5750to the womanהָאִשָּׁ֗הha.'i.ShahH802as she was sittingיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704,but Manoahוּמָנ֥וֹחַu.ma.No.achH4495her husbandאִישָׁ֖הּ'i.ShahH376was not with her.

10So the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802ranוַתָּ֖רָץva.Ta.rotzH7323quicklyוַתְּמַהֵר֙va.te.ma.HerH4116and toldוַתַּגֵּ֣דva.ta.GedH5046herhusbandלְאִישָׁ֑הּle.'i.ShahH376, “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameבָּ֥אba'H935the otherdayבַיּ֖וֹםvai.YomH3117has appearedנִרְאָ֤הnir.'AhH7200to me.”

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.”

15Then Manoahמָנ֖וֹחַma.No.achH4495saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559tothe angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “Pleaseנָּ֣אna'H4994let us detainנַעְצְרָה־na'.tze.rah-H6113you so that we may prepareוְנַעֲשֶׂ֥הve.na.'a.SehH6213a youngH1423 H5795goatעִזִּֽים׃'i.ZimH1423 H5795for you.”

16The angelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to Manoahמָנ֗וֹחַma.No.achH4495, “Thoughאִם־'im-H518you detainתַּעְצְרֵ֙נִי֙ta'.tze.Re.niH6113me,I will not eatאֹכַ֣ל'o.KhalH398yourfoodבְּלַחְמֶ֔ךָbe.lach.Me.khaH3899,but ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you prepareתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213a burntעֹלָ֔ה'o.LahH5930offeringH5930, thenofferתַּעֲלֶ֑נָּהta.'a.Le.nahH5927it to the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.”For Manoahמָנ֔וֹחַma.No.achH4495did not knowיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045that he was the angelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

17Manoahמָנ֛וֹחַma.No.achH4495saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the angelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, “Whatמִ֣יmiH4310is your nameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,so that when your wordsדְבָרְךָ֖div.rei.khaH1697comeיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935to pass,we may honorוְכִבַּדְנֽוּךָ׃ve.khi.bad.Nu.khaH3513you?”

18But the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100do you askתִּשְׁאַ֣לtish.'AlH7592my nameלִשְׁמִ֑יlish.MiH8034, seeing it iswonderfulפֶ֛לִאי׃ סFe.liH6383?”

19SoManoahמָנ֜וֹחַma.No.achH4495tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947the youngH1423 H5795goatהָעִזִּים֙ha.'i.ZimH1423 H5795with the grain offeringהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503and offeredוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927it on the rockהַצּ֖וּרha.TzurH6697to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,and He performedלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213wondersוּמַפְלִ֣אu.maf.Li'H6381while Manoahוּמָנ֥וֹחַu.ma.No.achH4495and his wifeוְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹve.'ish.ToH802lookedרֹאִֽים׃ro.'ImH7200on.

20For it cameוַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961about when the flameהַלַּ֜הַבha.La.havH3851wentבַעֲל֨וֹתva.'a.LotH5927up from the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196toward heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יְמָהha.sha.May.mahH8064,that the angelמַלְאַךְ־mal.'akh-H4397of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068ascendedוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927in the flameבְּלַ֣הַבbe.La.havH3851of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196.When Manoahוּמָנ֤וֹחַu.ma.No.achH4495and his wifeוְאִשְׁתּוֹ֙ve.'ish.ToH802sawרֹאִ֔יםro.'ImH7200this, theyfellוַיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307on their facesפְּנֵיהֶ֖םpe.nei.HemH6440to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

21Now the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068did not appearלְהֵרָאֹ֖הle.he.ra.'OhH7200to Manoahמָנ֣וֹחַma.No.achH4495or his wifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802againיָ֤סַף עוֹד֙Ya.saf 'OdH3254 H5750.Thenאָ֚ז'azH227Manoahמָנ֔וֹחַma.No.achH4495knewיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045that he was the angelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

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