New American Standard Bible 2020
Judges 13:2
2And there was a man of 1Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was infertile and had not given birth to any children.
Judges 13:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.
- New International Version (NIV)A certain man of Zorah, named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, had a wife who was childless, unable to give birth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)There was a certain man of Zorah, of the tribe of the Danites, whose name was Manoah. And his wife was barren and had no children.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now there was a certain man from Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren and had no children.
Context of Judges 13:2
1Now the sons of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord handed them over to the Philistines for forty years. And there was a man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was infertile and had not given birth to any children. 3Then the angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, “Behold now, you are infertile and have not given birth; but you will conceive and give birth to a son. 4And now, be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing.
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וַיְהִי֩ אִ֨ישׁ אֶחָ֧ד מִצָּרְעָ֛ה מִמִּשְׁפַּ֥חַת הַדָּנִ֖י וּשְׁמ֣וֹ מָנ֑וֹחַ וְאִשְׁתּ֥וֹ עֲקָרָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א יָלָֽדָה׃Read the interlinear
- And there was a manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- Zorahצׇרְעָהtsor‛âh · ZorahH6881
- of the familyמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
- of the Danitesדָּנִיdânîy · DaniteH1839
- whose nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- was Manoahמָנוֹחַmânôach · ManoahH4495
- and his wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
- was infertileעָקָר‛âqâr · barrenH6135
- and had not givenיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
Cross-references for Judges 13:2
- Joshua 15:33In the lowland: Eshtaol, Zorah, and Ashnah,
- Joshua 19:41The territory of their inheritance was Zorah, Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh,
- Genesis 16:1Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had not borne him a child, but she had an Egyptian slave woman whose name was Hagar.
- Genesis 25:21Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was unable to have children; and the Lord answered him, and his wife Rebekah conceived.
- 1 Samuel 1:2And he had two wives: the name of one was Hannah and the name of the other Peninnah; and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
- Luke 1:7And yet they had no child, because Elizabeth was infertile, and they were both advanced in years.
Commentaries on Judges 13:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2A certain man of Zorah - A town in the tribe of Judah, but afterwards given to Dan.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Zorah - See the marginal reference. His wife was barren - To mark more distinctly the high providential destiny of the child that was eventually born. Compare the similar circumstances of the birth of Isaac, Jacob, Samuel, and John the Baptist.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Before migrating to the far north (Judges 18), the tribe of Dan tried to settle in Israel's southwest (Joshua 19:40–48). This led to direct conflict with the incoming Philistines. Zorah was west of Judah, in the area newly occupied by the Philistines. Both Dan and neighboring Judah submitted to Philistine control (Judges 14:4; 15:11).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-102. Zorah--a Danite town (Jos 15:33) lying on the common boundary of Judah and Dan, so that it was near the Philistine border.Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Judges 13:2 Josh 19:41 ↩
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
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