Judges 13:3

Judges 13:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the angel of the Lord appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.
• New International Version (NIV)The angel of the Lord appeared to her and said, “You are barren and childless, but you are going to become pregnant and give birth to a son.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, "Behold, you are barren and have not borne children, but you shall conceive and bear a son.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the Angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, “Indeed now, you are barren and have borne no children, but you shall conceive and bear a son.

Context of Judges 13:3

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. 2And 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. Then 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. 5For behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and no razor shall come upon his head, for the boy shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb; and he will begin to save Israel from the hands of the Philistines.”

Judges 13:3 word by word

וַיֵּרָ֥א מַלְאַךְ־יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־הָאִשָּׁ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלֶ֗יהָ הִנֵּה־נָ֤א אַתְּ־עֲקָרָה֙ וְלֹ֣א יָלַ֔דְתְּ וְהָרִ֖ית וְיָלַ֥דְתְּ בֵּֽן׃Read the interlinear

• Then the angelמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messenger: angelH4397
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• appearedרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seerH7200
• to the womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to her, “Beholdהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• nowנָאnâ' · pleaseH4994
• you are infertileעָקָר‛âqâr · barrenH6135
• and have not given birthיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• but you will conceiveהָרָהhârâh · to conceiveH2029
• to a sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121

Cross-references for Judges 13:3

• Judges 2:1Now the angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land which I have sworn to your fathers; and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you,
• Judges 6:11Then the angel of the Lord came and sat under the oak that was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, as his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the wine press in order to save it from the Midianites.
• Genesis 16:7Now the angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur.
• Luke 1:11Now an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense.
• Genesis 17:16I will bless her, and indeed I will give you a son by her. Then I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her.”
• Genesis 18:10He said, “I will certainly return to you at this time next year; and behold, your wife Sarah will have a son.” And Sarah was listening at the tent door, which was behind him.
• 1 Samuel 1:20It came about in due time, after Hannah had conceived, that she gave birth to a son; and she named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him of the Lord.”
• 2 Kings 4:16Then he said, “At this season next year, you are going to embrace a son.” And she said, “No, my lord, you man of God, do not lie to your servant.”
• Luke 1:13But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall name him John.

Commentaries on Judges 13:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3The angel of the Lord - Generally supposed to have been the same that appeared to Moses, Joshua, Gideon, etc., and no other than the second person of the ever-blessed Trinity.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-5Manoah's wife was promised a son who would be dedicated as a Nazirite from birth (see Numbers 6:1–21; compare 1 Samuel 1:11). Samson's uncut hair would play a key role in his story.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. the angel of the Lord--The messenger of the covenant, the divine personage who made so many remarkable appearances of a similar kind already described.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 13:3

• Abstinence, Total
• Angel (Holy Trinity)
• Conception
• Manoah
• Samson

In the dictionaries

• Angel of the Lord
• Angel
• Barren
• Conceive
• Detain
• Manoah
• Samson
• Bear; Born
• Intercession
• Israel, History of

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