New American Standard Bible 2020

Judges 13:6-11

6Then the womanהָאִשָּׁ֗הha.'i.ShahH802cameוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935and toldוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559her husbandלְאִישָׁהּ֮le.'i.ShahH376,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “A manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430cameבָּ֣אba'H935to me, and his appearanceוּמַרְאֵ֕הוּu.mar.'E.huH4758was like the appearanceכְּמַרְאֵ֛הke.mar.'EhH4758of the angelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966awesomeנוֹרָ֣אno.Ra'H3372.So I did not askשְׁאִלְתִּ֙יהוּ֙she.'il.Ti.huH7592him whereאֵֽי־'ei-H335he camefrom, norH3808did he tellהִגִּ֥ידhi.GidH5046me his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034.

7But he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, ‘Beholdהִנָּ֥ךְhi.NakhH2009,you shall conceiveהָרָ֖הha.RahH2030and giveH3205birthH3205to a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121,and nowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258you shall not drinkתִּשְׁתִּ֣י׀tish.TiH8354wineיַ֣יִןYa.yinH3196or strongוְשֵׁכָ֗רve.she.KharH7941drinkH7941,norH408eatתֹּֽאכְלִי֙to.khe.LiH398anyכָּל־kol-H3605uncleanH2932thingH2932,for the boyהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288shall be a Naziriteנְזִ֤ירne.ZirH5139to Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430from the wombהַבֶּ֖טֶןha.Be.tenH990to the dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of his deathמוֹתֽוֹ׃ פmo.ToH4194.’”

8Then Manoahמָנ֛וֹחַma.No.achH4495pleadedוַיֶּעְתַּ֥רvai.ye'.TarH6279with the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Lordאֲדוֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136,pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994letthe manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֞יםha.'E.lo.HimH430whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834You have sentשָׁלַ֗חְתָּsha.Lach.taH7971comeיָבוֹא־ya.Vo'-H935to us againעוֹד֙'OdH5750so that he may teachוְיוֹרֵ֕נוּve.yo.Re.nuH3384us whatמַֽה־mah-H4100we are to doנַּעֲשֶׂ֖הna.'a.SehH6213for the boyלַנַּ֥עַרla.Na.'arH5288who is to be bornהַיּוּלָּֽד׃hai.yu.LadH3205.”

9And Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'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.ShahH802hurriedוַתְּמַהֵר֙va.te.ma.HerH4116and ranוַתָּ֖רָץva.Ta.rotzH7323,and toldוַתַּגֵּ֣דva.ta.GedH5046herhusbandלְאִישָׁ֑הּle.'i.ShahH376, “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameבָּ֥אba'H935the otherdayבַיּ֖וֹםvai.YomH3117has appearedנִרְאָ֤הnir.'AhH7200to me!”

11So Manoahמָנ֖וֹחַma.No.achH4495gotH6965upH6965and 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.”

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