New American Standard Bible 2020

Judges 13:9-18

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.”

12Then Manoahמָנ֔וֹחַma.No.achH4495saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258whenyour wordsדְבָרֶ֑יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697are fulfilledיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935,whatמַה־mah-H4100shall be the boy’sהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288wayH4941ofH4941lifeH4941and his vocationוּמַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃u.ma.'a.Se.huH4639?”

13Andthe angelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Manoahמָנ֑וֹחַma.No.achH4495, “The womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802shall payH8104attentionH8104to allמִכֹּ֛לmi.KolH3605that I saidאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559.

14She shall not eatתֹאכַ֗לto.KhalH398anythingמִכֹּ֣לmi.KolH3605that comesיֵצֵא֩ye.Tze'H3318from thevineמִגֶּ֨פֶן הַיַּ֜יִןmi.Ge.fen hai.Ya.yinH1612 H3196norאַל־'al-H408drinkתֵּ֔שְׁתְּTe.shetH8354wineוְיַ֤יִןve.Ya.yinH3196or strongוְשֵׁכָר֙ve.she.KharH7941drinkH7941,norאַל־'al-H408eatתֹּאכַ֑לto.KhalH398anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605uncleanH2932thingH2932;she shall keepתִּשְׁמֹֽר׃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.”

16But the 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,offerתַּעֲלֶ֑נָּהta.'a.Le.nahH5927it to the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.”For Manoahמָנ֔וֹחַma.No.achH4495did not knowיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045that he was the angelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

17And Manoahמָנ֛וֹחַma.No.achH4495saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the angelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, “Whatמִ֣יmiH4310is your nameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,so that when your wordsדְבָרְךָ֖div.rei.khaH1697are fulfilledיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935,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, for it iswonderfulפֶ֛לִאי׃ סFe.liH6383?”

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