Judges 13:2

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

1The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight, so the Lord handed them over to the Philistines for forty years. There was a man named Manoah from Zorah, from the Danite tribe. His wife was infertile and childless. 3The Lord’s angelic messenger appeared to the woman and said to her, “You are infertile and childless, but you will conceive and have a son. 4Now be careful! Do not drink wine or beer, and do not eat any food that will make you ritually unclean.

Judges 13:2 word by word

וַיְהִי֩ אִ֨ישׁ אֶחָ֧ד מִצָּרְעָ֛ה מִמִּשְׁפַּ֥חַת הַדָּנִ֖י וּשְׁמ֣וֹ מָנ֑וֹחַ וְאִשְׁתּ֥וֹ עֲקָרָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א יָלָֽדָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And there was a certainאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of Zorahצׇרְעָהtsor‛âh · ZorahH6881
• of the familyמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• of the Danitesדָּנִיdânîy · DaniteH1839
• whose nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Manoahמָנוֹחַmânôach · ManoahH4495
• and his wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• barrenעָקָר‛âqâr · barrenH6135
• and bareיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205

Cross-references for Judges 13:2

• Joshua 15:33These cities were in the lowlands: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
• Joshua 19:41Their assigned land included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh,
• Genesis 16:1Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had not given birth to any children, but she had an Egyptian servant named Hagar.
• Genesis 25:21Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife because she was childless. The Lord answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.
• 1 Samuel 1:2He had two wives; the name of the first was Hannah and the name of the second was Peninnah. Now Peninnah had children, but Hannah was childless.
• Luke 1:7But they did not have a child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both very old.

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

Topics related to Judges 13:2

• Manoah
• Samson
• Zorah

In the dictionaries

• Angel
• Barren
• Conceive
• Detain
• Manoah
• Samson
• Zorah
• Barren; Barrenness
• Danites
• Hornet

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