Judges 13:24

Judges 13:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the Lord blessed him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the woman bore a son and called his name Samson. And the young man grew, and the Lord blessed him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the woman bore a son and called his name Samson; and the child grew, and the Lord blessed him.
• New Living Translation (NLT)When her son was born, she named him Samson. And the Lord blessed him as he grew up.

Context of Judges 13:24

22“We are doomed to die!” he said to his wife. “We have seen God!” 23But his wife answered, “If the Lord had meant to kill us, he would not have accepted a burnt offering and grain offering from our hands, nor shown us all these things or now told us this.” The woman gave birth to a boy and named him Samson. He grew and the Lord blessed him, 25and the Spirit of the Lord began to stir him while he was in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.

Judges 13:24 word by word

וַתֵּ֤לֶד הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ בֵּ֔ן וַתִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹן וַיִּגְדַּ֣ל הַנַּ֔עַר וַֽיְבָרְכֵ֖הוּ יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• bareיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• a sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• his nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹןshimshôn · SamsonH8123
• and the childנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• grewגָּדַלgâdal · to magnifyH1431
• and the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288

Cross-references for Judges 13:24

• Hebrews 11:32And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson and Jephthah, about David and Samuel and the prophets,
• 1 Samuel 3:19The Lord was with Samuel as he grew up, and he let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground.
• Luke 1:80And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until he appeared publicly to Israel.
• Luke 2:52And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.

Commentaries on Judges 13:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24And called his name Samson - The original שמשון shimshon, which is from the root שמש shamash, to serve, (whence shemesh, the sun), probably means either a little sun, or a little servant; and this latter is so likely a name to be imposed on an only son, by maternal fondness, that it leaves but little doubt of the propriety of the etymology. And the Lord blessed him - Gave evident proofs that the child was under the peculiar protection of the Most High…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Samson - The etymology is doubtful. Perhaps it comes from a word signifying “to minister,” in allusion to his Nazaritic consecration to the service of God.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-25Verses 24-25 The Spirit of the Lord began to move Samson when a youth. This was evidence that the Lord blessed him. Where God gives his blessing, he gives his Spirit to qualify for the blessing. Those are blessed indeed in whom the Spirit of grace begins to work in the days of their childhood. Samson drank no wine or strong drink, yet excelled in strength and courage, for he had the Spirit of God moving him; therefore be not drunk with wine, but be filled…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson--The birth of this child of promise, and the report of the important national services he was to render, must, from the first, have made him an object of peculiar interest and careful instruction.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 13:24

• Children
• Conception
• Manoah
• Samson
• Zorah

In the dictionaries

• Samson
• Conceive
• Detain
• Intercession
• Israel, History of
• Judges, Book of
• Judges, Period of
• Philistines

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