New King James Version
Judges 13:2
2Now 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.
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 Living Translation (NLT)In those days a man named Manoah from the tribe of Dan lived in the town of Zorah. His wife was unable to become pregnant, and they had no children.
Context of Judges 13:2
1Again the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord delivered them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years. 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. 3And 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. 4Now therefore, please be careful not to drink wine or similar drink, and not to eat anything unclean.
Read all of Judges 13Judges 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 15:33In the lowland: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
- Joshua 19:41And the territory of their inheritance was Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh,
- Genesis 16:1Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. And she had an Egyptian maidservant whose name was Hagar.
- Genesis 25:21Now Isaac pleaded with the Lord for his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord granted his plea, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
- 1 Samuel 1:2And he had two wives: the name of one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
- Luke 1:7But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well advanced in years.
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
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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
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