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

1Again the Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight, so the Lord handed them over to the Philistines, who oppressed them for forty years. 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. 3The angel of the Lord appeared to Manoah’s wife and said, “Even though you have been unable to have children, you will soon become pregnant and give birth to a son. 4So be careful; you must not drink wine or any other alcoholic drink nor eat any forbidden food.

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 15:33The following towns situated in the western foothills were also given to Judah: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
• Joshua 19:41The land allocated as their homeland included the following towns: Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh,
• Genesis 16:1Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had not been able to bear children for him. But she had an Egyptian servant named Hagar.
• Genesis 25:21Isaac pleaded with the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was unable to have children. The Lord answered Isaac’s prayer, and Rebekah became pregnant with twins.
• 1 Samuel 1:2Elkanah had two wives, Hannah and Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah did not.
• Luke 1:7They had no children because Elizabeth was unable to conceive, 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