Judges 13:4

Judges 13:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:
• New International Version (NIV)Now see to it that you drink no wine or other fermented drink and that you do not eat anything unclean.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore be careful and drink no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing unclean,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now therefore, please be careful not to drink wine or similar drink, and not to eat anything unclean.

Context of Judges 13:4

2In 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. So be careful; you must not drink wine or any other alcoholic drink nor eat any forbidden food. 5You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and his hair must never be cut. For he will be dedicated to God as a Nazirite from birth. He will begin to rescue Israel from the Philistines.” 6The woman ran and told her husband, “A man of God appeared to me! He looked like one of God’s angels, terrifying to see. I didn’t ask where he was from, and he didn’t tell me his name.

Judges 13:4 word by word

וְעַתָּה֙ הִשָּׁ֣מְרִי נָ֔א וְאַל־תִּשְׁתִּ֖י יַ֣יִן וְשֵׁכָ֑ר וְאַל־תֹּאכְלִ֖י כָּל־טָמֵֽא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now therefore bewareשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: carefulH8104
• I pray thee, and drinkשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
• not wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
• nor strong drinkשֵׁכָרshêkâr · strong drinkH7941
• and eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• not any uncleanטָמֵאţâmê' · uncleanH2931

Cross-references for Judges 13:4

• Judges 13:14She must not eat grapes or raisins, drink wine or any other alcoholic drink, or eat any forbidden food.”
• Numbers 6:2“Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. “If any of the people, either men or women, take the special vow of a Nazirite, setting themselves apart to the Lord in a special way,
• Luke 1:15for he will be great in the eyes of the Lord. He must never touch wine or other alcoholic drinks. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.
• Leviticus 11:27Of the animals that walk on all fours, those that have paws are unclean. If you touch the carcass of such an animal, you will be defiled until evening.
• Acts 10:14“No, Lord,” Peter declared. “I have never eaten anything that our Jewish laws have declared impure and unclean.”

Commentaries on Judges 13:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Beware - drink not wine - As Samson was designed to be a Nazarite from the womb, it was necessary that, while his mother carried and nursed him, she should live the life of a Nazarite, neither drinking wine nor any inebriating liquor, nor eating any kind of forbidden meat. See the account of the Nazarite and his vow in the notes on Numbers 6:2; (note), etc.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4anything unclean: See Leviticus 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 13:4

• Abstinence, Total
• Conception
• Manoah
• Samson
• Wine

In the dictionaries

• strong drink
• Angel
• Conceive
• Detain
• Drink, strong
• Manoah
• Nazarite
• Samson
• Wine
• Drink, Strong

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