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Judges 13:9-18

9And Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of Manoahמָנ֑וֹחַma.No.achH4495;and the angelמַלְאַךְ֩mal.'aKhH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֨יםha.'E.lo.HimH430came againוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto the womanהָאִשָּׁ֗הha.'i.ShahH802as she satיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704:but Manoahוּמָנ֥וֹחַu.ma.No.achH4495her husbandאִישָׁ֖הּ'i.ShahH376was not with her.

10And the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802made hasteוַתְּמַהֵר֙va.te.ma.HerH4116,and ranוַתָּ֖רָץva.Ta.rotzH7323,and shewedוַתַּגֵּ֣דva.ta.GedH5046her husbandלְאִישָׁ֑הּle.'i.ShahH376,and saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him, Behold, the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376hath appearedנִרְאָ֤הnir.'AhH7200unto me, that cameבָּ֥אba'H935unto me the otherdayבַיּ֖וֹםvai.YomH3117.

11And Manoahמָנ֖וֹחַma.No.achH4495aroseוַיָּ֛קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and wentH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310his wifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802,and cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Artthou the manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376that spakestדִּבַּ֥רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696unto the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802?And he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I am.

12And Manoahמָנ֔וֹחַma.No.achH4495saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Now let thy wordsדְבָרֶ֑יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697come to passיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935.How shall we orderמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941the childהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288, and howshall we doוּמַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃u.ma.'a.Se.huH4639unto him?

13And the angelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Manoahמָנ֑וֹחַma.No.achH4495,Of all that I saidאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559unto the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802let her bewareתִּשָּׁמֵֽר׃ti.sha.MerH8104.

14She may not eatתֹאכַ֗לto.KhalH398of any thingthat comethיֵצֵא֩ye.Tze'H3318of the vineמִגֶּ֨פֶןmi.Ge.fenH1612,neither let her drinkתֵּ֔שְׁתְּTe.shetH8354wineH3196or strong drinkוְשֵׁכָר֙ve.she.KharH7941,nor eatתֹּאכַ֑לto.KhalH398any uncleanטֻמְאָ֖הtum.'AhH2932thing:all that I commandedצִוִּיתִ֖יהָtzi.vi.Ti.haH6680her let her observeתִּשְׁמֹֽר׃tish.MorH8104.

15And Manoahמָנ֖וֹחַma.No.achH4495saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,I pray thee, let us detainנַעְצְרָה־na'.tze.rah-H6113thee, until we shall have made readyוְנַעֲשֶׂ֥הve.na.'a.SehH6213a kidגְּדִ֥י עִזִּֽים׃ge.Di 'i.ZimH5795 H1423forלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

16And the angelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto Manoahמָנ֗וֹחַma.No.achH4495,Though thou detainתַּעְצְרֵ֙נִי֙ta'.tze.Re.niH6113me, I will not eatאֹכַ֣ל'o.KhalH398of thy breadבְּלַחְמֶ֔ךָbe.lach.Me.khaH3899:and ifH518thou wilt offerתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213a burnt offeringעֹלָ֔ה'o.LahH5930,thou must offerתַּעֲלֶ֑נָּהta.'a.Le.nahH5927it unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.For Manoahמָנ֔וֹחַma.No.achH4495knewיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045not that he wasan angelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

17And Manoahמָנ֛וֹחַma.No.achH4495saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the angelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, What isthy nameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,that when thy sayingsדְבָרְךָ֖div.rei.khaH1697come to passיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935we may do thee honourוְכִבַּדְנֽוּךָ׃ve.khi.bad.Nu.khaH3513?

18And the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Why askestתִּשְׁאַ֣לtish.'AlH7592thou thus after my nameלִשְׁמִ֑יlish.MiH8034, seeing it issecretפֶ֛לִאי׃ סFe.liH6383?

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