Judges 13

Revised Version 1895

1And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478againוַיֹּסִ֙פוּ֙vai.yo.Si.fuH3254didלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thatwhichH5869wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; and theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068deliveredוַיִּתְּנֵ֧םvai.yi.te.NemH5414themintoH3027thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָֽה׃ פsha.NahH8141.

2And there was acertainאֶחָ֧ד'e.ChadH259manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376ofZorahמִצָּרְעָ֛הmi.tza.re.'AhH6881, of thefamilyמִמִּשְׁפַּ֥חַתmi.mish.Pa.chatH4940of theDanitesהַדָּנִ֖יha.da.NiH1839,whoseH376nameוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034wasManoahמָנ֑וֹחַma.No.achH4495; and hiswifeוְאִשְׁתּ֥וֹve.'ish.ToH802wasbarrenעֲקָרָ֖ה'a.ka.RahH6135, and barenotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808.

3And theangelמַלְאַךְ־mal.'akh-H4397of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֥אvai.ye.Ra'H7200unto thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoherH413,Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֤אna'H4994, thou artbarrenעֲקָרָה֙'a.ka.RahH6135, and bearestnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808: but thou shaltconceiveוְהָרִ֖יתve.ha.RitH2029, andbearH3205asonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

4Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258thereforebewareהִשָּׁ֣מְרִיhi.Sha.me.riH8104, IprayH4994thee, anddrinkתִּשְׁתִּ֖יtish.TiH8354noH408wineיַ֣יִןYa.yinH3196norH408strongוְשֵׁכָ֑רve.she.KharH7941drinkH8354, andeatתֹּאכְלִ֖יtokh.LiH398notH408anyכָּל־kol-H3605uncleanטָמֵֽא׃ta.Me'H2931thingH4994:

5for,loהִנָּ֨ךְhi.NakhH2009, thou shaltconceiveH2029, andbearוְיֹלַ֣דְתְּve.yo.LadtH3205asonבֵּ֗ןBenH1121; andnoלֹא־lo'-H3808razor shallcomeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961uponעַל־'al-H5921hisheadרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218: for thechildהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288shall be aNaziriteנְזִ֧ירne.ZirH5139untoGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430from thewombהַבָּ֑טֶןha.Ba.tenH990: and he shallbeginיָחֵ֛לya.ChelH2490tosaveלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478outמִן־min-H4480of thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

6Then thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֗הha.'i.ShahH802cameוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935andtoldH5046herH413husbandלְאִישָׁהּ֮le.'i.ShahH376,sayingH559, Amanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430cameבָּ֣אba'H935untomeH413, and his countenance was like the countenance of theangelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966terrible; and Iaskedשְׁאִלְתִּ֙יהוּ֙she.'il.Ti.huH7592himnotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808whence he was,neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808toldH5046hemeH413hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034:

7but hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeמִן־min-H4480,Beholdהִנָּ֥ךְhi.NakhH2009, thou shaltconceiveH2029, andbearוְיֹלַ֣דְתְּve.yo.LadtH3205asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121; andnowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258drinkתִּשְׁתִּ֣י׀tish.TiH8354noH408wineיַ֣יִןYa.yinH3196norH408strongוְשֵׁכָ֗רve.she.KharH7941drinkH8354, andeatתֹּֽאכְלִי֙to.khe.LiH398notH408anyכָּל־kol-H3605uncleanטֻמְאָ֔הtum.'AhH2932thingכִּֽי־ki-H3588: for thechildהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288shall be aNaziriteנְזִ֤ירne.ZirH5139untoGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430from thewombהַבֶּ֖טֶןha.Be.tenH990to thedayי֥וֹםYomH3117of hisdeathמוֹתֽוֹ׃ פmo.ToH4194.

8ThenManoahמָנ֛וֹחַma.No.achH4495entreatedוַיֶּעְתַּ֥רvai.ye'.TarH6279theLORDH3068, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,OhH4994LordH3068, IprayH4994thee,letH7971themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֞יםha.'E.lo.HimH430whomH834thou didstsendH7971comeיָבוֹא־ya.Vo'-H935againעוֹד֙'OdH5750untousH4994, andteachוְיוֹרֵ֕נוּve.yo.Re.nuH3384usH4994whatמַֽה־mah-H4100weH834shalldoנַּעֲשֶׂ֖הna.'a.SehH6213ontoH413thechildלַנַּ֥עַרla.Na.'arH5288that shall bebornהַיּוּלָּֽד׃hai.yu.LadH3205.

9AndGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hearkened to thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofManoahמָנ֑וֹחַma.No.achH4495; and theangelמַלְאַךְ֩mal.'aKhH4397ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֨יםha.'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935againע֜וֹדodH5750unto thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֗הha.'i.ShahH802assheוְהִיא֙ve.Hi'H1931satיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704: butManoahוּמָנ֥וֹחַu.ma.No.achH4495herH413husbandאִישָׁ֖הּ'i.ShahH376wasnotאֵ֥ין'einH369withherH413.

10And thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802madeH4116hasteוַתְּמַהֵר֙va.te.ma.HerH4116, andranוַתָּ֖רָץva.Ta.rotzH7323, andtoldוַתַּגֵּ֣דva.ta.GedH5046herאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413husbandלְאִישָׁ֑הּle.'i.ShahH376, andsaidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him,Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, themanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376hathappearedנִרְאָ֤הnir.'AhH7200untomeאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413, thatcameבָּ֥אba'H935untomeאֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413theotherH376dayבַיּ֖וֹםvai.YomH3117.

11AndManoahמָנ֖וֹחַma.No.achH4495aroseוַיָּ֛קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andwentH935afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802, andcameH935to themanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Art thou themanהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376that spakest unto thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802? And hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I am.

12AndManoahמָנ֔וֹחַma.No.achH4495saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258letH6258thywordsדְבָרֶ֑יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697comeיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935topassH935:whatH4100shall be themannerH1697of thechildהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288, andwhatH4100shall be hisworkוּמַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃u.ma.'a.Se.huH4639?

13And theangelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoManoahמָנ֑וֹחַma.No.achH4495, OfallH3605that Isaidאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559unto thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802letherH3605bewareתִּשָּׁמֵֽר׃ti.sha.MerH8104.

14SheH834maynotH3808eatתֹאכַ֗לto.KhalH398ofanyH3605thingH3605that cometh of thevineמִגֶּ֨פֶןmi.Ge.fenH1612,neitherH3808letאַל־'al-H408herH3605drinkתֵּ֔שְׁתְּTe.shetH8354wineH3196orstrongוְשֵׁכָר֙ve.she.KharH7941drinkH8354,norH3808eatתֹּאכַ֑לto.KhalH398anyH3605uncleanטֻמְאָ֖הtum.'AhH2932thingH3605;allH3605that Icommandedצִוִּיתִ֖יהָtzi.vi.Ti.haH6680herH3605letאַל־'al-H408herH3605observeתִּשְׁמֹֽר׃tish.MorH8104.

15AndManoahמָנ֖וֹחַma.No.achH4495saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, IprayH4994thee,letH4994usH4994detainנַעְצְרָה־na'.tze.rah-H6113thee, thatweH4994maymakeוְנַעֲשֶׂ֥הve.na.'a.SehH6213ready a kid for thee.

16And theangelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559untoManoahמָנ֗וֹחַma.No.achH4495,ThoughH3588thoudetainתַּעְצְרֵ֙נִי֙ta'.tze.Re.niH6113meH413, I willnotלֹא־lo'-H3808eatאֹכַ֣ל'o.KhalH398of thybreadבְּלַחְמֶ֔ךָbe.lach.Me.khaH3899: andifאִם־'im-H518thou wiltmakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213ready aburntעֹלָ֔ה'o.LahH5930offering, thoumustוְאִם־ve.'im-H518offerתַּעֲלֶ֑נָּהta.'a.Le.nahH5927itontoH413theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068. ForManoahמָנ֔וֹחַma.No.achH4495knewיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045notלֹא־lo'-H3808that he was theangelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

17AndManoahמָנ֛וֹחַma.No.achH4495saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto theangelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,WhatH1697is thynameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034, that when thywordsדְבָרְךָ֖div.rei.khaH1697comeיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935topassH935weכִּֽי־ki-H3588maydoמִ֣יmiH4310thee honour?

18And theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Wherefore askest thouafterH8034mynameלִשְׁמִ֑יlish.MiH8034, seeing it iswonderfulפֶ֛לִאי׃ סFe.liH6383?

19SoH6213Manoahמָנ֜וֹחַma.No.achH4495tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947the kid with themealהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503offering, andofferedוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927ituponעַל־'al-H5921therockהַצּ֖וּרha.TzurH6697unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068: and the angeldidH6213wondrouslyוּמַפְלִ֣אu.maf.Li'H6381, andManoahוּמָנ֥וֹחַu.ma.No.achH4495and hiswifeוְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹve.'ish.ToH802lookedרֹאִֽים׃ro.'ImH7200on.

20For itcameH1961topassH1961, when theflameהַלַּ֜הַבha.La.havH3851wentH5927upH5927towardמֵעַ֤לme.'AlH5921heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יְמָהha.sha.May.mahH8064fromoffעַל־'al-H5921thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196, that theangelמַלְאַךְ־mal.'akh-H4397of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068ascendedH5927in theflameבְּלַ֣הַבbe.La.havH3851of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196: andManoahוּמָנ֤וֹחַu.ma.No.achH4495and hiswifeוְאִשְׁתּוֹ֙ve.'ish.ToH802lookedרֹאִ֔יםro.'ImH7200on; and theyfellוַיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307on theirfacesפְּנֵיהֶ֖םpe.nei.HemH6440to thegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

21But theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068didיָ֤סַףYa.safH3254noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808moreעוֹד֙'OdH5750appearלְהֵרָאֹ֖הle.he.ra.'OhH7200toManoahמָנ֣וֹחַma.No.achH4495or to hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802. ThenManoahמָנ֔וֹחַma.No.achH4495knewיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045that he was theangelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

22AndManoahמָנ֛וֹחַma.No.achH4495saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802,WeH3588shallsurelyH3588dieH4191,becauseH3588weH3588haveseenרָאִֽינוּ׃ra.'I.nuH7200Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.

23But hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802saidH559unto him,Ifלוּ֩luH3863theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068werepleasedחָפֵ֨ץcha.FetzH2654tokillלַהֲמִיתֵ֙נוּ֙la.ha.mi.Te.nuH4191usH7200, he wouldnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808havereceivedלָקַ֤חla.KachH3947aburntעֹלָ֣ה'o.LahH5930offering and amealוּמִנְחָ֔הu.min.ChahH4503offering at ourhandמִיָּדֵ֙נוּ֙mi.ya.De.nuH3027,neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808would he have shewedusH7200allכָּל־kol-H3605theseH428things,norלֹ֥אlo'H3808would at this time havetoldH559usH7200suchH428things astheseH428.

24And thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802bare asonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121, andcalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֑וֹןshim.ShonH8123: and thechildהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288grewוַיִּגְדַּ֣לvai.yig.DalH1431, and theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068blessedוַֽיְבָרְכֵ֖הוּvay.va.re.Khe.huH1288him.

25And thespiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068beganוַתָּ֙חֶל֙va.Ta.chelH2490to move him in Mahaneh-dan,betweenH996Zorahצָרְעָ֖הtza.re.'AhH6881andEshtaolאֶשְׁתָּאֹֽל׃ פ'esh.ta.'OlH847.

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