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Judges 13:2-7

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.

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