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Judges 13

1And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478didלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451againוַיֹּסִ֙פוּ֙vai.yo.Si.fuH3254in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; and theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068deliveredוַיִּתְּנֵ֧םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them into thehandבְּיַד־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, whosenameוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034wasManoahמָנ֑וֹחַma.No.achH4495; and hiswifeוְאִשְׁתּ֥וֹve.'ish.ToH802wasbarrenעֲקָרָ֖ה'a.ka.RahH6135, andboreיָלָֽדָה׃ya.La.dahH3205not.

3And theangelמַלְאַךְ־mal.'akh-H4397of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֥אvai.ye.Ra'H7200to thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, Behold now, thou artbarrenעֲקָרָה֙'a.ka.RahH6135, andbearestיָלַ֔דְתְּya.LadtH3205not: but thou shaltconceiveוְהָרִ֖יתve.ha.RitH2029, andbearוְיָלַ֥דְתְּve.ya.LadtH3205asonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

4Now thereforebewareהִשָּׁ֣מְרִיhi.Sha.me.riH8104, I pray thee, anddrinkתִּשְׁתִּ֖יtish.TiH8354notwineיַ֣יִןYa.yinH3196nor strongdrinkוְשֵׁכָ֑רve.she.KharH7941, andeatתֹּאכְלִ֖יtokh.LiH398not anyuncleanטָמֵֽא׃ta.Me'H2931thing :

5For, lo, thou shaltconceiveהָרָ֜הha.RahH2030, andbearוְיֹלַ֣דְתְּve.yo.LadtH3205asonבֵּ֗ןBenH1121; and norazorוּמוֹרָה֙u.mo.RahH4177shallcomeיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927on hisheadרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218: for thechildהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288shall be aNazariteנְזִ֧ירne.ZirH5139toGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430from thewombהַבָּ֑טֶןha.Ba.tenH990: and he shallbeginיָחֵ֛לya.ChelH2490todeliverלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478from thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

6Then thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֗הha.'i.ShahH802cameוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935andtoldוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559herhusbandלְאִישָׁהּ֮le.'i.ShahH376,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, Amanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430cameבָּ֣אba'H935to me, and hiscountenanceוּמַרְאֵ֕הוּu.mar.'E.huH4758was like thecountenanceכְּמַרְאֵ֛הke.mar.'EhH4758of anangelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966terribleנוֹרָ֣אno.Ra'H3372: but Iaskedשְׁאִלְתִּ֙יהוּ֙she.'il.Ti.huH7592him not where he was from, neither did hetellהִגִּ֥ידhi.GidH5046me hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034:

7But hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, Behold, thou shaltconceiveהָרָ֖הha.RahH2030, andbearוְיֹלַ֣דְתְּve.yo.LadtH3205asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121; and nowdrinkוְשֵׁכָ֗רve.she.KharH7941nowineיַ֣יִןYa.yinH3196nor strongdrinkתִּשְׁתִּ֣י׀tish.TiH8354, neithereatתֹּֽאכְלִי֙to.khe.LiH398anyuncleanטֻמְאָ֔הtum.'AhH2932thing : for thechildהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288shall be aNazariteנְזִ֤ירne.ZirH5139toGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430from thewombהַבֶּ֖טֶןha.Be.tenH990to thedayי֥וֹםYomH3117of hisdeathמוֹתֽוֹ׃ פmo.ToH4194.

8ThenManoahמָנ֛וֹחַma.No.achH4495entreatedוַיֶּעְתַּ֥רvai.ye'.TarH6279theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Oבִּ֣יbiH994myLordאֲדוֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136,letנָ֥אna'H4994themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֞יםha.'E.lo.HimH430whom thou didstsendשָׁלַ֗חְתָּsha.Lach.taH7971comeagainיָבוֹא־ya.Vo'-H935to us, andteachוְיוֹרֵ֕נוּve.yo.Re.nuH3384us what we shalldoנַּעֲשֶׂ֖הna.'a.SehH6213to thechildלַנַּ֥עַרla.Na.'arH5288that shall bebornהַיּוּלָּֽד׃hai.yu.LadH3205.

9AndGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofManoahמָנ֑וֹחַma.No.achH4495; and theangelמַלְאַךְ֩mal.'aKhH4397ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֨יםha.'E.lo.HimH430cameagainוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֗הha.'i.ShahH802as shesatיוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vetH3427in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704: butManoahוּמָנ֥וֹחַu.ma.No.achH4495herhusbandאִישָׁ֖הּ'i.ShahH376was not with her.

10And thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802madehasteוַתְּמַהֵר֙va.te.ma.HerH4116, andranוַתָּ֖רָץva.Ta.rotzH7323, andshowedוַתַּגֵּ֣דva.ta.GedH5046herhusbandלְאִישָׁ֑הּle.'i.ShahH376, andsaidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, Behold, themanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376hathappearedנִרְאָ֤הnir.'AhH7200to me, thatcameבָּ֥אba'H935to me the otherdayבַיּ֖וֹםvai.YomH3117.

11AndManoahמָנ֖וֹחַma.No.achH4495aroseוַיָּ֛קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andwentH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802, andcameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to themanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Art thou themanהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376that didstspeakדִּבַּ֥רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696to thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802? And hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I am .

12AndManoahמָנ֔וֹחַma.No.achH4495saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Now let thywordsדְבָרֶ֑יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697come topassיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935. How shall weorderמִשְׁפַּט־mish.pat-H4941thechildהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288, and how shall wedoוּמַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃u.ma.'a.Se.huH4639to him?

13And theangelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toManoahמָנ֑וֹחַma.No.achH4495, Of all that Isaidאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559to thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802let herbewareתִּשָּׁמֵֽר׃ti.sha.MerH8104.

14She may noteatתֹאכַ֗לto.KhalH398of any thing thatcomethיֵצֵא֩ye.Tze'H3318of thevineמִגֶּ֨פֶןmi.Ge.fenH1612, neither let herdrinkתֵּ֔שְׁתְּTe.shetH8354wineH3196or strongdrinkוְשֵׁכָר֙ve.she.KharH7941, noreatתֹּאכַ֑לto.KhalH398anyuncleanטֻמְאָ֖הtum.'AhH2932thing : all that Icommandedצִוִּיתִ֖יהָtzi.vi.Ti.haH6680her let herobserveתִּשְׁמֹֽר׃tish.MorH8104.

15AndManoahמָנ֖וֹחַma.No.achH4495saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, I pray thee, let usdetainנַעְצְרָה־na'.tze.rah-H6113thee, until we shall have madereadyוְנַעֲשֶׂ֥הve.na.'a.SehH6213akidגְּדִ֥י עִזִּֽים׃ge.Di 'i.ZimH1423 H5795forלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

16And theangelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559toManoahמָנ֗וֹחַma.No.achH4495, Though thou shouldestdetainתַּעְצְרֵ֙נִי֙ta'.tze.Re.niH6113me, I will noteatאֹכַ֣ל'o.KhalH398of thyfoodבְּלַחְמֶ֔ךָbe.lach.Me.khaH3899: andifH518thou wiltofferתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213a burntofferingעֹלָ֔ה'o.LahH5930, thou mustofferתַּעֲלֶ֑נָּהta.'a.Le.nahH5927it to theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068. ForManoahמָנ֔וֹחַma.No.achH4495knewיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045not that he was anangelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

17AndManoahמָנ֛וֹחַma.No.achH4495saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to theangelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, What is thynameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034, that when thysayingsדְבָרְךָ֖div.rei.khaH1697come topassיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935we may do theehonourוְכִבַּדְנֽוּךָ׃ve.khi.bad.Nu.khaH3513?

18And theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Whyaskestתִּשְׁאַ֣לtish.'AlH7592thou thus after mynameלִשְׁמִ֑יlish.MiH8034, seeing it iswonderfulפֶ֛לִאי׃ סFe.liH6383?

19SoManoahמָנ֜וֹחַma.No.achH4495tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947akidגְּדִ֤י הָעִזִּים֙ge.Di ha.'i.ZimH1423 H5795with a meatofferingהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503, andofferedוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927it upon arockהַצּ֖וּרha.TzurH6697to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068: and the angeldidלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213wondrouslyוּמַפְלִ֣אu.maf.Li'H6381; andManoahוּמָנ֥וֹחַu.ma.No.achH4495and hiswifeוְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹve.'ish.ToH802lookedonרֹאִֽים׃ro.'ImH7200.

20For it came to pass, when theflameהַלַּ֜הַבha.La.havH3851ascendedבַעֲל֨וֹתva.'a.LotH5927towardheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יְמָהha.sha.May.mahH8064from off thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196, that theangelמַלְאַךְ־mal.'akh-H4397of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068ascendedוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927in theflameבְּלַ֣הַבbe.La.havH3851of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196. AndManoahוּמָנ֤וֹחַu.ma.No.achH4495and hiswifeוְאִשְׁתּוֹ֙ve.'ish.ToH802lookedonרֹאִ֔יםro.'ImH7200it, and fellonוַיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307theirfacesפְּנֵיהֶ֖םpe.nei.HemH6440to thegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

21But theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068did nomoreיָ֤סַףYa.safH3254appearלְהֵרָאֹ֖הle.he.ra.'OhH7200toManoahמָנ֣וֹחַma.No.achH4495and to hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802. ThenManoahמָנ֔וֹחַma.No.achH4495knewיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045that he was anangelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

22AndManoahמָנ֛וֹחַma.No.achH4495saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802, We shallsurelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieנָמ֑וּתna.MutH4191, because we haveseenרָאִֽינוּ׃ra.'I.nuH7200Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.

23But hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802saidוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559to him,Ifלוּ֩luH3863theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068werepleasedחָפֵ֨ץcha.FetzH2654tokillלַהֲמִיתֵ֙נוּ֙la.ha.mi.Te.nuH4191us, he would not havereceivedלָקַ֤חla.KachH3947a burntofferingעֹלָ֣ה'o.LahH5930and a meatofferingוּמִנְחָ֔הu.min.ChahH4503at ourhandsמִיָּדֵ֙נוּ֙mi.ya.De.nuH3027, neither would he haveshowedהֶרְאָ֖נוּher.'A.nuH7200us all these things, nor would as at thistimeוְכָעֵ֕תve.kha.'EtH6256havetoldהִשְׁמִיעָ֖נוּhish.mi.'A.nuH8085us such things astheseכָּזֹֽאת׃ka.ZotH2063.

24And thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802boreוַתֵּ֤לֶדva.Te.ledH3205asonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121, 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 attimesלְפַעֲמ֖וֹle.fa.'a.MoH6470in thecampH4264ofDanH1835betweenZorahצָרְעָ֖הtza.re.'AhH6881andEshtaolאֶשְׁתָּאֹֽל׃ פ'esh.ta.'OlH847.

Commentaries on Judges 13

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