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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, 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.

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