Judges 13:1 And the children1121 of Israel3478 did6213 evil7451{Heb. added to commit, etc} again3254 in the sight5869 of the LORD;3068 and the LORD3068 delivered5414 them into the hand3027 of the Philistines6430 forty705 years.8141 cr

Judges 13:2 And there was a certain259 man376 of Zorah,6881 of the family4940 of the Danites,1839 whose name8034 was Manoah;4495 and his wife802 was barren,6135 and bare3205 not. cr 3 And the angel4397 of the LORD3068 appeared7200 unto the woman,802 and said559 unto her, Behold now, thou art barren,6135 and bearest3205 not: but thou shalt conceive,2029 and bear3205 a son.1121 cr 4 Now therefore beware,8104 I pray thee, and drink8354 not wine3196 nor strong drink,7941 and eat398 not any unclean2931 thing: cr 5 For, lo, thou shalt conceive,2030 and bear3205 a son;1121 and no razor4177 shall come5927 on his head:7218 for the child5288 shall be a Nazarite5139 unto God430 from the womb:990 and he shall begin2490 to deliver3467 Israel3478 out of the hand3027 of the Philistines.6430 cr

Judges 13:6 Then the woman802 came935 and told559 her husband,376 saying,559 A man376 of God430 came935 unto me, and his countenance4758 was like the countenance4758 of an angel4397 of God,430 very3966 terrible:3372 but I asked7592 him not whence he was, neither told5046 he me his name:8034 cr 7 But he said559 unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive,2030 and bear3205 a son;1121 and now drink7941 no wine3196 nor strong drink,8354 neither eat398 any unclean2932 thing: for the child5288 shall be a Nazarite5139 to God430 from the womb990 to the day3117 of his death.4194 cr

Judges 13:8 Then Manoah4495 intreated6279 the LORD,3068 and said,559 O994 my Lord,136 let4994 the man376 of God430 which thou didst send7971 come again935 unto us, and teach3384 us what we shall do6213 unto the child5288 that shall be born.3205 cr 9 And God430 hearkened8085 to the voice6963 of Manoah;4495 and the angel4397 of God430 came again935 unto the woman802 as she sat3427 in the field:7704 but Manoah4495 her husband376 was not with her. cr 10 And the woman802 made haste,4116 and ran,7323 and shewed5046 her husband,376 and said559 unto him, Behold, the man376 hath appeared7200 unto me, that came935 unto me the other day.3117 cr 11 And Manoah4495 arose,6965 and went3212 after310 his wife,802 and came935 to the man,376 and said559 unto him, Art thou the man376 that spakest1696 unto the woman?802 And he said,559 I am. cr 12 And Manoah4495 said,559 Now let thy words1697 come to pass.935 How shall we order4941 the{Heb. What shall be the manner of the, etc} child,5288 and how shall we do4639 unto him?{Or, what shall he do?} cr 13 And the angel4397 of the LORD3068 said559 unto Manoah,4495 Of all that I said559 unto the woman802 let her beware.8104 cr 14 She may not eat398 of any thing that cometh3318 of the vine,1612 neither let her drink8354 wine3196 or strong drink,7941 nor eat398 any unclean2932 thing: all that I commanded6680 her let her observe.8104 cr

Judges 13:15 And Manoah4495 said559 unto the angel4397 of the LORD,3068 I pray thee, let us detain6113 thee, until we shall have made ready6213 a kid1423 5795 for6440 thee.{Heb. before thee} cr 16 And the angel4397 of the LORD3068 said559 unto Manoah,4495 Though thou detain6113 me, I will not eat398 of thy bread:3899 and if518 thou wilt offer6213 a burnt offering,5930 thou must offer5927 it unto the LORD.3068 For Manoah4495 knew3045 not that he was an angel4397 of the LORD.3068 cr 17 And Manoah4495 said559 unto the angel4397 of the LORD,3068 What is thy name,8034 that when thy sayings1697 come to pass935 we may do thee honour?3513 cr 18 And the angel4397 of the LORD3068 said559 unto him, Why askest7592 thou thus after my name,8034 seeing it is secret?6383 6383{Or, wonderful} cr 19 So Manoah4495 took3947 a kid1423 5795 with a meat offering,4503 and offered5927 it upon a rock6697 unto the LORD:3068 and the angel did6213 wondrously;6381 and Manoah4495 and his wife802 looked on.7200 cr 20 For it came to pass, when the flame3851 went up5927 toward heaven8064 from off the altar,4196 that the angel4397 of the LORD3068 ascended5927 in the flame3851 of the altar.4196 And Manoah4495 and his wife802 looked on7200 it, and fell on5307 their faces6440 to the ground.776 cr 21 But the angel4397 of the LORD3068 did no more3254 appear7200 to Manoah4495 and to his wife.802 Then Manoah4495 knew3045 that he was an angel4397 of the LORD.3068 cr 22 And Manoah4495 said559 unto his wife,802 We shall surely4191 die,4191 because we have seen7200 God.430 cr 23 But his wife802 said559 unto him, If3863 the LORD3068 were pleased2654 to kill4191 us, he would not have received3947 a burnt offering5930 and a meat offering4503 at our hands,3027 neither would he have shewed7200 us all these things, nor would as at this time6256 have told8085 us such things as these.2063 cr

Judges 13:24 And the woman802 bare3205 a son,1121 and called7121 his name8034 Samson:8123 and the child5288 grew,1431 and the LORD3068 blessed1288 him. cr 25 And the Spirit7307 of the LORD3068 began2490 to move him at times6470 in the camp4264 of Dan1835 between Zorah6881 and Eshtaol.847 cr