Judges 13

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 13 of 21

1 And the sons of Israel did evil again in the sight of Jehovah, and Jehovah gave them into the hands of the Philistines forty years.

2 And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, and his name was Manoah. And his wife was barren, and had not borne.

3 And the Angel of Jehovah appeared to the woman, and said to her, Behold now, you are barren and have not borne. But you shall conceive and bear a son.

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Chapter Summary

Israel made to serve the Philistines. 2 An Angel appears to Manoah's wife. 8 The Angel appears to Manoah. 15 Manoah's sacrifice, by which the Angel is revealed . 24 Samson is born.

Key Hebrew Words

פֶ֛לִאי wonderful H6383 · TWOT 1768b
טֻמְאָ֔ה uncleanness H2932 · TWOT 809b
צִוִּיתִ֖י lay charge H6680 · TWOT 1887
טָמֵֽא unclean H2931 · TWOT 809a
עֲקָרָ֖ה barren H6135 · TWOT 1682a

People & Context

Philistine Oppression Begins

Israel does evil again, and Jehovah gives them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years.

The Angel's First Appearance

The Angel of Jehovah appears to Manoah's barren wife, announcing she will bear a son who will be a Nazarite from the womb and will begin to save Israe…

The Wife Reports to Manoah

The woman tells her husband about the terrifying Man of God who visited her and recounts his instructions regarding the child.

Timeline

Philistine Oppression Begins

Israel does evil again, and Jehovah gives them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years.

Judges 13:1
The Angel's First Appearance

The Angel of Jehovah appears to Manoah's barren wife, announcing she will bear a son who will be a Nazarite from the womb and will begin to save Israel from the Philistines. The Angel gives her strict dietary rules.

Judges 13:2-5
The Wife Reports to Manoah

The woman tells her husband about the terrifying Man of God who visited her and recounts his instructions regarding the child.

Judges 13:6-7

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