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vw@Judges:13:1 @ Again the children of Israel did evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and Jehovah delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.

vw@Judges:13:2 @ Now there was a certain man from Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren and had borne no children.

vw@Judges:13:3 @ And the Angel of Jehovah appeared to the woman and said to her, Behold now, you are barren and have borne no children, but you shall conceive and bear a son.

vw@Judges:13:4 @ Now therefore, take heed and do not drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean.

vw@Judges:13:5 @ For behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. And no razor shall come upon his head, for the child shall be a Nazirite unto God from the womb; and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.

vw@Judges:13:6 @ And the woman came and told her husband, saying, A Man of God has come to me, and His countenance was like the countenance of the Angel of God, very awesome; but I did not ask Him where He was from, and He did not tell me His name.

vw@Judges:13:7 @ And He said to me, Behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. Now drink no wine or strong drink, nor eat anything unclean, for the child shall be a Nazirite unto God from the womb to the day of his death.

vw@Judges:13:8 @ Then Manoah prayed to Jehovah, and said, O my Lord, please let the Man of God whom You sent come to us again and teach us what we shall do for the boy who is to be born.

vw@Judges:13:9 @ And God heeded the voice of Manoah, and the Angel of God came to the woman again as she was sitting in the field; but Manoah her husband was not with her.

vw@Judges:13:10 @ And the woman ran in haste and told her husband, and said to him, Behold, the Man who came to me the other day has appeared to me!

vw@Judges:13:11 @ And Manoah arose and followed his wife. When he came to the Man, he said to Him, Are You the Man who spoke to the woman? And He said, I am.

vw@Judges:13:12 @ And Manoah said, Now let Your words come to pass! What are the ordinances for the boy, and what are his works?

vw@Judges:13:13 @ And the Angel of Jehovah said to Manoah, Of all that I have said to the woman let her take heed.

vw@Judges:13:14 @ She shall not eat anything that comes from the vine, nor shall she drink wine or strong drink, nor eat anything unclean. All that I have commanded her let her take heed.

vw@Judges:13:15 @ And Manoah said to the Angel of Jehovah, Please let us detain You, and we will prepare a young goat for You.

vw@Judges:13:16 @ And the Angel of Jehovah said to Manoah, Though you detain Me, I will not eat your food. But if you offer a burnt offering, you shall offer it unto Jehovah. (For Manoah did not know He was the Angel of Jehovah.)

vw@Judges:13:17 @ And Manoah said to the Angel of Jehovah, What is Your name, that when Your words come to pass we may honor You?

vw@Judges:13:18 @ And the Angel of Jehovah said to him, Why do you ask after My name, seeing it is incomprehensible?

vw@Judges:13:19 @ So Manoah took the young goat with the grain offering, and offered it upon the rock unto Jehovah. And He did an extraordinary thing while Manoah and his wife were watching;

vw@Judges:13:20 @ it happened as the flame went up toward the heavens from the altar; that the Angel of Jehovah ascended in the flame of the altar! And Manoah and his wife were watching this, and they fell on their faces to the ground.

vw@Judges:13:21 @ And the Angel of Jehovah appeared no more to Manoah and his wife. Then Manoah knew that He was the Angel of Jehovah.

vw@Judges:13:22 @ And Manoah said to his wife, We shall die the death, because we have seen God!

vw@Judges:13:23 @ But his wife said to him, If Jehovah had desired to kill us, He would not have accepted a burnt offering and a grain offering from our hands, nor would He have shown us all these things, nor would He have told us such things as these at this time.

vw@Judges:13:24 @ And the woman bore a son and called his name Samson; and the child grew, and Jehovah blessed him.

vw@Judges:13:25 @ And the Spirit of Jehovah began to move upon him at the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.

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