Judges Chapter 13

• Judges 13:1
  Judges.
• Judges 13:2
  The children of Israel again did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
• Judges 13:3
  There was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and childless.
• Judges 13:4
  The LORD’s angel appeared to the woman, and said to her, “See now, you are barren and childless; but you shall conceive and bear a son.
• Judges 13:5
  Now therefore please beware and drink no wine nor strong drink, and don’t eat any unclean thing;
• Judges 13:6
  for, behold, you shall conceive and give birth to a son. No razor shall come on his head, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb. He s...
• Judges 13:7
  Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, “A man of God came to me, and his face was like the face of the angel of God, very awesome. I didn’t...
• Judges 13:8
  but he said to me, ‘Behold, you shall conceive and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink. Don’t eat any unclean thing, for the child shal...
• Judges 13:9
  Then Manoah entreated the LORD, and said, “Oh, Lord, please let the man of God whom you sent come again to us, and teach us what we should do to the c...
• Judges 13:10
  God listened to the voice of Manoah, and the angel of God came again to the woman as she sat in the field; but Manoah, her husband, wasn’t with her.
• Judges 13:11
  The woman hurried and ran, and told her husband, saying to him, “Behold, the man who came to me that day has appeared to me.”
• Judges 13:12
  Manoah arose and followed his wife, and came to the man, and said to him, “Are you the man who spoke to my wife?” He said, “I am.”
• Judges 13:13
  Manoah said, “Now let your words happen. What shall the child’s way of life and mission be?”
• Judges 13:14
  The LORD’s angel said to Manoah, “Of all that I said to the woman let her beware.
• Judges 13:15
  She may not eat of anything that comes of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing. Let her observe all that I ...
• Judges 13:16
  Manoah said to the LORD’s angel, “Please stay with us, that we may make a young goat ready for you.”
• Judges 13:17
  The LORD’s angel said to Manoah, “Though you detain me, I won’t eat your bread. If you will prepare a burnt offering, you must offer it to the LORD.” ...
• Judges 13:18
  Manoah said to the LORD’s angel, “What is your name, that when your words happen, we may honor you?”
• Judges 13:19
  The LORD’s angel said to him, “Why do you ask about my name, since it is incomprehensible?”
• Judges 13:20
  So Manoah took the young goat with the meal offering, and offered it on the rock to the LORD. Then the angel did an amazing thing as Manoah and his wi...
• Judges 13:21
  For when the flame went up toward the sky from off the altar, the LORD’s angel ascended in the flame of the altar. Manoah and his wife watched; and th...
• Judges 13:22
  But the LORD’s angel didn’t appear to Manoah or to his wife any more. Then Manoah knew that he was the LORD’s angel.
• Judges 13:23
  Manoah said to his wife, “We shall surely die, because we have seen God.”
• Judges 13:24
  But his wife said to him, “If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he wouldn’t have received a burnt offering and a meal offering at our hand, and he wou...
• Judges 13:25
  The woman bore a son and named him Samson. The child grew, and the LORD blessed him.
• Judges 13:26
  The LORD’s Spirit began to move him in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.