1 And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years. ERV — Judges 13:1
2 And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not. ERV — Judges 13:2
3 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son. ERV — Judges 13:3
4 Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing: ERV — Judges 13:4
5 for, lo, thou shalt 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 save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines. ERV — Judges 13:5
6 Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of the angel of God, very terrible; and I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name: ERV — Judges 13:6
7 but he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing: for the child shall be a Nazirite unto God from the womb to the day of his death. ERV — Judges 13:7
8 Then Manoah entreated the LORD, and said, Oh Lord, I pray thee, let the man of God whom thou didst send come again unto us, and teach us what we shall do onto the child that shall be born. ERV — Judges 13:8
9 And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah her husband was not with her. ERV — Judges 13:9
10 And the woman made haste, and ran, and told her husband, and said unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me the other day. ERV — Judges 13:10
11 And Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said unto him, Art thou the man that spakest unto the woman? And he said, I am. ERV — Judges 13:11
12 And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass: what shall be the manner of the child, and what shall be his work? ERV — Judges 13:12
13 And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Of all that I said unto the woman let her beware. ERV — Judges 13:13
14 She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing; all that I commanded her let her observe. ERV — Judges 13:14
15 And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, I pray thee, let us detain thee, that we may make ready a kid for thee. ERV — Judges 13:15
16 And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt make ready a burnt offering, thou must offer it onto the LORD. For Manoah knew not that he was the angel of the LORD. ERV — Judges 13:16
17 And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, What is thy name, that when thy words come to pass we may do thee honour? ERV — Judges 13:17
18 And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore askest thou after my name, seeing it is wonderful? ERV — Judges 13:18
19 So Manoah took the kid with the meal offering, and offered it upon the rock unto the LORD: and the angel did wondrously, and Manoah and his wife looked on. ERV — Judges 13:19
20 For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar: and Manoah and his wife looked on; and they fell on their faces to the ground. ERV — Judges 13:20
21 But the angel of the LORD did no more appear to Manoah or to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was the angel of the LORD. ERV — Judges 13:21
22 And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God. ERV — Judges 13:22
23 But his wife said unto him, If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meal offering at our hand, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would at this time have told us such things as these. ERV — Judges 13:23
24 And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him. ERV — Judges 13:24
25 And the spirit of the LORD began to move him in Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol. ERV — Judges 13:25