Judges

Judges 13:2–3

²Now there was a man from Zorah named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, whose wife was barren and had no children. ³The angel^a of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, “It is true that you are barren and have no children; but you will conceive and give birth to a son.

Footnotes

a 13:3 Or Angel; here and throughout chapter 13; corresponding pronouns may also be capitalized.

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Judges 13:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now there was	וַיְהִי֩	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a	אֶחָ֧ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
man	אִ֨ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
from Zorah	מִצָּרְעָ֛ה	miṣ·ṣā·rə·‘āh	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6881 Tsorah
named	וּשְׁמ֣וֹ	ū·šə·mōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name
Manoah	מָנ֑וֹחַ	mā·nō·w·aḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4495 Manoach
from the clan	מִמִּשְׁפַּ֥חַת	mim·miš·pa·ḥaṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H4940 clan
of the Danites	הַדָּנִ֖י	had·dā·nî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1839 Danite
whose wife	וְאִשְׁתּ֥וֹ	wə·’iš·tōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
barren	עֲקָרָ֖ה	‘ă·qā·rāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H6135 barren
and had no	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
children	יָלָֽדָה׃	yā·lā·ḏāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget

Judges 13:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The angel	מַלְאַךְ־	mal·’aḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4397 messenger
of the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
appeared	וַיֵּרָ֥א	way·yê·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the woman	הָאִשָּׁ֑ה	hā·’iš·šāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
and said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to her	אֵלֶ֗יהָ	’ê·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H413 motion to
It is true	הִנֵּה־	hin·nêh-	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
that you	אַתְּ־	’at-	Pronoun - second person feminine singular	H859 thou
are barren	עֲקָרָה֙	‘ă·qā·rāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H6135 barren
and have no	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
children	יָלַ֔דְתְּ	yā·laḏt	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
but you will conceive	וְהָרִ֖ית	wə·hā·rîṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular	H2029 conceive, become pregnant
and give birth to	וְיָלַ֥דְתְּ	wə·yā·laḏt	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
a son	בֵּֽן׃	bên	Noun - masculine singular	H1121 son

Cross-references

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Judges 13:2 Joshua 19:41 · Joshua 15:33 · Luke 1:7 · Genesis 25:21 · 1 Samuel 1:2–6 · Genesis 16:1

Judges 13:3 Luke 1:13 · Luke 1:11 · Judges 6:11–12 · Genesis 18:10 · 2 Kings 4:16 · Judges 2:1 · Judges 13:8 · Genesis 17:16 · 1 Samuel 1:20 · Judges 13:10 · Luke 1:28–38 · Judges 13:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.