Judges

Judges 13:24–25

²⁴So the woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The boy grew, and the LORD blessed him. ²⁵And the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him at Mahaneh-dan,^c between Zorah and Eshtaol.

Footnotes

c 13:25 Mahaneh-dan means camp of Dan.

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Judges 13:24

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So the woman	הָֽאִשָּׁה֙	hā·’iš·šāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
gave birth to	וַתֵּ֤לֶד	wat·tê·leḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
a son	בֵּ֔ן	bên	Noun - masculine singular	H1121 son
and named	וַתִּקְרָ֥א	wat·tiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
him	שְׁמ֖וֹ	šə·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name
Samson	שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹן	šim·šō·wn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8123 Samson
The boy	הַנַּ֔עַר	han·na·‘ar	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
grew	וַיִּגְדַּ֣ל	way·yiḡ·dal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1431 grow up, become great
and the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
blessed him	וַֽיְבָרְכֵ֖הוּ	way·ḇā·rə·ḵê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless

Judges 13:25

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the Spirit	ר֣וּחַ	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular construct	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
of the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
began	וַתָּ֙חֶל֙	wat·tā·ḥel	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H2490 bore, pierce
to stir him	לְפַעֲמ֖וֹ	lə·p̄a·‘ă·mōw	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H6470 thrust, impel
at Mahaneh-dan	בְּמַחֲנֵה־	bə·ma·ḥă·nêh-	Noun - proper	H4265 Machaneh-Dan
between	בֵּ֥ין	bên	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
Zorah	צָרְעָ֖ה	ṣā·rə·‘āh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6881 Tsorah
and Eshtaol	אֶשְׁתָּאֹֽל׃פ	’eš·tā·’ōl	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H847 Eshtaol

Cross-references

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Judges 13:24 Luke 1:80 · 1 Samuel 3:19 · Hebrews 11:32 · Luke 2:52

Judges 13:25 Judges 3:10 · Joshua 15:33 · 1 Samuel 11:6 · Matthew 4:1 · Judges 18:11–12 · John 3:34

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.