Judges

Judges 13:3–5

3The angela 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. 4Now please be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, and not to eat anything unclean. 5For behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. And no razor shall touch his head, because the boy will be a Naziriteb to God from the womb, and he will begin the deliverance of Israel from the hand of the Philistines.”

Footnotes

  • a 13:3 Or Angel; here and throughout chapter 13; corresponding pronouns may also be capitalized.
  • b 13:5 Or set apart

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Judges 13:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The angelמַלְאַךְ־mal·’aḵ-Noun - masculine singular constructH4397 messenger
of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
appearedוַיֵּרָ֥אway·yê·rāConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7200 see
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the womanהָאִשָּׁ֑הhā·’iš·šāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH802 woman, wife, female
and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
to herאֵלֶ֗יהָ’ê·le·hāPreposition; third person feminine singularH413 motion to
It is trueהִנֵּה־hin·nêh-InterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
that youאַתְּ־’at-Pronoun - second person feminine singularH859 thou
are barrenעֲקָרָה֙‘ă·qā·rāhAdjective - feminine singularH6135 barren
and have noוְלֹ֣אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
childrenיָלַ֔דְתְּyā·laḏtVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singularH3205 bear, bring forth, beget
but you will conceiveוְהָרִ֖יתwə·hā·rîṯConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singularH2029 conceive, become pregnant
and give birth toוְיָלַ֥דְתְּwə·yā·laḏtConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singularH3205 bear, bring forth, beget
a sonבֵּֽן׃bênNoun - masculine singularH1121 son

Judges 13:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Nowוְעַתָּה֙wə·‘at·tāhConjunctive waw; AdverbH6258 now
pleaseנָ֔אnāInterjectionH4994 I (we) pray, now
be carefulהִשָּׁ֣מְרִיhiš·šā·mə·rîVerb - Nifal - Imperative - feminine singularH8104 keep, watch, preserve
notוְאַל־wə·’al-Conjunctive waw; AdverbH408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
to drinkתִּשְׁתִּ֖יtiš·tîVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singularH8354 drink
wineיַ֣יִןya·yinNoun - masculine singularH3196 wine
or strong drinkוְשֵׁכָ֑רwə·šê·ḵārConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH7941 intoxioating drink, strong drink
and notוְאַל־wə·’al-Conjunctive waw; AdverbH408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
to eatתֹּאכְלִ֖יtō·ḵə·lîVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singularH398 eat
anythingכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
uncleanטָמֵֽא׃ṭā·mêAdjective - masculine singularH2931 unclean

Judges 13:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Forכִּי֩kîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
beholdהִנָּ֨ךְhin·nāḵInterjection; second person feminine singularH2009 lo! behold!
you will conceiveהָרָ֜הhā·rāhAdjective - feminine singularH2030 pregnant
and give birth toוְיֹלַ֣דְתְּwə·yō·laḏtConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singularH3205 bear, bring forth, beget
a sonבֵּ֗ןbênNoun - masculine singularH1121 son
And noלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
razorוּמוֹרָה֙ū·mō·w·rāhConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH4177 razor
shall touchיַעֲלֶ֣הya·‘ă·lehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5927 go up, ascend, climb
his headרֹאשׁ֔וֹrō·šōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7218 head
becauseכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the boyהַנַּ֖עַרhan·na·‘arArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5288 a shaking, scattering
will beיִהְיֶ֥הyih·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a Naziriteנְזִ֧ירnə·zîrNoun - masculine singular constructH5139 one consecrated, devoted
to Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
fromמִן־min-PrepositionH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the wombהַבָּ֑טֶןhab·bā·ṭenArticle; Noun - feminine singularH990 belly, body, womb
and heוְה֗וּאwə·hūConjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
will beginיָחֵ֛לyā·ḥêlVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH2490 bore, pierce
the deliveranceלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַlə·hō·wō·šî·a‘Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH3467 deliver
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
from the handמִיַּ֥דmî·yaḏPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular constructH3027 hand
of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pə·liš·tîmNoun - proper - masculine pluralH6430 Philistine

Cross-references

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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

Judges 13:4 Luke 1:15 · Judges 13:14 · Numbers 6:2–3 · Judges 13:7 · Acts 10:14 · Leviticus 11:47 · Leviticus 11:27

Judges 13:5 Numbers 6:5 · 1 Samuel 1:11 · Numbers 6:2–3 · 1 Chronicles 18:1 · 1 Samuel 7:13 · 2 Samuel 8:1

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