Judges

Judges 13:4–5

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 Nazirite^b to God from the womb, and he will begin the deliverance of Israel from the hand of the Philistines.”

Footnotes

b 13:5 Or set apart

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Judges 13:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	וְעַתָּה֙	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
please	נָ֔א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
be careful	הִשָּׁ֣מְרִי	hiš·šā·mə·rî	Verb - Nifal - Imperative - feminine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
not	וְאַל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
to drink	תִּשְׁתִּ֖י	tiš·tî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H8354 drink
wine	יַ֣יִן	ya·yin	Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine
or strong drink	וְשֵׁכָ֑ר	wə·šê·ḵār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7941 intoxioating drink, strong drink
and not	וְאַל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
to eat	תֹּאכְלִ֖י	tō·ḵə·lî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H398 eat
anything	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
unclean	טָמֵֽא׃	ṭā·mê	Adjective - masculine singular	H2931 unclean

Judges 13:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּי֩	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
behold	הִנָּ֨ךְ	hin·nāḵ	Interjection; second person feminine singular	H2009 lo! behold!
you will conceive	הָרָ֜ה	hā·rāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H2030 pregnant
and give birth to	וְיֹלַ֣דְתְּ	wə·yō·laḏt	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
a son	בֵּ֗ן	bên	Noun - masculine singular	H1121 son
And no	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
razor	וּמוֹרָה֙	ū·mō·w·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H4177 razor
shall touch	יַעֲלֶ֣ה	ya·‘ă·leh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
his head	רֹאשׁ֔וֹ	rō·šōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7218 head
because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the boy	הַנַּ֖עַר	han·na·‘ar	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
will be	יִהְיֶ֥ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a Nazirite	נְזִ֧יר	nə·zîr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5139 one consecrated, devoted
to God	אֱלֹהִ֛ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the womb	הַבָּ֑טֶן	hab·bā·ṭen	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H990 belly, body, womb
and he	וְה֗וּא	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
will begin	יָחֵ֛ל	yā·ḥêl	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2490 bore, pierce
the deliverance	לְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַ	lə·hō·wō·šî·a‘	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H3467 deliver
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
from the hand	מִיַּ֥ד	mî·yaḏ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of the Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine

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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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.