Judges

Judges 13:4–6

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.”

6So the woman went and told her husband, “A man of God came to me. His appearance was like the angel of God, exceedingly awesome. I did not ask him where he came from, and he did not tell me his name.

Footnotes

  • b 13:5 Or set apart

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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

Judges 13:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So the womanהָאִשָּׁ֗הhā·’iš·šāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH802 woman, wife, female
wentוַתָּבֹ֣אwat·tā·ḇōConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
and toldוַתֹּ֣אמֶרwat·tō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH559 utter, say
her husbandלְאִישָׁהּ֮lə·’î·šāhPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH376 man
A manאִ֤ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singular constructH376 man
of Godהָאֱלֹהִים֙hā·’ĕ·lō·hîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH430 God
cameבָּ֣אbāVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
to meאֵלַ֔י’ê·layPreposition; first person common singularH413 motion to
His appearance was likeוּמַרְאֵ֕הוּū·mar·’ê·hūConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH4758 sight, appearance, vision
the angelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal·’aḵNoun - masculine singular constructH4397 messenger
of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםhā·’ĕ·lō·hîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH430 God
exceedinglyמְאֹ֑דmə·’ōḏAdverbH3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
awesomeנוֹרָ֣אnō·w·rāVerb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularH3372 fear
I did notוְלֹ֤אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
ask himשְׁאִלְתִּ֙יהוּ֙šə·’il·tî·hūVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singularH7592 ask, inquire
whereאֵֽי־’ê-InterrogativeH335 where?
he came fromמִזֶּ֣הmiz·zehPreposition-m; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
and he did notלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
tellהִגִּ֥ידhig·gîḏVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5046 be conspicuous
meלִֽי׃lîPreposition; first person common singular
his nameשְׁמ֖וֹšə·mōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH8034 name

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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

Judges 13:6 Judges 13:17–18 · Matthew 28:3–4 · 1 Samuel 9:6 · Revelation 1:17 · Deuteronomy 33:1 · 2 Kings 4:9 · Luke 1:19 · Daniel 10:5 · Acts 6:15 · Luke 9:29 · Daniel 10:11 · Daniel 8:17

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