Judges

Judges 13:7

⁷But he said to me, ‘Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. Now, therefore, do not drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb until the day of his death.’”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But he said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to me	לִ֔י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
Behold	הִנָּ֥ךְ	hin·nāḵ	Interjection; second person feminine singular	H2009 lo! behold!
you will conceive	הָרָ֖ה	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	בֵּ֑ן	bên	Noun - masculine singular	H1121 son
Now	וְעַתָּ֞ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
therefore	וְעַתָּ֞ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
drink	תִּשְׁתִּ֣י׀	tiš·tî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H8354 drink
wine	יַ֣יִן	ya·yin	Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine
or strong drink	וְשֵׁכָ֗ר	wə·šê·ḵār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7941 intoxioating drink, strong drink
and do not	וְאַל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
eat	תֹּֽאכְלִי֙	tō·ḵə·lî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H398 eat
anything	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
unclean	טֻמְאָ֔ה	ṭum·’āh	Noun - feminine singular	H2932 uncleanness
because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the boy	הַנַּ֔עַר	han·na·‘ar	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
will be	יִהְיֶ֣ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a Nazirite	נְזִ֤יר	nə·zîr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5139 one consecrated, devoted
to God	אֱלֹהִים֙	’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	הַבֶּ֖טֶן	hab·be·ṭen	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H990 belly, body, womb
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the day	י֥וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of his death	מוֹתֽוֹ׃פ	mō·w·ṯōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4194 death

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.