John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 13:14
She may not eat of anything that cometh from the vine ,.... Grapes moist or dried, kernels, or husks, or anything made of them: neither let her drink wine, or strong drink ; as she was to be careful to abstain from such liquors, so her husband also is enjoined not to suffer her to drink any: nor eat any unclean thing ; which was so by the law of Moses, and particularly by the law of the Nazarites: all that I commanded her, let her observe ; both with respect to herself and the... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 13:13
And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoah ,.... Giving him no direct answer to his question, either what should be done to the child, or what that should do; only reminds of and repeats what he had said to his wife, which she should be careful to observe and would, and that was enough for him to know: of all that I said to the woman, let her beware ; take to abstain from everything in eating and drinking during the time of her going with child, he had joined, which are particularly... read more