<h3>The Birth of Samson</h3>13 Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord, so the Lord delivered them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years. 2 A certain man of Zorah, named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, had a wife who was childless, unable to give birth. 3 The angel of the Lord appeared to her and said, “You are barren and childless, but you are going to become pregnant and give birth to a son. 4 Now see to it that you drink no wine or other fermented drink and that you do not eat anything unclean. 5 You will become pregnant and have a son whose head is never to be touched by a razor because the boy is to be a Nazirite, dedicated to God from the womb. He will take the lead in delivering Israel from the hands of the Philistines.” 6 Then the woman went to her husband and told him, “A man of God came to me. He looked like an angel of God, very awesome. I didn’t ask him where he came from, and he didn’t tell me his name. 7 But he said to me, ‘You will become pregnant and have a son. Now then, drink no wine or other fermented drink and do not eat anything unclean, because the boy will be a Nazirite of God from the womb until the day of his death. ’”

Judges 13:1

Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord, so the Lord delivered them into the hands of the Philistines<cr>1</cr> for forty years.<cr>2</cr>

A certain man of Zorah,<cr>1</cr> named Manoah,<cr>2</cr> from the clan of the Danites,<cr>3</cr> had a wife who was childless,<cr>4</cr> unable to give birth.

Judges 13:2

The angel of the Lord<cr>1</cr> appeared to her<cr>2</cr> and said, “You are barren and childless, but you are going to become pregnant and give birth to a son.<cr>3</cr>

Judges 13:3

Now see to it that you drink no wine or other fermented drink<cr>1</cr> and that you do not eat anything unclean.<cr>2</cr>

Judges 13:4

You will become pregnant and have a son<cr>1</cr> whose head is never to be touched by a razor<cr>2</cr> because the boy is to be a Nazirite,<cr>3</cr> dedicated to God from the womb. He will take the lead<cr>4</cr> in delivering Israel from the hands of the Philistines.”

Judges 13:5

Then the woman went to her husband and told him, “A man of God<cr>1</cr> came to me. He looked like an angel of God,<cr>2</cr> very awesome.<cr>3</cr> I didn’t ask him where he came from, and he didn’t tell me his name.

Judges 13:6

But he said to me, ‘You will become pregnant and have a son. Now then, drink no wine<cr>1</cr> or other fermented drink<cr>2</cr> and do not eat anything unclean, because the boy will be a Nazirite of God from the womb until the day of his death.<cr>3</cr> ’”

Judges 13:7

 1 Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord, so the Lord delivered them into the hands of the Philistines   for forty years.   2 A certain man of Zorah,   named Manoah,   from the clan of the Danites,   had a wife who was childless,   unable to give birth. 3 The angel of the Lord   appeared to her   and said, “You are barren and childless, but you are going to become pregnant and give birth to a son.   4 Now see to it that you drink no wine or other fermented drink   and that you do not eat anything unclean.   5 You will become pregnant and have a son   whose head is never to be touched by a razor   because the boy is to be a Nazirite,   dedicated to God from the womb. He will take the lead   in delivering Israel from the hands of the Philistines.” 6 Then the woman went to her husband and told him, “A man of God   came to me. He looked like an angel of God,   very awesome.   I didn’t ask him where he came from, and he didn’t tell me his name. 7 But he said to me, ‘You will become pregnant and have a son. Now then, drink no wine   or other fermented drink   and do not eat anything unclean, because the boy will be a Nazirite of God from the womb until the day of his death.  ’”

24 The woman gave birth to a boy and named him Samson. He grew and the Lord blessed him,

The woman gave birth to a boy and named him Samson.<cr>1</cr> He grew<cr>2</cr> and the Lord blessed him,<cr>3</cr>

Judges 13:24

 24 The woman gave birth to a boy and named him Samson.   He grew   and the Lord blessed him,  

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