1 And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah; and Jehovah delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years. ASV — Judges 13:1
2 And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not. ASV — Judges 13:2
3 And the angel of Jehovah appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not; but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son. ASV — Judges 13:3
4 Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing: ASV — Judges 13:4
5 for, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come upon his head; for the child shall be a Nazirite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines. ASV — Judges 13:5
6 Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of the angel of God, very terrible; and I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name: ASV — Judges 13:6
7 but he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing; for the child shall be a Nazirite unto God from the womb to the day of his death. ASV — Judges 13:7
8 Then Manoah entreated Jehovah, and said, Oh, Lord, I pray thee, let the man of God whom thou didst send come again unto us, and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born. ASV — Judges 13:8
9 And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah her husband was not with her. ASV — Judges 13:9
10 And the woman made haste, and ran, and told her husband, and said unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me the [other] day. ASV — Judges 13:10
11 And Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said unto him, Art thou the man that spakest unto the woman? And he said, I am. ASV — Judges 13:11
12 And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass: what shall be the ordering of the child, and [how] shall we do unto him? ASV — Judges 13:12
13 And the angel of Jehovah said unto Manoah, Of all that I said unto the woman let her beware. ASV — Judges 13:13
14 She may not eat of anything that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing; all that I commanded her let her observe. ASV — Judges 13:14
15 And Manoah said unto the angel of Jehovah, I pray thee, let us detain thee, that we may make ready a kid for thee. ASV — Judges 13:15
16 And the angel of Jehovah said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread; and if thou wilt make ready a burnt-offering, thou must offer it unto Jehovah. For Manoah knew not that he was the angel of Jehovah. ASV — Judges 13:16
17 And Manoah said unto the angel of Jehovah, What is thy name, that, when thy words come to pass, we may do thee honor? ASV — Judges 13:17
18 And the angel of Jehovah said unto him, Wherefore askest thou after my name, seeing it is wonderful? ASV — Judges 13:18
19 So Manoah took the kid with the meal-offering, and offered it upon the rock unto Jehovah: and [the angel] did wondrously, and Manoah and his wife looked on. ASV — Judges 13:19
20 For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of Jehovah ascended in the flame of the altar: and Manoah and his wife looked on; and they fell on their faces to the ground. ASV — Judges 13:20
21 But the angel of Jehovah did no more appear to Manoah or to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was the angel of Jehovah. ASV — Judges 13:21
22 And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God. ASV — Judges 13:22
23 But his wife said unto him, If Jehovah were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt-offering and a meal-offering at our hand, neither would he have showed us all these things, nor would at this time have told such things as these. ASV — Judges 13:23
24 And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and Jehovah blessed him. ASV — Judges 13:24
25 And the Spirit of Jehovah began to move him in Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol. ASV — Judges 13:25