Judges 13:7
in Judges 13But 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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ASV
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.
KJV
But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death.
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This verse in Judges 13
Commentary
7 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
the woman went and told her husband
on Judges 13:6-7
She calls him “A man of God” whose appearance was “like the angel of God, exceedingly awesome”, and says he gave no name. Her report adds a clause the angel did not speak at verse 5, “until the day of his death”, fixing the vow for life.
This site's exposition
until the day of his death
Matthew Henry notes the woman tells her husband at once, so he could believe the promise of a son and help her keep the charge. The words she carries home bind them both. The boy's vow begins with the house.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
After the spirit of the Hebrews had been so subdued by the pressure of a long subjection that no one dared with a manly spirit to rouse them to liberty, Samson, fore-ordained by the Divine oracle, was raised up to them. A great man he was, not one of the multitude, but first among the few, and beyond controversy far excelling all in bodily strength.
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
), that he also might believe the promise and might on all occasions be a monitor to her to observe the precept. Thus should yoke-fellows communicate to each other their experiences of communion with God, and their improvements in acquaintance with him, that they may be helpful to each other in the way that is called holy.
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But he said unto me, behold, thou shalt conceive and bear a son,....
The glad tidings were brought her when she was alone, perhaps religiously employed in meditation or prayer; but she could not, she would not, conceal them from her husband, but gives him an account, 1.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
then Manoah entreated the Lord--On being informed by his wife of the welcome intimation, the husband made it the subject of earnest prayer to God. This is a remarkable instance, indicative of the connection which God has established between prayer and the fulfilment of His promises.
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The words behind it
25 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| לִ֔י | li | to <the> me | ||
| הִנָּ֥ךְ | hinakh | here you | H2009 → | 843 times |
| הָרָ֖ה | harah | [will be] pregnant | H2030 → | |
| וְיֹלַ֣דְתְּ | veyoladt | and you will bear | H3205 → | 496 times |
| בֵּ֑ן | ben | a son | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| וְעַתָּ֞ה | veatah | and therefore | H6258 → | 433 times |
| אַל־ | ʾal- | may not | H408 → | 724 times |
| תִּשְׁתִּ֣י׀ | tishti | you drink | H8354 → | 217 times |
| יַ֣יִן | yayin | wine | H3196 → | 141 times |
| וְשֵׁכָ֗ר | veshekhar | and strong drink | H7941 → | 23 times |
| וְאַל־ | veal- | and may not | H408 → | 724 times |
| תֹּֽאכְלִי֙ | tokheli | you eat | H398 → | 810 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | any | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| טֻמְאָ֔ה | tumah | uncleanness | H2932 → | |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| נְזִ֤יר | nezir | a Nazirite of | H5139 → | 16 times |
| אֱלֹהִים֙ | ʾelohim | God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| יִהְיֶ֣ה | yihyeh | he will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| הַנַּ֔עַר | hanaar | the lad | H5288 → | 239 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַבֶּ֖טֶן | habeten | the womb | H990 → | 72 times |
| עַד־ | ʾad- | until | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| י֥וֹם | yom | [the] day of | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| מוֹתֽוֹ׃ פ | moto | death his | H4194 → | 156 times |
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
לִ֔יto <the> me
li
הִנָּ֥ךְhere you
hinakhH2009 →843 times
הָרָ֖ה[will be] pregnant
harahH2030 →
וְיֹלַ֣דְתְּand you will bear
veyoladtH3205 →496 times
בֵּ֑ןa son
benH1121 →4930 times
וְעַתָּ֞הand therefore
veatahH6258 →433 times
אַל־may not
ʾal-H408 →724 times
תִּשְׁתִּ֣י׀you drink
tishtiH8354 →217 times
יַ֣יִןwine
yayinH3196 →141 times
וְשֵׁכָ֗רand strong drink
veshekharH7941 →23 times
וְאַל־and may not
veal-H408 →724 times
תֹּֽאכְלִי֙you eat
tokheliH398 →810 times
כָּל־any
kol-H3605 →5413 times
טֻמְאָ֔הuncleanness
tumahH2932 →
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
נְזִ֤ירa Nazirite of
nezirH5139 →16 times
אֱלֹהִים֙God
ʾelohimH430 →2601 times
יִהְיֶ֣הhe will be
yihyehH1961 →3559 times
הַנַּ֔עַרthe lad
hanaarH5288 →239 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הַבֶּ֖טֶןthe womb
habetenH990 →72 times
עַד־until
ʾad-H5704 →1261 times
י֥וֹם[the] day of
yomH3117 →2304 times
מוֹתֽוֹ׃ פdeath his
motoH4194 →156 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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Judges 13:4Now please be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, and not to eat anything unclean.
it leads to
- Luke 1:15
for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
- Judges 13:14
She must not eat anything that comes from the vine, nor drink any wine or strong drink, nor eat anything unclean. She must do everything I have commanded her.”
- Numbers 6:2–3
“Speak to the Israelites and tell them that if a man or woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the LORD,
- Leviticus 11:47
You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between animals that may be eaten and those that may not.’”
- Leviticus 11:27
All the four-footed animals that walk on their paws are unclean for you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,
- Luke 1:15
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This page draws on Ambrose of Milan, Letter 19.10-11; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, Ruth and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.