Judges 13:2 BSB — MannaFest

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12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְהִי֩	vay.Hi	and he was	H1961 →
אִ֨ישׁ	'ish	a man	H376 →
אֶחָ֧ד	'e.Chad	one	H259 →
מִצָּרְעָ֛ה	mi.tza.re.'Ah	from Zorah	H6881 →
מִמִּשְׁפַּ֥חַת	mi.mish.Pa.chat	from [the] clan of	H4940 →
הַדָּנִ֖י	ha.da.Ni	the Danite[s]	H1839 →
וּשְׁמ֣וֹ	u.she.Mo	and name his	H8034 →
מָנ֑וֹחַ	ma.No.ach	[was] Manoah	H4495 →
וְאִשְׁתּ֥וֹ	ve.'ish.To	and wife his	H802 →
עֲקָרָ֖ה	'a.ka.Rah	[was] barren	H6135 →
וְלֹ֥א	ve.Lo'	and not	H3808 →
יָלָֽדָה׃	ya.La.dah	she had borne children	H3205 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Genesis 25:21
Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.
leads to
- Ezra 8:23
  So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and He granted our request.
- 2 Chronicles 33:13
  And when he prayed to Him, the LORD received his plea and heard his petition; so He brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD is God.
- Isaiah 58:9
  Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and…
- Luke 1:13
  But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.
- Romans 9:10–12
  Not only that, but Rebecca’s children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac.
Through
Genesis 16:1
Now Abram’s wife Sarai had borne him no children, but she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar.
leads to
- Galatians 4:24
  These things serve as illustrations, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children into slavery: This is Hagar.
Through
Joshua 15:33
These were in the foothills:
leads to
- Judges 16:31
  Then Samson’s brothers and his father’s family came down, carried him back, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of his father Manoah. And he had judged Israel twenty years.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Judges 13:25
  And the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him at Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Joshua 19:41The territory of their inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh,Luke 1:7But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.Genesis 25:21Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.Joshua 15:33These were in the foothills:2 Kings 4:14So he asked, “Then what should be done for her?” “Well, she has no son,” Gehazi replied, “and her husband is old.”Genesis 16:1Now Abram’s wife Sarai had borne him no children, but she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar.1 Samuel 1:2–6He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.1 Chronicles 2:53Haroeh, half the Manahathites, and the clans of Kiriath-jearim—the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. From these descended the Zorathites and Eshtaolites.Judges 16:31Then Samson’s brothers and his father’s family came down, carried him back, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of his father Manoah. And he had judged Israel twenty years.Genesis 11:30But Sarai was barren; she had no children.1 Samuel 1:2He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.Genesis 49:16Dan shall provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel.Judges 18:2So the Danites sent out five men from their clans, men of valor from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and explore it. “Go and explore the land,” they told them. The men entered the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah, where they spent the night.Judges 18:8When the men returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, their brothers asked them, “What did you find?”Deuteronomy 33:22Concerning Dan he said: “Dan is a lion’s cub, leaping out of Bashan.”

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