1 And the children 1121 of Israel 3478 did 6213 evil 7451 again 3254 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068; and the LORD 3068 delivered 5414 them into the hand 3027 of the Philistines 6430 forty 705 years 8141.
2 And there was a certain 259 man 376 of Zorah 6881, of the family 4940 of the Danites 1839, whose name 8034 was Manoah 4495; and his wife 802 was barren 6135, and bare 3205 not.
3 And the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068 appeared 7200 unto the woman 802, and said 559 unto her, Behold now, thou art barren 6135, and bearest 3205 not: but thou shalt conceive 2029, and bear 3205 a son 1121.
4 Now therefore beware 8104, I pray thee, and drink 8354 not wine 3196 nor strong drink 7941, and eat 398 not any unclean 2931 thing:
5 For, lo, thou shalt conceive 2030, and bear 3205 a son 1121; and no razor 4177 shall come 5927 on his head 7218: for the child 5288 shall be a Nazarite 5139 unto God 430 from the womb 990: and he shall begin 2490 to deliver 3467 Israel 3478 out of the hand 3027 of the Philistines 6430.
6 Then the woman 802 came 935 and told 559 her husband 376, saying 559, A man 376 of God 430 came 935 unto me, and his countenance 4758 was like the countenance 4758 of an angel 4397 of God 430, very 3966 terrible 3372: but I asked 7592 him not whence he was, neither told 5046 he me his name 8034:
7 But he said 559 unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive 2030, and bear 3205 a son 1121; and now drink 7941 no wine 3196 nor strong drink 8354, neither eat 398 any unclean 2932 thing: for the child 5288 shall be a Nazarite 5139 to God 430 from the womb 990 to the day 3117 of his death 4194.
8 Then Manoah 4495 intreated 6279 the LORD 3068, and said 559, O 994 my Lord 136, let 4994 the man 376 of God 430 which thou didst send 7971 come again 935 unto us, and teach 3384 us what we shall do 6213 unto the child 5288 that shall be born 3205.
9 And God 430 hearkened 8085 to the voice 6963 of Manoah 4495; and the angel 4397 of God 430 came again 935 unto the woman 802 as she sat 3427 in the field 7704: but Manoah 4495 her husband 376 was not with her.
10 And the woman 802 made haste 4116, and ran 7323, and shewed 5046 her husband 376, and said 559 unto him, Behold, the man 376 hath appeared 7200 unto me, that came 935 unto me the other day 3117.
11 And Manoah 4495 arose 6965, and went 3212 after 310 his wife 802, and came 935 to the man 376, and said 559 unto him, Art thou the man 376 that spakest 1696 unto the woman 802? And he said 559, I am.
12 And Manoah 4495 said 559, Now let thy words 1697 come to pass 935. How shall we order 4941 the child 5288, and how shall we do 4639 unto him?
13 And the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068 said 559 unto Manoah 4495, Of all that I said 559 unto the woman 802 let her beware 8104.
14 She may not eat 398 of any thing that cometh 3318 of the vine 1612, neither let her drink 8354 wine 3196 or strong drink 7941, nor eat 398 any unclean 2932 thing: all that I commanded 6680 her let her observe 8104.
15 And Manoah 4495 said 559 unto the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068, I pray thee, let us detain 6113 thee, until we shall have made ready 6213 a kid 1423 5795 for 6440 thee.
16 And the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068 said 559 unto Manoah 4495, Though thou detain 6113 me, I will not eat 398 of thy bread 3899: and if 518 thou wilt offer 6213 a burnt offering 5930, thou must offer 5927 it unto the LORD 3068. For Manoah 4495 knew 3045 not that he was an angel 4397 of the LORD 3068.
17 And Manoah 4495 said 559 unto the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068, What is thy name 8034, that when thy sayings 1697 come to pass 935 we may do thee honour 3513?
18 And the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068 said 559 unto him, Why askest 7592 thou thus after my name 8034, seeing it is secret 6383 6383?
19 So Manoah 4495 took 3947 a kid 1423 5795 with a meat offering 4503, and offered 5927 it upon a rock 6697 unto the LORD 3068: and the angel did 6213 wondrously 6381; and Manoah 4495 and his wife 802 looked on 7200.
20 For it came to pass, when the flame 3851 went up 5927 toward heaven 8064 from off the altar 4196, that the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068 ascended 5927 in the flame 3851 of the altar 4196. And Manoah 4495 and his wife 802 looked on 7200 it, and fell on 5307 their faces 6440 to the ground 776.
21 But the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068 did no more 3254 appear 7200 to Manoah 4495 and to his wife 802. Then Manoah 4495 knew 3045 that he was an angel 4397 of the LORD 3068.
22 And Manoah 4495 said 559 unto his wife 802, We shall surely 4191 die 4191, because we have seen 7200 God 430.
23 But his wife 802 said 559 unto him, If 3863 the LORD 3068 were pleased 2654 to kill 4191 us, he would not have received 3947 a burnt offering 5930 and a meat offering 4503 at our hands 3027, neither would he have shewed 7200 us all these things, nor would as at this time 6256 have told 8085 us such things as these 2063.
24 And the woman 802 bare 3205 a son 1121, and called 7121 his name 8034 Samson 8123: and the child 5288 grew 1431, and the LORD 3068 blessed 1288 him.
25 And the Spirit 7307 of the LORD 3068 began 2490 to move him at times 6470 in the camp 4264 of Dan 1835 between Zorah 6881 and Eshtaol 847.