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Judges 13:1

Israel
Sin
Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD, so He delivered them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years.

2 Now there was a man from Zorah named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, whose wife was barren and had no children.

3 The angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, “It is true that you are barren and have no children; but you will conceive and give birth to a son.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD, so He delivered them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years.
KJV
And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
WEB
The children of Israel again did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of Jehovah; and Jehovah gave them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
BLB
And the sons of Israel again did evil in the eyes of YHWH. And YHWH delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
ÅB
Men Israels barn gjorde nok en gang det som var ondt i Herrens øyne; og Herren gav dem i filistrenes hånd i førti år.
OTB
Igjen gjorde israelittene det som var ondt i Herrens øyne, og Han overga dem til filisterne i førti år.
B1930
Men Israels barn gjorde atter det som var ondt i Herrens øine; og Herren gav dem i filistrenes hånd i firti år.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 12:9

    But they forgot the LORD their God, and He sold them into the hand of Sisera the commander of the army of Hazor, and into the hands of the Philistines and the king of Moab, who fought against them.

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  • Judges 6:1

    Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; so He delivered them into the hand of Midian for seven years,

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  • Romans 2:6

    God “will repay each one according to his deeds.”

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  • Judges 3:7

    So the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.

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  • Judges 2:11

    And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals.

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  • Judges 4:1

    After Ehud died, the Israelites again did evil in the sight of the LORD.

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  • Judges 10:6

    And again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. They served the Baals, the Ashtoreths, the gods of Aram, Sidon, and Moab, and the gods of the Ammonites and Philistines. Thus they forsook the LORD and did not serve Him.

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  • Jeremiah 13:23

    Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Neither are you able to do good— you who are accustomed to doing evil.

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