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Judges 13:12

Manoah
Parents and childrenGuidance and decisions

10 The woman ran quickly to tell her husband, “Behold, the man who came to me the other day has reappeared!”

11 So Manoah got up and followed his wife. When he came to the man, he asked, “Are you the man who spoke to my wife?” “I am,” he said.

Then Manoah asked, “When your words come to pass, what will be the boy’s rule of life and mission?”

13 So the angel of the LORD answered Manoah, “Your wife is to do everything I told her.

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.”

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BSB
Then Manoah asked, “When your words come to pass, what will be the boy’s rule of life and mission?”
KJV
And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order the child, and how shall we do unto him?
WEB
Manoah said, “Now let your words happen. What shall the child’s way of life and mission be?”
ASV
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?
DARBY
And Manoah said, When thy words then come to pass, what shall be the child's manner and his doing?
BLB
And Manoah said, “Now let your words come, what will be the custom of the boy and his work?”
ÅB
Og Manoah sa: Når nå dine ord går i oppfyllelse, hvordan skal vi da bære oss at med barnet, og hva skal vi gjøre med ham?
OTB
Manoah spurte: "Når dine ord blir oppfylt, hva skal guttens livsførsel og oppdrag være?"
B1930
Og Manoah sa: Når nu dine ord går i opfyllelse, hvorledes skal vi da bære oss at med barnet, og hvad skal vi gjøre med ham?

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Cross references

  • Ephesians 6:4

    Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

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  • Proverbs 22:6

    Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

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  • Genesis 18:19

    For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, in order that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has promised.”

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  • Proverbs 4:4

    he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.

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