Judges 13:2
1 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.
And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.
3 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.
4 Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:
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- BSB
- Now there was a man from Zorah named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, whose wife was barren and had no children.
- KJV
- And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.
- WEB
- There was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and childless.
- ASV
- And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.
- DARBY
- And there was a certain man of Zoreah, of the family of the Danites, and his name was Manoah. And his wife was barren and did not bear.
- BLB
- And there was a certain man from Zorah of the family of the Danite, and his name [was] Manoah. And his wife [was] barren and she had not given birth.
- ÅB
- Der var en mann fra Sora av danittenes slekt, han hette Manoah; hans hustru var ufruktbar og hadde aldri hatt barn.
- OTB
- Det var en mann fra Sora, av Danittenes ætt, som het Manoah, og hans kone var ufruktbar og hadde ikke født barn.
- B1930
- Der var en mann fra Sora av danittenes ætt, han hette Manoah; hans hustru var ufruktbar og hadde aldri hatt barn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Joshua 19:41
And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh,
Read in contextJoshua 15:33
And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,
Read in contextLuke 1:7
And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
Read in contextGenesis 25:21
And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
Read in contextGenesis 16:1
Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
Read in context1 Samuel 1:2–6
And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
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