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Judges 13:4

2 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.

Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:

5 For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.

6 Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name:

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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
Now please be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, and not to eat anything unclean.
KJV
Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:
WEB
Now therefore please beware and drink no wine nor strong drink, and don’t eat any unclean thing;
ASV
Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:
DARBY
And now beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat nothing unclean.
BLB
And now be careful, please, and do not drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean.
ÅB
Så ta deg nå i vare og drikk ikke vin eller sterk drikk og et ikke noe urent!
OTB
Nå må du være forsiktig med ikke å drikke vin eller sterk drikk, og ikke spise noe urent.
B1930
Så ta dig nu i vare og drikk ikke vin eller sterk drikk og et ikke noget urent!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Luke 1:15

    For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.

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  • Judges 13:14

    She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing: all that I commanded her let her observe.

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  • Numbers 6:2–3

    Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the LORD:

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  • Judges 13:7

    But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death.

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  • Leviticus 11:47

    To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.

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  • Acts 10:14

    But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.

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  • Leviticus 11:27

    And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.

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