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Judges 13:5

Serving othersParents and 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.

4 Now please be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, and not to eat anything unclean.

For behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. And no razor shall come over his head, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb, and he will begin the deliverance of Israel from the hand of the Philistines.”

6 So the woman went and told her husband, “A man of God came to me. His appearance was like the angel of God, exceedingly awesome. I did not ask him where he came from, and he did not tell me his name.

7 But he said to me, ‘Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. Now, therefore, do not drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb until the day of his death.’”

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BSB
For behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. And no razor shall come over his head, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb, and he will begin the deliverance of Israel from the hand of the Philistines.”
KJV
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.
WEB
for, behold, you shall conceive and give birth to a son. No razor shall come on his head, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb. He shall begin to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.”
ASV
for, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come upon his head; for the child shall be a Nazirite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.
DARBY
For lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son, and no razor shall come on his head; for the boy shall be a Nazarite of God from the womb; and he shall begin to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.
BLB
For behold, you will conceive and bear a son. And a razor shall not come upon his head, for a Nazirite to God shall be the child from the womb, and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.”
ÅB
For nå skal du bli fruktsommelig og føde en sønn, og det skal ikke komme rakekniv på hans hode, for barnet skal være en Guds nasireer fra mors liv; og han skal begynne å frelse Israel fra filistrenes hånd.
OTB
For du skal bli med barn og føde en sønn. Ingen barberkniv skal komme på hans hode, for gutten skal være en nasireer, viet til Gud fra mors liv. Han skal begynne å frelse Israel fra filisterne."
B1930
For nu skal du bli fruktsommelig og føde en sønn, og det skal ikke komme rakekniv på hans hode, for barnet skal være en Guds nasireer fra mors liv; og han skal begynne å frelse Israel fra filistrenes hånd.

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Cross references

  • Numbers 6:5

    For the entire period of his vow of separation, no razor shall pass over his head. He must be holy until the time of his separation to the LORD is complete; he must let the hair of his head grow long.

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  • 1 Samuel 1:11

    And she made a vow, pleading, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever come over his head.”

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  • Numbers 6:2–3

    “Speak to the Israelites and tell them that if a man or woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the LORD,

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  • 1 Chronicles 18:1

    Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its villages from the hand of the Philistines.

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  • 1 Samuel 7:13

    So the Philistines were subdued, and they stopped invading the territory of Israel. And the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

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  • 2 Samuel 8:1

    Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from the hand of the Philistines.

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