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24 Manoah’s wife[a] gave birth to a son and named him Samson.[b] The child grew and the Lord empowered[c] him. 25 The Lord’s Spirit began to control him[d] in Mahaneh Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 13:24 tn Heb “the woman.” For clarity this has been specified in the translation as “Manoah’s wife.”
  2. Judges 13:24 tn The name appears to mean “sun-like” or “solar.”
  3. Judges 13:24 tn Traditionally, “blessed.”
  4. Judges 13:25 tn Or “move him to action”; or “stir him.”