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Judges 13:1-3
New English Translation
Judges 13:1-3
New English Translation
Samson’s Birth
13 The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight,[a] so the Lord handed them over to the Philistines for forty years.
2 There was a man named Manoah from Zorah, from the Danite tribe. His wife was infertile and childless.[b] 3 The angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, “You[c] are infertile and childless,[d] but you will conceive and have a son.
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- Judges 13:1 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”
- Judges 13:2 tn Heb “and had not given birth.”
- Judges 13:3 tn Heb “Look, you.”
- Judges 13:3 tn Heb “and have not given birth.”
Judges 13:1-3
New International Version
Judges 13:1-3
New International Version
The Birth of Samson
13 Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord, so the Lord delivered them into the hands of the Philistines(A) for forty years.(B)
2 A certain man of Zorah,(C) named Manoah,(D) from the clan of the Danites,(E) had a wife who was childless,(F) unable to give birth. 3 The angel of the Lord(G) appeared to her(H) and said, “You are barren and childless, but you are going to become pregnant and give birth to a son.(I)
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