¶ Then there was a man in Zorah of the family of the Danites named Manoah, whose wife was [a]barren, and bare not.

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.

And now therefore beware (A)that thou drink no wine, nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 13:2 Signifying, that their deliverance came only of God, and not by man’s power.

A certain man of Zorah,(A) named Manoah,(B) from the clan of the Danites,(C) had a wife who was childless,(D) unable to give birth. The angel of the Lord(E) appeared to her(F) and said, “You are barren and childless, but you are going to become pregnant and give birth to a son.(G) Now see to it that you drink no wine or other fermented drink(H) and that you do not eat anything unclean.(I)

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