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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.”

24 The woman gave birth to a boy and named him Samson.(A) He grew(B) and the Lord blessed him,(C) 25 and the Spirit of the Lord began to stir(D) him while he was in Mahaneh Dan,(E) between Zorah and Eshtaol.

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