Judges 13

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וַיֹּסִ֙פוּ֙and they repeated בְּנֵ֣יthe people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתto do הָרַ֖עthe evil בְּעֵינֵ֣יin the eyes of יְהוָ֑הYahweh וַיִּתְּנֵ֧םand he gave them יְהוָ֛הYahweh בְּיַד־in the hand of פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםthe Philistines אַרְבָּעִ֥יםforty שָׁנָֽה׃ פyears

וַיְהִי֩and he was אִ֨ישׁa man אֶחָ֧דone מִצָּרְעָ֛הfrom Zorah מִמִּשְׁפַּ֥חַתfrom the clan of הַדָּנִ֖יthe Danites וּשְׁמ֣וֹand name his מָנ֑וֹחַwas Manoah וְאִשְׁתּ֥וֹand wife his עֲקָרָ֖הwas barren וְלֹ֥אand not יָלָֽדָה׃she had borne children

וַיֵּרָ֥אand he appeared מַלְאַךְ־the angel of יְהוָ֖הYahweh אֶל־to הָאִשָּׁ֑הthe woman וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said אֵלֶ֗יהָto her הִנֵּה־here!נָ֤אplease אַתְּ־you עֲקָרָה֙are barren וְלֹ֣אand not יָלַ֔דְתְּyou have borne children וְהָרִ֖יתand you will conceive וְיָלַ֥דְתְּand you will bear בֵּֽן׃a son

וְעַתָּה֙and therefore הִשָּׁ֣מְרִיtake care נָ֔אplease וְאַל־and may not תִּשְׁתִּ֖יyou drink יַ֣יִןwine וְשֵׁכָ֑רand strong drink וְאַל־and may not תֹּאכְלִ֖יyou eat כָּל־any טָמֵֽא׃unclean thing

וַיִּשְׁמַ֥עand he listened הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםthe God בְּק֣וֹלto the voice of מָנ֑וֹחַManoah וַיָּבֹ֣אand he came מַלְאַךְ֩the angel of הָאֱלֹהִ֨יםthe God ע֜וֹדagain אֶל־to הָאִשָּׁ֗הthe woman וְהִיא֙and she יוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתwas sitting בַּשָּׂדֶ֔הin the field וּמָנ֥וֹחַand Manoah אִישָׁ֖הּhusband her אֵ֥יןnot עִמָּֽהּ׃was with her

וַתְּמַהֵר֙and she made haste הָֽאִשָּׁ֔הthe woman וַתָּ֖רָץand she ran וַתַּגֵּ֣דand she told לְאִישָׁ֑הּto husband her וַתֹּ֣אמֶרand she said אֵלָ֔יוto him הִנֵּ֨הhere!נִרְאָ֤הhe has presented himself אֵלַי֙to me הָאִ֔ישׁthe man אֲשֶׁר־who בָּ֥אhe came בַיּ֖וֹםon the day אֵלָֽי׃to me

וַיָּ֛קָםand he arose וַיֵּ֥לֶךְand he went מָנ֖וֹחַManoah אַחֲרֵ֣יafter אִשְׁתּ֑וֹwife his וַיָּבֹא֙and he came אֶל־to הָאִ֔ישׁthe man וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidל֗וֹto the himהַאַתָּ֥ה¿ are you הָאִ֛ישׁthe man אֲשֶׁר־who דִּבַּ֥רְתָּyou spoke אֶל־to הָאִשָּׁ֖הthe woman וַיֹּ֥אמֶרand he said אָֽנִי׃I

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said מָנ֔וֹחַManoah עַתָּ֖הnow יָבֹ֣אit will come דְבָרֶ֑יךָwords your מַה־what?יִּֽהְיֶ֥הwill it be מִשְׁפַּט־the manner of הַנַּ֖עַרthe lad וּמַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃and work his

וַיֹּ֛אמֶרand he said מַלְאַ֥ךְthe angel of יְהוָ֖הYahweh אֶל־to מָנ֑וֹחַManoah מִכֹּ֛לfrom all אֲשֶׁר־that אָמַ֥רְתִּיI said אֶל־to הָאִשָּׁ֖הthe woman תִּשָּׁמֵֽר׃she will take care

מִכֹּ֣לany of all אֲשֶׁר־that יֵצֵא֩it comes forth מִגֶּ֨פֶןfrom the vine of הַיַּ֜יִןthe wine לֹ֣אnot תֹאכַ֗לshe will eat וְיַ֤יִןand wine וְשֵׁכָר֙and strong drink אַל־may not תֵּ֔שְׁתְּshe drink וְכָל־and any טֻמְאָ֖הuncleanness אַל־may not תֹּאכַ֑לshe eat כֹּ֥לall אֲשֶׁר־that צִוִּיתִ֖יהָI commanded her תִּשְׁמֹֽר׃she will keep

וַיֹּ֥אמֶרand he said מָנ֖וֹחַManoah אֶל־to מַלְאַ֣ךְthe angel of יְהוָ֑הYahweh נַעְצְרָה־let us detain נָּ֣אplease אוֹתָ֔ךְobj. you וְנַעֲשֶׂ֥הso we may prepare לְפָנֶ֖יךָto before you גְּדִ֥יa kid of עִזִּֽים׃goats

וַיֹּ֧אמֶרand he said מָנ֛וֹחַManoah אֶל־to מַלְאַ֥ךְthe angel of יְהוָ֖הYahweh מִ֣יwho?שְׁמֶ֑ךָis name your כִּֽי־if יָבֹ֥אit will come דְבָרְךָ֖word your וְכִבַּדְנֽוּךָ׃and we will honor you

וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidלּוֹ֙to the himמַלְאַ֣ךְthe angel of יְהוָ֔הYahweh לָ֥מָּהto why?זֶּ֖הthis תִּשְׁאַ֣לare you asking לִשְׁמִ֑יto name my וְהוּא־and it פֶ֛לִאי׃ סis incomprehensible

וַיִּקַּ֨חand he took מָנ֜וֹחַManoah אֶת־obj.גְּדִ֤יthe kid of הָעִזִּים֙the goats וְאֶת־and obj.הַמִּנְחָ֔הthe grain offering וַיַּ֥עַלand he offered it up עַל־on הַצּ֖וּרthe rock לַֽיהוָ֑הto Yahweh וּמַפְלִ֣אand an extraordinary thing לַעֲשׂ֔וֹתto do וּמָנ֥וֹחַand Manoah וְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹand wife his רֹאִֽים׃were looking

וַיְהִי֩and it was בַעֲל֨וֹתwhen went up הַלַּ֜הַבthe flame מֵעַ֤לfrom on הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙the altar הַשָּׁמַ֔יְמָהthe heavens towards וַיַּ֥עַלand he went up מַלְאַךְ־the angel of יְהוָ֖הYahweh בְּלַ֣הַבin the flame of הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַthe altar וּמָנ֤וֹחַand Manoah וְאִשְׁתּוֹ֙and wife his רֹאִ֔יםwere looking וַיִּפְּל֥וּand they fell עַל־on פְּנֵיהֶ֖םfaces their אָֽרְצָה׃the ground towards

וְלֹא־and not יָ֤סַףhe repeated עוֹד֙again מַלְאַ֣ךְthe angel of יְהוָ֔הYahweh לְהֵרָאֹ֖הto appear אֶל־to מָנ֣וֹחַManoah וְאֶל־and to אִשְׁתּ֑וֹwife his אָ֚זthen יָדַ֣עhe knew מָנ֔וֹחַManoah כִּֽי־that מַלְאַ֥ךְwas the angel of יְהוָ֖הYahweh הֽוּא׃it

וַיֹּ֧אמֶרand he said מָנ֛וֹחַManoah אֶל־to אִשְׁתּ֖וֹwife his מ֣וֹתcertainly to die נָמ֑וּתwe will die כִּ֥יfor אֱלֹהִ֖יםGod רָאִֽינוּ׃we have seen

וַתֵּ֤לֶדand she bore הָֽאִשָּׁה֙the woman בֵּ֔ןa son וַתִּקְרָ֥אand she called אֶת־obj.שְׁמ֖וֹname his שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹןSamson וַיִּגְדַּ֣לand he grew up הַנַּ֔עַרthe lad וַֽיְבָרְכֵ֖הוּand he blessed him יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh

וַתָּ֙חֶל֙and it began ר֣וּחַthe spirit of יְהוָ֔הYahweh לְפַעֲמ֖וֹto stir him בְּמַחֲנֵה־in Mahaneh דָ֑ןDan בֵּ֥יןbetween צָרְעָ֖הZorah וּבֵ֥יןand between אֶשְׁתָּאֹֽל׃ פEshtaol

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