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Judges 13:1 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years. "
Judges 13:1
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And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare
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.
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Judges 13:2
"And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare"
Judges 13:3
"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."
Judges 13:4
"Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean"
Judges 13:5
"For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines."
Judges 13:6
"Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name:"
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