Judges 13:1-21

Judges 13:1-21

[1] And the children  of Israel  did  evil  again  in the sight  of the LORD;  delivered  them into the hand  of the Philistines  forty  years.  [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  [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.  [4] Now therefore beware,  I pray thee, and drink  not wine  nor strong drink,  and eat  not any unclean  [5] 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.  [6] Then the woman  came  and told  her husband,  saying,  A man  of God  came  unto me, and his countenance  of an angel  of God,  very  terrible:  but I asked  him not whence he was, neither told  he me his name:  [7] But he said  and bear  a son;  and now drink  no wine  nor strong drink,  neither eat  any unclean  thing: for the child  shall be a Nazarite  to God  from the womb  to the day  of his death.  [8] Then Manoah  intreated  the LORD,  and said,  my Lord,  let  the man  of God  which thou didst send  come again  unto us, and teach  us what we shall do  unto the child  that shall be born.  [9] And God  hearkened  to the voice  of Manoah;  and the angel  of God  came again  unto the woman  as she sat  in the field:  but Manoah  her husband  [10] And the woman  made haste,  and ran,  and shewed  her husband,  and said  unto him, Behold, the man  hath appeared  unto me, that came  unto me the other day.  [11] And Manoah  arose,  after  his wife,  and came  to the man,  and said  unto him, Art thou the man  that spakest  unto the woman?  And he said,  I am. [12] And Manoah  said,  Now let thy words  come to pass.  How shall we order  the child,  and how shall we do  [13] And the angel  said  unto Manoah,  Of all that I said  unto the woman  let her beware.  [14] She may not eat  of any thing that cometh  of the vine,  neither let her drink  wine  or strong drink,  nor eat  any unclean  thing: all that I commanded  her let her observe.  [15] And Manoah  said  unto the angel  of the LORD,  I pray thee, let us detain  thee, until we shall have made ready  a kid  for  [16] And the angel  of the LORD  said  unto Manoah,  Though thou detain  me, I will not eat  of thy bread:  and if  thou wilt offer  a burnt offering,  thou must offer  it unto the LORD.  For Manoah  knew  not that he was an angel  of the LORD.  [17] And Manoah  said  unto the angel  of the LORD,  What is thy name,  that when thy sayings  come to pass  we may do thee honour?  [18] And the angel  of the LORD  said  unto him, Why askest  thou thus after my name,  seeing it is secret?  [19] So Manoah  took  a kid  with a meat offering,  and offered  it upon a rock  unto the LORD:  and the angel did  wondrously;  and Manoah  and his wife  looked on.  [20] For it came to pass, when the flame  went up  toward heaven  from off the altar,  that the angel  of the LORD  ascended  in the flame  of the altar.  And Manoah  and his wife  looked on  it, and fell on  their faces  to the ground.  [21] But the angel  of the LORD  did no more  appear  to Manoah  and to his wife.  Then Manoah  knew  that he was an angel  of the LORD.