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The Birth of Samson

1 Again the children of Israel adid evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord delivered them binto the hand of the Philistines for forty years.  
2 Now there was a certain man from aZorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren and had no children.  
3 And the aAngel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, “Indeed now, you are barren and have borne no children, but you shall conceive and bear a son.  
4 Now therefore, please be careful anot to drink wine or similar drink, and not to eat anything unclean.  
5 For behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. And no arazor shall come upon his head, for the child shall be ba Nazirite to God from the womb; and he shall cbegin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.”  
6 So the woman came and told her husband, saying, a“A Man of God came to me, and His bcountenance was like the countenance of the Angel of God, very awesome; but I cdid not ask Him where He was from, and He did not tell me His name.  
7 And He said to me, ‘Behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. Now drink no wine or similar drink, nor eat anything unclean, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb to the day of his death.’ ”
Verse Comparison: Judges 13:3

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American Standard Version
And the angel of Jehovah appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not; but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.

Amplified® Bible
And the Angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, Behold, you are barren and have no children, but you shall become pregnant and bear a son.

Contemporary English Version
but one day an angel from the LORD appeared to her and said: You have never been able to have any children, but very soon you will be pregnant and have a son. He will belong to God from the day he is born, so his hair must never be cut. And even before he is born, you must not drink any wine or beer or eat any food forbidden by God's laws. Your son will begin to set Israel free from the Philistines.

Darby English Version
And the angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, "Behold, you are barren and have no children; but you shall conceive and bear a son.

Good News Bible
The LORD's angel appeared to her and said, "You have never been able to have children, but you will soon be pregnant and have a son.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
Then the angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, "Behold now, you are barren and have borne no {children,} but you shall conceive and give birth to a son.

New International Version
The angel of the LORD appeared to her and said, "You are sterile and childless, but you are going to conceive and have a son.

New King James Version
And the Angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, “Indeed now, you are barren and have borne no children, but you shall conceive and bear a son.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then the angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, "Behold now, you find yourself barren and have borne no children, but you shall conceive and give birth to a son.

Revised Standard Version
And the angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, "Behold, you are barren and have no children; but you shall conceive and bear a son.

Young's Literal Translation
and a messenger of Jehovah appeareth unto the woman, and saith unto her, `Lo, I pray thee, thou `art' barren, and hast not borne; when thou hast conceived, then thou hast borne a son.

New English Translation
The Lord’s angelic1 messenger appeared to the woman and said to her, “You2 are infertile and childless,3 but you will conceive and have a son.


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