Hakim-hakim 13:8-12

13:8 Manoah prayed to the Lord, ¹  “Please, Lord, allow the man sent from God ²  to visit ³  us again, so he can teach ⁴  us how we should raise ⁵  the child who will be born.” 13:9 God answered Manoah’s prayer. ⁶  God’s angelic messenger visited ⁷  the woman again while she was sitting in the field. But her husband Manoah was not with her. 13:10 The woman ran at once and told her husband, ⁸  “Come quickly, ⁹  the man who visited ¹⁰  me the other day has appeared to me!” 13:11 So Manoah got up and followed his wife. When he met ¹¹  the man, he said to him, “Are you the man who spoke to my wife?” ¹²  He said, “Yes.” ¹³  13:12 Manoah said, “Now, when your announcement comes true, ¹⁴  how should the child be raised and what should he do?” ¹⁵ 

[13:8]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text adds “and said.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[13:8]  ² tn Heb “the man of God.”

[13:8]  ³ tn Heb “come to.”

[13:8]  ⁴ tc The LXX has “enlighten,” understanding the Hebrew to read וִיאִירֵנוּ (vi’irenu, “to give light”) rather than the reading of the MT, וְיוֹרֵנוּ (vÿyorenu, “to teach”).

[13:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “what we should do for.”

[13:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “God listened to the voice of Manoah.”

[13:9]  ⁷ tn Heb “came to.”

[13:10]  ⁸ tn Heb “and said to him.” This phrase has not been translated for stylistic reasons.

[13:10]  ⁹ tn Heb “Look.”

[13:10]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “came to.”

[13:11]  ¹¹ tn Heb “came to.”

[13:11]  ¹² tn Heb “the woman.”

[13:11]  ¹³ tn Heb “I [am].”

[13:12]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “Now, [when] your word comes [to pass].”

[13:12]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “what will be the child’s rule [i.e., way of life] and his work?”