Hakim-hakim 13:8

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.”

Hakim-hakim 16:31

16:31 His brothers and all his family ⁶  went down and brought him back. ⁷  They buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of Manoah his father. He had led ⁸  Israel for twenty years.

[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.”

[16:31]  ⁶ tn Heb “and all the house of his father.”

[16:31]  ⁷ tn Heb “and lifted him up and brought up.”

[16:31]  ⁸ tn Traditionally, “judged.”