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Brenton's Septuagint

Judges 13:3

And an angel of the Lord appeared to the woman, and said to her, Behold, thou art barren and hast not born; yet thou shalt conceive a son.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Abstinence, Total;   Angel (Holy Trinity);   Conception;   Manoah;   Samson;   Thompson Chain Reference - Angel;   Angels;   Appearances;   Births Foretold;   Children;   Home;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Dan;   Harosheth of the Gentiles;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Nazirite;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Hospitality;   Prophet, Prophetess, Prophecy;   Theophany;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Angel;   Barren;   Manoah;   Samson;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Judges, the Book of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Angel;   Annunciation;   Immanuel;   Judges, Book of;   Samson;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Judges (1);   Levi;   Manoah;   Nazirite;   Philistines;   Samson;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Angels (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Manoah ;   Nazarite ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Manoah;   Nazarene;   Samson;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Reign of the Judges;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Barren;   Bear;   Manoah;   Samson;   Woman;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, “It is true that you are unable to conceive and have no children, but you will conceive and give birth to a son.
Hebrew Names Version
The angel of the LORD appeared to the woman, and said to her, See now, you are barren, and don't bear; but you shall conceive, and bear 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.
Lexham English Bible
And an angel of Yahweh appeared to the woman, and he said to her, "Behold, you are infertile and have not borne children, but you will conceive and bear a son.
English Standard Version
And the angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, "Behold, you are barren and have not borne children, but you shall conceive and bear a son.
New Century Version
The angel of the Lord appeared to Manoah's wife and said, "You have not been able to have children, but you will become pregnant and give birth to a son.
New English Translation
The Lord 's angelic messenger appeared to the woman and said to her, "You are infertile and childless, but you will conceive and have a son.
Amplified Bible
And the Angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, "Behold, you are infertile and have no children, but you shall conceive and give birth to a son.
New American Standard Bible
Then the angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, "Behold now, you are infertile and have not given birth; but you will conceive and give birth to a son.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the Angel of the Lorde appeared vnto the woman, and said vnto her, Beholde nowe, thou art baren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceiue, and beare a sonne.
Legacy Standard Bible
Maar die Engel van die HERE het aan die vrou verskyn en vir haar gesê: Kyk, jy is onvrugbaar en het geen kinders gehad nie, maar jy sal swanger word en 'n seun baar.
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.
Complete Jewish Bible
The angel of Adonai appeared to the woman and said to her, "Listen! You are barren, you haven't had a child, but you will conceive and bear a son.
Darby Translation
And the Angel of Jehovah appeared to the woman, and said to her, Behold now, thou art barren and bearest not; but thou shalt conceive and bear a son.
Easy-to-Read Version
The angel of the Lord appeared to Manoah's wife and said, "You have not been able to have children. But you will become pregnant and have a son.
George Lamsa Translation
And the angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, Behold, you are barren, and have borne no children; but now you shall conceive, and bear a son.
Good News Translation
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.
Literal Translation
And the Angel of Jehovah appeared to the woman, and said to her, Behold now, you are barren and have not borne. But you shall conceive and bear a son.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the angell of the LORDE appeared vnto ye woman, & sayde vnto her: Beholde, thou art baren, & bearest not: but thou shalt conceaue, & beare a sonne.
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.
Bible in Basic English
And the angel of the Lord came to the woman, and said to her, See now! though you have never given birth to children, you will be with child and give birth to a son.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the angell of the Lord appeared vnto the woman, & sayde vnto her: Beholde, nowe thou art barren, & bearest not, but thou shalt conceaue, and beare a sonne.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her: 'Behold now, thou art barren, and hast not borne; but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.
King James Version (1611)
And the Angel of the Lord appeared vnto the woman, and said vnto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceiue and beare a sonne.
English Revised 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.
Berean Standard Bible
The Angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, "It is true that you are barren and have no children; but you will conceive and give birth to a son.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
To `which wijf an aungel of the Lord apperide, and seide to hir, Thou art bareyn, and with out fre children; but thou schalt conseyue, and schalt bere a sone.
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.
Update Bible Version
And the angel of Yahweh appeared to the woman, and said to her, Look now, you are barren, and have not given birth; but you shall become pregnant, and give birth to a son.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the angel of the LORD appeared to the woman, and said to her, Behold, now, thou [art] barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.
World English Bible
The angel of Yahweh appeared to the woman, and said to her, See now, you are barren, and don't bear; but you shall conceive, and bear 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.
New Living Translation
The angel of the Lord appeared to Manoah's wife and said, "Even though you have been unable to have children, you will soon become pregnant and give birth to a son.
New Life Bible
Then the angel of the Lord came to the woman and said to her, "See, you have not been able to have any children. But the Lord will make it possible for you to have a child and you will give birth to a son.
New Revised Standard
And the angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, "Although you are barren, having borne no children, you shall conceive and bear a son.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the messenger of Yahweh appeared unto the woman, - and said unto her - Lo! I pray thee, thou, art barren, and hast borne no child, but thou shalt conceive, and shalt bear a son.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And an angel of the Lord appeared to her, and said: Thou art barren and without children: but thou shalt conceive and bear 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.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
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.

Contextual Overview

1 And the children of Israel yet again committed iniquity before the Lord; and the Lord delivered them into the hand of the Phylistines forty years. 2 And there was a man of Saraa, of the family of the kindred of Dan, and his name was Manoe, and his wife was barren, and bore not. 3 And an angel of the Lord appeared to the woman, and said to her, Behold, thou art barren and hast not born; yet thou shalt conceive a son. 4 And now be very cautious, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat no unclean thing; 5 for behold, thou art with child, and shalt bring forth a son; and there shall come no razor upon his head, for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb; and he shall begin to save Israel from the hand of the Phylistines. 6 And the woman went in, and spoke to her husband, saying, A man of God came to me, and his appearance was as of an angel of God, very dreadful; and I did not ask him whence he was, and he did not tell me his name. 7 And he said to me, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bring forth a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat no unclean thing; for the child shall be holy to God from the womb until the day of his death.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the angel: Judges 2:1, Judges 6:11, Judges 6:12, Genesis 16:7-13, Luke 1:11, Luke 1:28-38

but thou: Genesis 17:16, Genesis 18:10, 1 Samuel 1:20, 2 Kings 4:16, Luke 1:13, Luke 1:31

Reciprocal: Genesis 18:2 - And he Genesis 29:31 - he opened Judges 5:23 - the angel 1 Kings 13:18 - an angel Matthew 1:20 - the angel Matthew 1:21 - she Luke 1:7 - they had

Cross-References

Genesis 12:6
And Abram traversed the land lengthwise as far as the place Sychem, to the high oak, and the Chananites then inhabited the land.
Genesis 13:8
And Abram said to Lot, Let there not be a strife between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen, for we are brethren.
Genesis 13:9
Lo! is not the whole land before thee? Separate thyself from me; if thou goest to the left, I will go to the right, and if thou goest to the right, I will go to the left.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the angel of the Lord appeared unto the woman,.... According to Josephus k, it was in a plain without the city; and that he appeared in the form of a man is certain from Judges 13:6 but was not a mere man, a prophet of the Lord, nor a created angel, but the uncreated one, the Angel of the covenant, the Son and Word of God, who often appeared in an human form; since his name is said to be "Wonderful", and he to do wonderful things, and is called "Jehovah",

Judges 13:18,

and said unto her, behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not; barren at that time, and so she had been ever since she was married to that time; and this is observed, that it might appear the more wonderful that she should after this have a child:

but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; which to do, must be ascribed to divine power, that one in her circumstances should bear a son; as the prediction of it was owing to divine omniscience, and a proof of it.

k Antiqu. l. 5. c. 8. sect. 2.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Judges 13:3. The angel of the Lord — Generally supposed to have been the same that appeared to Moses, Joshua, Gideon, &c., and no other than the second person of the ever-blessed Trinity.


 
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