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Sunday, August 3rd, 2025
the Week of Proper 13 / Ordinary 18
the Week of Proper 13 / Ordinary 18
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Judges 13:4
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Christian Standard Bible®
Now please be careful not to drink wine or beer, or to eat anything unclean;
Now please be careful not to drink wine or beer, or to eat anything unclean;
Hebrew Names Version
Now therefore please beware and drink no wine nor strong drink, and don't eat any unclean thing:
Now therefore please beware and drink no wine nor strong drink, and don't eat any unclean thing:
King James Version
Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:
Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:
Lexham English Bible
So then, be careful and do not drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean,
So then, be careful and do not drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean,
English Standard Version
Therefore be careful and drink no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing unclean,
Therefore be careful and drink no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing unclean,
New Century Version
Be careful not to drink wine or beer or eat anything that is unclean,
Be careful not to drink wine or beer or eat anything that is unclean,
New English Translation
Now be careful! Do not drink wine or beer, and do not eat any food that will make you ritually unclean.
Now be careful! Do not drink wine or beer, and do not eat any food that will make you ritually unclean.
Amplified Bible
"Therefore, be careful not to drink wine or [any other] intoxicating drink, and do not eat anything [ceremonially] unclean.
"Therefore, be careful not to drink wine or [any other] intoxicating drink, and do not eat anything [ceremonially] unclean.
New American Standard Bible
"And now, be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing.
"And now, be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And nowe therefore beware that thou drinke no wine, nor strong drinke, neither eate any vncleane thing.
And nowe therefore beware that thou drinke no wine, nor strong drinke, neither eate any vncleane thing.
Legacy Standard Bible
Neem jou dan nou tog in ag en drink geen wyn of sterk drank nie en eet niks wat onrein is nie.
Neem jou dan nou tog in ag en drink geen wyn of sterk drank nie en eet niks wat onrein is nie.
Complete Jewish Bible
Now, therefore, be careful not to drink any wine or other intoxicating liquor, and don't eat anything unclean.
Now, therefore, be careful not to drink any wine or other intoxicating liquor, and don't eat anything unclean.
Darby Translation
And now beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat nothing unclean.
And now beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat nothing unclean.
Easy-to-Read Version
Don't drink any wine or any other strong drink. Don't eat any food that is unclean,
Don't drink any wine or any other strong drink. Don't eat any food that is unclean,
George Lamsa Translation
Now therefore beware, lest you drink wine or strong drink; and you shall not eat anything unclean.
Now therefore beware, lest you drink wine or strong drink; and you shall not eat anything unclean.
Good News Translation
Be sure not to drink any wine or beer, or eat any forbidden food;
Be sure not to drink any wine or beer, or eat any forbidden food;
Literal Translation
And now take heed, and please do not drink wine or fermented drink; and do not eat any unclean thing .
And now take heed, and please do not drink wine or fermented drink; and do not eat any unclean thing .
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Take hede therfore, yt thou drynke no wyne ner stronge drynke, and yt thou eate no vncleane thinge,
Take hede therfore, yt thou drynke no wyne ner stronge drynke, and yt thou eate no vncleane thinge,
American Standard Version
Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:
Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:
Bible in Basic English
Now then take care to have no wine or strong drink and to take no unclean thing for food;
Now then take care to have no wine or strong drink and to take no unclean thing for food;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And nowe therfore beware that thou drinke no wyne, nor strong drinke, neither eate any vncleane thing:
And nowe therfore beware that thou drinke no wyne, nor strong drinke, neither eate any vncleane thing:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing.
Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing.
King James Version (1611)
Now therefore beware I pray thee, and drinke not wine, nor strong drinke, and eat not any vncleane thing.
Now therefore beware I pray thee, and drinke not wine, nor strong drinke, and eat not any vncleane thing.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And now be very cautious, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat no unclean thing;
And now be very cautious, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat no unclean thing;
English Revised Version
Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:
Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:
Berean Standard Bible
Now please be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, and not to eat anything unclean.
Now please be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, and not to eat anything unclean.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor be thou war, lest thou drynke wyn, and sydur, nethir ete thou ony vnclene thing;
Therfor be thou war, lest thou drynke wyn, and sydur, nethir ete thou ony vnclene thing;
Young's Literal Translation
And, now, take heed, I pray thee, and do not drink wine, and strong drink, and do not eat any unclean thing,
And, now, take heed, I pray thee, and do not drink wine, and strong drink, and do not eat any unclean thing,
Update Bible Version
Now therefore beware, I pray you, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and don't eat any unclean thing:
Now therefore beware, I pray you, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and don't eat any unclean thing:
Webster's Bible Translation
Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine, nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean [thing]:
Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine, nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean [thing]:
World English Bible
Now therefore please beware and drink no wine nor strong drink, and don't eat any unclean thing:
Now therefore please beware and drink no wine nor strong drink, and don't eat any unclean thing:
New King James Version
Now therefore, please be careful not to drink wine or similar drink, and not to eat anything unclean.
Now therefore, please be careful not to drink wine or similar drink, and not to eat anything unclean.
New Living Translation
So be careful; you must not drink wine or any other alcoholic drink nor eat any forbidden food.
So be careful; you must not drink wine or any other alcoholic drink nor eat any forbidden food.
New Life Bible
So be careful not to drink wine or strong drink. Do not eat anything that is unclean.
So be careful not to drink wine or strong drink. Do not eat anything that is unclean.
New Revised Standard
Now be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, or to eat anything unclean,
Now be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, or to eat anything unclean,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, therefore, beware, I pray thee, and do not drink wine or strong drink, - nor eat anything unclean;
Now, therefore, beware, I pray thee, and do not drink wine or strong drink, - nor eat anything unclean;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Now therefore beware, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing.
Now therefore beware, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing.
Revised Standard Version
Therefore beware, and drink no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing unclean,
Therefore beware, and drink no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing unclean,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Now therefore, be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing.
"Now therefore, be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing.
Contextual Overview
1 And then the People of Israel were back at it again, doing what was evil in God 's sight. God put them under the domination of the Philistines for forty years. 2At that time there was a man named Manoah from Zorah from the tribe of Dan. His wife was barren and childless. The angel of God appeared to her and told her, "I know that you are barren and childless, but you're going to become pregnant and bear a son. But take much care: Drink no wine or beer; eat nothing ritually unclean. You are, in fact, pregnant right now, carrying a son. No razor will touch his head—the boy will be God's Nazirite from the moment of his birth. He will launch the deliverance from Philistine oppression." 6The woman went to her husband and said, "A man of God came to me. He looked like the angel of God—terror laced with glory! I didn't ask him where he was from and he didn't tell me his name, but he told me, ‘You're pregnant. You're going to give birth to a son. Don't drink any wine or beer and eat nothing ritually unclean. The boy will be God's Nazirite from the moment of birth to the day of his death.'"
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
drink not: Judges 13:14, Numbers 6:2, Numbers 6:3, Luke 1:15
eat not: Leviticus 11:27, Leviticus 11:47, Acts 10:14
Reciprocal: Amos 2:11 - Nazarites
Cross-References
Genesis 13:1
So Abram left Egypt and went back to the Negev, he and his wife and everything he owned, and Lot still with him. By now Abram was very rich, loaded with cattle and silver and gold.
So Abram left Egypt and went back to the Negev, he and his wife and everything he owned, and Lot still with him. By now Abram was very rich, loaded with cattle and silver and gold.
Genesis 13:3
He moved on from the Negev, camping along the way, to Bethel, the place he had first set up his tent between Bethel and Ai and built his first altar. Abram prayed there to God .
He moved on from the Negev, camping along the way, to Bethel, the place he had first set up his tent between Bethel and Ai and built his first altar. Abram prayed there to God .
Genesis 13:8
Abram said to Lot, "Let's not have fighting between us, between your shepherds and my shepherds. After all, we're family. Look around. Isn't there plenty of land out there? Let's separate. If you go left, I'll go right; if you go right, I'll go left."
Abram said to Lot, "Let's not have fighting between us, between your shepherds and my shepherds. After all, we're family. Look around. Isn't there plenty of land out there? Let's separate. If you go left, I'll go right; if you go right, I'll go left."
Genesis 13:18
Abram moved his tent. He went and settled by the Oaks of Mamre in Hebron. There he built an altar to God .
Abram moved his tent. He went and settled by the Oaks of Mamre in Hebron. There he built an altar to God .
Psalms 26:8
God , I love living with you; your house glows with your glory. When it's time for spring cleaning, don't sweep me out with the quacks and crooks, Men with bags of dirty tricks, women with purses stuffed with bribe-money.
God , I love living with you; your house glows with your glory. When it's time for spring cleaning, don't sweep me out with the quacks and crooks, Men with bags of dirty tricks, women with purses stuffed with bribe-money.
Psalms 84:10
One day spent in your house, this beautiful place of worship, beats thousands spent on Greek island beaches. I'd rather scrub floors in the house of my God than be honored as a guest in the palace of sin. All sunshine and sovereign is God , generous in gifts and glory. He doesn't scrimp with his traveling companions. It's smooth sailing all the way with God -of-the-Angel-Armies.
One day spent in your house, this beautiful place of worship, beats thousands spent on Greek island beaches. I'd rather scrub floors in the house of my God than be honored as a guest in the palace of sin. All sunshine and sovereign is God , generous in gifts and glory. He doesn't scrimp with his traveling companions. It's smooth sailing all the way with God -of-the-Angel-Armies.
Psalms 107:1
Oh, thank God —he's so good! His love never runs out. All of you set free by God , tell the world! Tell how he freed you from oppression, Then rounded you up from all over the place, from the four winds, from the seven seas.
Oh, thank God —he's so good! His love never runs out. All of you set free by God , tell the world! Tell how he freed you from oppression, Then rounded you up from all over the place, from the four winds, from the seven seas.
Psalms 145:18
God 's there, listening for all who pray, for all who pray and mean it.
God 's there, listening for all who pray, for all who pray and mean it.
Jeremiah 29:12
"When you call on me, when you come and pray to me, I'll listen.
"When you call on me, when you come and pray to me, I'll listen.
Zephaniah 3:9
"In the end I will turn things around for the people. I'll give them a language undistorted, unpolluted, Words to address God in worship and, united, to serve me with their shoulders to the wheel. They'll come from beyond the Ethiopian rivers, they'll come praying— All my scattered, exiled people will come home with offerings for worship. You'll no longer have to be ashamed of all those acts of rebellion. I'll have gotten rid of your arrogant leaders. No more pious strutting on my holy hill! I'll leave a core of people among you who are poor in spirit— What's left of Israel that's really Israel. They'll make their home in God . This core holy people will not do wrong. They won't lie, won't use words to flatter or seduce. Content with who they are and where they are, unanxious, they'll live at peace."
"In the end I will turn things around for the people. I'll give them a language undistorted, unpolluted, Words to address God in worship and, united, to serve me with their shoulders to the wheel. They'll come from beyond the Ethiopian rivers, they'll come praying— All my scattered, exiled people will come home with offerings for worship. You'll no longer have to be ashamed of all those acts of rebellion. I'll have gotten rid of your arrogant leaders. No more pious strutting on my holy hill! I'll leave a core of people among you who are poor in spirit— What's left of Israel that's really Israel. They'll make their home in God . This core holy people will not do wrong. They won't lie, won't use words to flatter or seduce. Content with who they are and where they are, unanxious, they'll live at peace."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink,.... Any liquor inebriating and intoxicating, neither new wine nor old wine, as the Targum, and so Jarchi; the reason of this appears in the next verse, because the child she should conceive and bear was to be a Nazarite, and to be one from his mother's womb; and from all such liquors, Nazarites, according to the law, were to abstain, Numbers 6:3
and eat not any unclean thing; meaning not so much such sort of food as was forbidden by the law to be eaten, which every Israelite was to abstain from, but such as were particularly forbidden to Nazarites, as moist and dried grapes, or anything made of the vine tree, from the kernel to the husk, Numbers 6:3. The reason of this is, because the child in the womb is nourished with the same the mother is; and as this child was to be a Nazarite from the womb, and even in it, his mother was to abstain both from eatables and drinkables forbidden a Nazarite by the law.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Judges 13:4. Beware - drink not wine — As Samson was designed to be a Nazarite from the womb, it was necessary that, while his mother carried and nursed him, she should live the life of a Nazarite, neither drinking wine nor any inebriating liquor, nor eating any kind of forbidden meat. See the account of the Nazarite and his vow, see in Clarke's notes on "Numbers 6:2", &c.
