Judges 13
Overview
13:1 Israel is delivered into the hands of Philistines;
13:2 An angel appears to Manoah's wife;
13:8 The angel appears to Manoah;
13:15 Manoah's sacrifices, whereby the angel is discovered;
13:24 Samson is born. Verse 1 didHeb. added to commit, etc. Judges 2:11, 3:7, 4:1, 6:1, 10:6; Romans 2:6 in the sight Jeremiah 13:23 delivered"This seems a partial captivity."into the 1 Samuel 12:9 Reciprocal Genesis 21:32 - the Philistines; Deuteronomy 28:29 - thou shalt be; Joshua 23:15 - so shall; Judges 14:4 - had dominion; 15:11 - Philistines; 15:20 - General; 18:30 - until; 1 Samuel 4:9 - as they have; 7:13 - subdued; 8:8 - General; 12:11 - Bedan; Habakkuk 3:1 - Samson Verse 2 Zorah Joshua 15:33, 19:41 barren Genesis 16:1, 25:21; 1 Samuel 1:2-6; Luke 1:7 Reciprocal Genesis 11:30 - barren; 29:31 - he opened; 49:16 - General; Deuteronomy 33:22 - General; Judges 16:31 - between Zorah; 18:2 - Zorah; 18:8 - Zorah and Eshtaol; 2 Kings 4:14 - she hath no child; 1 Chronicles 2:53 - the Zareathites Verse 3 the angel Judges 2:1, 6:11, 6:12; Genesis 16:7-13; Luke 1:11, 1:28-38 but thou Genesis 17:16, 18:10; 1 Samuel 1:20; 2 Kings 4:16; Luke 1:13, 1:31 Reciprocal Genesis 18:2 - And he; 29:31 - he opened; Judges 5:23 - the angel; 1 Kings 13:18 - an angel; Matthew 1:20 - the angel; 1:21 - she; Luke 1:7 - they had Verse 4 drink not Judges 13:14; Numbers 6:2, 6:3; Luke 1:15 eat not Leviticus 11:27, 11:47; Acts 10:14 Reciprocal Amos 2:11 - Nazarites Verse 5 no razor Numbers 6:2, 6:3, 6:5; 1 Samuel 1:11 begin 7:13; 2 Samuel 8:1; 1 Chronicles 18:1 Reciprocal Judges 15:20 - General; 16:17 - There hath; Lamentations 4:7 - Nazarites; Matthew 2:23 - He shall; Acts 21:24 - that they Verse 6 A man Deuteronomy 33:1; Joshua 14:6; 1 Samuel 2:27, 9:6; 1 Kings 17:18, 17:24; 2 Kings 4:9, 4:16; 1 Timothy 6:11 countenance was Matthew 28:3; Luke 9:29; Acts 6:15 terrible Judges 13:22; Genesis 28:16, 28:17; Exodus 3:2, 3:6; Daniel 8:17, 10:5, 10:11; Matthew 28:4; Revelation 1:17 but I askedetc. The Vulgate renders this cause very differently, the negative Not being omitted: Quem cum interrogassim quis esset, et unde venisset, et quo nomine vocaretur, noluit mihi dicere; sed hoc respondit, etc; "Whom when I asked who he was, and whence he came, and by what name he was called, would not tell me, but this he said," etc.
The negative is also wanting in the Septuagint, as it is in the Complutensian Polyglott; Και ηρωτον αυτον ποθεν εστιν, και το ονομα αυτον, ουκ απηγγειλεν μοι.. "And I asked him whence he was, and his name, but he did not tell me." This is also the reading of the Codex Alexandrinus; but the Septuagint in the London Polyglott, the Chaldee, Syriac, and Arabic, read the negative particle with the Hebrew Text: I asked Not his name, etc.his name Judges 13:17, 13:18; Genesis 32:29; Luke 1:19 Reciprocal Exodus 3:13 - What is his name; Song of Songs 5:15 - his countenance; John 19:9 - Whence; Revelation 7:13 - whence Verse 7 Reciprocal Jeremiah 35:6 - Ye shall; Lamentations 4:7 - Nazarites; Matthew 19:14 - Suffer Verse 8 teach us Job 34:32; Proverbs 3:5, 3:6; Acts 9:6 Reciprocal Exodus 2:9 - Take; Joshua 5:13 - a man; Daniel 10:16 - my Lord; Matthew 1:20 - the angel; Luke 1:34 - General Verse 9 hearkened Psalm 65:2; Matthew 7:7-11 Reciprocal Genesis 18:2 - And he; Joshua 5:13 - a man; Matthew 1:20 - the angel; Luke 1:11 - appeared Verse 10 Behold John 1:41, 1:42, 4:28, 4:29 the other dayByyom, rather, "in this day," or "to-day," for the word other is not in the original, and it is probably that the angel appeared in the morning and evening of the same day.
Verse 11 Reciprocal Joshua 5:13 - a man Verse 12 How shall we order the childHeb. what shall be the manner of the child, Genesis 18:19; Proverbs 4:4, 22:6; Ephesians 6:4 how shall we do unto himor, what shall he do, Heb. what shall be his work
Verse 14 neither Judges 13:4 all that I Deuteronomy 12:32; Matthew 28:20; John 2:5, 15:14; 2 Thessalonians 3:4 Reciprocal Numbers 6:3 - General; Jeremiah 35:6 - Ye shall Verse 15 let us Judges 6:18, 6:19; Genesis 18:3-5 untilManoah, not knowing the quality of his guest, wished to do this as act of hospitality.for theeHeb. before theeReciprocal 18:5 - And I; 18:7 - General; 18:8 - and they; 27:9 - two; 1 Samuel 9:7 - what shall; 1 Kings 13:7 - refresh; Habakkuk 3:1 - some Verse 16 I will notAs I am a spiritual being, I subsist not by earthly food; and cannot partake of your bounty.and ifetc. Rather, "but if thou wilt offer," etc.. unto thee, Judges 13:23, 6:26 Reciprocal Genesis 16:10 - the angel; 18:7 - General; 32:29 - Wherefore; Jonah 1:16 - offered Verse 17 Reciprocal Exodus 3:13 - What is his name; Judges 13:6 - his name Verse 18 Why askest Judges 13:6; Genesis 32:29 secretor, wonderful, It was because his name was secret that Manoah wished to know it. But the angel does not say it was secret, but hoo pailee, "it is wonderful;" the very character given to the Messiah: "His name shall be called pailai, Wonderful," Isaiah 9:6.Reciprocal Judges 6:11 - an angel; Proverbs 30:4 - and what; Daniel 8:13 - that certain saint; Revelation 19:12 - a name Verse 19 took Judges 6:19, 6:20; 1 Kings 18:30-38 did wonderouslyHe acted according to His Name: He, being wonderful, performed wonders; probably causing fire to arise out of the rock and consume the sacrifice, and then ascended in the flame. Judges 6:21; 1 Kings 18:38 Reciprocal Leviticus 9:24 - there came a fire; Judges 2:5 - they sacrificed Verse 20 when the flame 2 Kings 2:11; Psalm 47:5; Habakkuk 1:3 fell on Genesis 17:3; Leviticus 9:24; 1 Chronicles 21:16, 21:26; Ezekiel 1:26, 1:28; Daniel 10:9; Matthew 17:6 Reciprocal Genesis 15:17 - smoking; 17:17 - fell; 17:22 - General; 35:13 - General; Judges 6:21 - rose up; 1 Kings 18:39 - they fell; John 1:18 - he hath Verse 21 knew Judges 6:22; Hosea 12:4, 12:5 Reciprocal Genesis 32:30 - I have; 48:16 - Angel; Exodus 24:10 - saw; Daniel 10:17 - talk Verse 22 We shall Genesis 32:30; Exodus 33:20; Deuteronomy 4:38, 5:26; Isaiah 6:5 we have John 1:18, 5:37 Reciprocal Genesis 28:17 - he was; 43:18 - the men; 48:16 - Angel; Exodus 3:6 - hid; 24:10 - saw; 24:11 - laid not; Deuteronomy 5:24 - he liveth; Joshua 5:13 - a man; Judges 6:22 - because; 13:6 - terrible; Matthew 17:6 - General; Luke 1:12 - he; 5:8 - Depart; 9:34 - and they Verse 23 his wife Ecclesiastes 4:9, 4:10; 1 Corinthians 12:21 he would not Genesis 4:4, 4:5; Psalm 86:17 he have showed 25:14, 27:13; Proverbs 3:32; John 14:20, 14:23, 15:15 Reciprocal Leviticus 9:24 - there came a fire; Judges 6:22 - because; 13:16 - and if; Proverbs 31:26 - openeth Verse 24 am Samson Habakkuk 3:1 the child 1 Samuel 3:19; Luke 1:80, 2:52 Reciprocal Genesis 21:20 - God; 49:16 - General; Deuteronomy 33:22 - General; 1 Samuel 2:21 - grew; Luke 1:66 - And the; 2:40 - the child Verse 25 the Spirit Judges 3:10, 6:34, 11:29; 1 Samuel 11:6; Matthew 4:1; John 3:34 the camp of DanHeb. Mahaneh-dan, as Judges 18:12 between 18:11; Joshua 15:33 Reciprocal Genesis 21:20 - God; 49:16 - General; Deuteronomy 33:22 - General; Joshua 19:41 - Zorah; Judges 14:6 - the Spirit; 14:19 - the Spirit; 16:31 - between Zorah; 18:2 - Zorah; 1 Samuel 16:13 - the Spirit; 1 Chronicles 2:53 - the Zareathites; 4:2 - Zorathites; 12:18 - the spirit; Nehemiah 11:29 - Zareah; Psalm 51:11 - take; Ezekiel 2:2 - General; Luke 1:66 - And the; 1:80 - the child