Judges 13:12

13:12 Manoah said, “Now, when your announcement comes true, ¹  how should the child be raised and what should he do?” ² 

Judges 13:24

13:24 Manoah’s wife ³  gave birth to a son and named him Samson. ⁴  The child grew and the Lord empowered ⁵  him.

Judges 17:11-12

17:11 So the Levite agreed to stay with the man; the young man was like a son to Micah. ⁶  17:12 Micah paid ⁷  the Levite; the young man became his priest and lived in Micah’s house.

Judges 18:15

18:15 They stopped ⁸  there, went inside the young Levite’s house (which belonged to Micah), ⁹  and asked him how he was doing. ¹⁰ 

¹ tn Heb “Now, [when] your word comes [to pass].”

² tn Heb “what will be the child’s rule [i.e., way of life] and his work?”

³ tn Heb “the woman.” For clarity this has been specified in the translation as “Manoah’s wife.”

⁴ tn The name appears to mean “sun-like” or “solar.”

⁵ tn Traditionally, “blessed.”

⁵ tn Heb “the young man became like one of his sons.”

⁷ tn Heb “filled the hand of.”

⁹ tn Heb “turned aside.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “Micah’s house.”

¹¹ tn Heb “they asked him concerning peace.”