Judges 13:13

13:13 The Lord’s messenger told ¹  Manoah, “Your wife should pay attention to everything I told her. 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 14:10

14:10 Then Samson’s father accompanied him to Timnah for the marriage. ⁶  Samson hosted a party ⁷  there, for this was customary for bridegrooms ⁸  to do.

[13:13]  ¹ tn Or “said to.”

[13:13]  ² tn Heb “To everything I said to the woman she should pay attention.” The Hebrew word order emphasizes “to everything,” probably because Manoah’s wife did not tell her husband everything the angel had said to her (cf. vv. 3-5 with v. 7). If she had, Manoah probably would not have been so confused about the child’s mission.

[13:24]  ³ tn Heb “the woman.” For clarity this has been specified in the translation as “Manoah’s wife.”

[13:24]  ⁴ tn The name appears to mean “sun-like” or “solar.”

[13:24]  ⁵ tn Traditionally, “blessed.”

[14:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “And his father went down to the woman.”

[14:10]  ⁶ tn Or “[wedding] feast.”

[14:10]  ⁷ tn Heb “the young men.”