Judges 13:2

13:2 There was a man named Manoah from Zorah, from the Danite tribe. His wife was infertile and childless. ¹ 

Judges 13:24-25

13:24 Manoah’s wife ²  gave birth to a son and named him Samson. ³  The child grew and the Lord empowered ⁴  him. 13:25 The Lord’s spirit began to control him ⁵  in Mahaneh Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.

[13:2]  ¹ tn Heb “and had not given birth.”

[13:24]  ² tn Heb “the woman.” For clarity this has been specified in the translation as “Manoah’s wife.”

[13:24]  ³ tn The name appears to mean “sun-like” or “solar.”

[13:24]  ⁴ tn Traditionally, “blessed.”

[13:25]  ⁵ tn Or “move him to action”; or “stir him.”