Judges 13:23-25

Context
13:23 But his wife said to him, “If the Lord wanted to kill us, he would not have accepted the burnt offering and the grain offering from us.¹ He would not have shown us all these things, or have spoken to us like this just now.”

13:24 Manoah’s wife² gave birth to a son and named him Samson.³ The child grew and the Lord empowered⁴ him. 13:25 The Lord’s spirit began to control him⁵ in Mahaneh Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.

[13:23] ¹tn Heb “our hand.”

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

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

[13:24] ⁴tn Traditionally, “blessed.”

[13:25] ³tn Or “move him to action”; or “stir him.”