Judges 13:8-9

13:8 Manoah prayed to the Lord, ¹  “Please, Lord, allow the man sent from God ²  to visit ³  us again, so he can teach ⁴  us how we should raise ⁵  the child who will be born.” 13:9 God answered Manoah’s prayer. ⁶  God’s angelic messenger visited ⁷  the woman again while she was sitting in the field. But her husband Manoah was not with her.

[13:8]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text adds “and said.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[13:8]  ² tn Heb “the man of God.”

[13:8]  ³ tn Heb “come to.”

[13:8]  ⁴ tc The LXX has “enlighten,” understanding the Hebrew to read וִיאִירֵנוּ (vi’irenu, “to give light”) rather than the reading of the MT, וְיוֹרֵנוּ (vÿyorenu, “to teach”).

[13:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “what we should do for.”

[13:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “God listened to the voice of Manoah.”

[13:9]  ⁷ tn Heb “came to.”