Judges - 13:13



13 The angel of Yahweh said to Manoah, "Of all that I said to the woman let her beware.

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Explanation and meaning of Judges 13:13.

Differing Translations

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And the angel of the Lord said to Manue: From all the things I have spoken of to thy wife, let her refrain herself:
And the messenger of Jehovah saith unto Manoah, 'Of all that I said unto the woman let her take heed;
And the angel of the Lord said to Manoah, Let the woman take note of what I have said to her.
The angel of the LORD said to Manoah, 'Of all that I said to the woman let her be careful.
And the Angel of the Lord said to Manoah: "Concerning all the things about which I have spoken to your wife, she herself should abstain.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoah,.... Giving him no direct answer to his question, either what should be done to the child, or what that should do; only reminds of and repeats what he had said to his wife, which she should be careful to observe and would, and that was enough for him to know:
of all that I said to the woman, let her beware; take to abstain from everything in eating and drinking during the time of her going with child, he had joined, which are particularly repeated in the next verse.

The angel of the Lord then repeated the instructions which he had already given to the woman in Judges 13:4, simply adding to the prohibition of wine and strong drink the caution not to eat of anything that came from the vine, in accordance with Numbers 6:3.

Let her - Whilst the child is in her womb, and after the child is born let him observe the same orders.

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