Judges 13:3-5

Expanded Bible

³ The ·angel [messenger] of the Lord [^Cangelic spokesperson for God, sometimes identified with the Lord himself; 2:1; 6:11; Gen. 16:7; Ex. 14:19; 23:20] appeared to Manoah’s wife and said, “·You [^LLook/^TBehold, you are barren and] have not been able to have children, but you will ·become pregnant [conceive] and give birth to a son. ⁴ Be careful not to drink wine or ·beer [or other fermented drink; ^Tstrong drink; ^Can alcoholic beverage made from grain] or eat anything that is unclean [^Cin a ritual sense], ⁵ because you will ·become pregnant [conceive] and have a son. You must never cut his hair, because he will be a Nazirite [Num. 6:1–12], given to God from ·birth [^Lthe womb]. He will begin to ·save [rescue; ^Tdeliver] Israel from the ·power [hand] of the Philistines.”