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(A)For behold, you [a]shall be with child and give birth to a son, and no razor shall come upon his head, for the boy shall be a (B)Nazirite to God from the womb; and he shall begin to save Israel from the hand of the Philistines.” Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, “(C)A man of God came to me, and his appearance was like the appearance of the angel of God, very awesome. And I did not ask him where he came from, nor did he tell me his name. And he said to me, ‘Behold, you [b]shall be with child and give birth to a son, so now you shall not drink wine or strong drink, and you shall not eat any unclean thing, for the boy shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb to the day of his death.’”

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  1. Judges 13:5 Or shall conceive, cf. Gen 3:16; 21:2; 25:21; Ex 2:2; 1 Sam 1:20; Luke 1:31, 36
  2. Judges 13:7 Or shall conceive, cf. Gen 3:16; 21:2; 25:21; Ex 2:2; 1 Sam 1:20; Luke 1:31, 36