² There was a certain man of ^(A)Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren and had borne no children. ^3 (B)Then the angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, “Behold now, you are barren and have borne no children, but you shall conceive and give birth to a son. ⁴ Now therefore, be careful ^(C)not to drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing.