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Judges 13:23-25
International Standard Version
Judges 13:23-25
International Standard Version
23 But his wife replied to him, “If the Lord had intended to kill us, he wouldn’t have accepted a burnt offering and a grain offering from us,[a] he wouldn’t have shown us all these things, and he wouldn’t have permitted us to hear things[b] like this, now would he?”[c]
24 Later on, the woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson.[d] The child grew strong and the Lord blessed him. 25 Then the Spirit of the Lord began to rouse him where the tribe of Dan was encamped,[e] between Zorah and Eshtaol.
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- Judges 13:23 Lit. from our hands
- Judges 13:23 The Heb. lacks things
- Judges 13:23 The Heb. lacks would he
- Judges 13:24 The Heb. name Samson means Like the sun
- Judges 13:25 Or him in Mahaneh-dan
Judges 13:23-25
New International Version
Judges 13:23-25
New International Version
23 But his wife answered, “If the Lord had meant to kill us, he would not have accepted a burnt offering and grain offering from our hands, nor shown us all these things or now told us this.”(A)
24 The woman gave birth to a boy and named him Samson.(B) He grew(C) and the Lord blessed him,(D) 25 and the Spirit of the Lord began to stir(E) him while he was in Mahaneh Dan,(F) between Zorah and Eshtaol.
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