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But he said unto me, See thou shalt conceive, and bear ben; and now drink no yayin nor shekhar, neither eat any tumah; for the na’ar shall be Nazir Elohim from the beten to the yom moto (day of his death).

Then Manoach prayed entreating Hashem, and said, O Adonoi, let the Ish HaElohim which thou didst send come again unto us, and teach us what we must do unto the na’ar that shall be born.

And HaElohim paid heed to the kol Manoach; and the Malach HaElohim came again unto the isha as she sat in the sadeh; but Manoach her ish was not with her.

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But he said to me, ‘You will become pregnant and have a son. Now then, drink no wine(A) or other fermented drink(B) and do not eat anything unclean, because the boy will be a Nazirite of God from the womb until the day of his death.(C)’”

Then Manoah(D) prayed to the Lord: “Pardon your servant, Lord. I beg you to let the man of God(E) you sent to us come again to teach us how to bring up the boy who is to be born.”

God heard Manoah, and the angel of God came again to the woman while she was out in the field; but her husband Manoah was not with her.

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