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And the [a]Angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, Behold, you are barren and have no children, but you shall become pregnant and bear a son.

Therefore beware and drink no wine or strong drink and eat nothing unclean.

For behold, you shall become pregnant and bear a son. No razor shall come upon his head, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from birth, and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hands of the Philistines.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 13:3 See footnote on Gen. 16:7. Note that in Judg. 13:22 the Angel of the Lord is identified with God.

The angel of the Lord(A) appeared to her(B) and said, “You are barren and childless, but you are going to become pregnant and give birth to a son.(C) Now see to it that you drink no wine or other fermented drink(D) and that you do not eat anything unclean.(E) You will become pregnant and have a son(F) whose head is never to be touched by a razor(G) because the boy is to be a Nazirite,(H) dedicated to God from the womb. He will take the lead(I) in delivering Israel from the hands of the Philistines.”

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