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Judges 13:24-25
New English Translation
Judges 13:24-25
New English Translation
24 Manoah’s wife[a] gave birth to a son and named him Samson.[b] The child grew and the Lord empowered[c] him. 25 The Lord’s Spirit began to control him[d] in Mahaneh Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.
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- Judges 13:24 tn Heb “the woman.” For clarity this has been specified in the translation as “Manoah’s wife.”
- Judges 13:24 tn The name appears to mean “sun-like” or “solar.”
- Judges 13:24 tn Traditionally, “blessed.”
- Judges 13:25 tn Or “move him to action”; or “stir him.”
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