Judges 13:5

“For look, you will be pregnant and bear a son. And no razor shall come up on his head, for the boy shall be a Nazirite of Elohim from the womb, and he will begin to save Israel from the hand of the Philistines.””

Judges 13:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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pregnantהָרָהhara

pregnant

Pregnant, with child.

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and bearיֹלַדְתְּyoladt

bear

To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.

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a sonבֵּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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razorמוֹרָהmora

razor

Razor: a blade for cutting the hair or shaving.

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shall come upיַעֲלֶהyaale

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

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his headרֹאשׁrosh

head

The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.

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the boyנַּעַרnaar

boy

A child or a young man who is still growing and does not rule a household.

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shall beיִהְיֶהyihye

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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a Naziriteנְזִירnezir

Nazirite

Someone set apart for God by a special vow.

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of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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the wombבָּטֶןbaten

womb

The belly where a mother carries her child.

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will beginיָחֵלyachel

begin

To start doing something.

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to saveהוֹשִׁיעַhoshia

save

To rescue someone from danger.

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Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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from the handיַּדyad

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

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of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיםpelishtim

Philistines

Philistines: a people that settled on the south-west coast of Canaan and was Israel's enemy in the days of the judges and of David.

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Translation note

The Nazirite was someone set apart for God: he did not drink wine or cut his hair (Numbers 6:2-5). Normally one was a Nazirite for a time; Samson would be one all his life.

The context

4Now be careful, please, and do not drink wine or intoxicating drink, and do not eat anything unclean.

5 · This verse (above)

6Then the woman came and said to her husband, “A man of Elohim came to me, and his appearance was like the appearance of the angel of Elohim, very fearsome. And I did not ask him where he was from, and his name he did not tell me.

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