Then Manoahוַ מָנוֹחַpleadedיֶּעְתַּרwithאֶלYHWHיְהוָהand said,וַיֹּאמַר“Pardon,בִּיAdonai,אֲדוֹנָיletיָבוֹאthe manאִישׁ הָof Elohimאֱלֹהִיםwhomאֲשֶׁרyou sentשָׁלַחְתָּcomeיָבוֹאagain,עוֹדplease,נָאto usאֵלֵינוּand teach usוְיוֹרֵנוּwhatמַהwe should doנַּעֲשֶׂהfor the boyלַנַּעַרwho will be born.”הַיּוּלָּד
Judges 13:8
Study it in the app“Then Manoah pleaded with YHWH and said, “Pardon, Adonai, let the man of Elohim whom you sent come again, please, to us and teach us what we should do for the boy who will be born.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 13:8, word by word
- Then Manoahמָנוֹחַmanoach
Manoah
Manoah, of the tribe of Dan, the father of Samson. The name means "rest."
Where else “manoach” appears- pleadedיֶּעְתַּרyetar
plead
To pray to God persistently, asking him for something.
Where else “yetar” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- and saidיֹּאמַרyomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomar” appears- “Pardonבִּיbi
please, my lord
Please, pardon me: a formula for addressing a superior respectfully.
Where else “bi” appears- Adonaiאֲדוֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- letיָבוֹאyavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appears- the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- you sentשָׁלַחְתָּshalachta
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shalachta” appears- and teach usיוֹרֵyore
teach
To show someone the way he should go; to instruct him.
Where else “yore” appears- we should doנַּעֲשֶׂהnaase
carry out
To do what is commanded.
Where else “naase” appears- for the boyנַּעַרnaar
boy
A child or a young man who is still growing and does not rule a household.
Where else “naar” appears- who will be bornיּוּלָּדyulad
be born
To come into the world, to begin to live.
Where else “yulad” appears
The context
7But he said to me, ‘Look, you will be pregnant and bear a son; so now do not drink wine or intoxicating drink, and do not eat any uncleanness, for the boy shall be a Nazirite of Elohim from the womb until the day of his death.’”
8 · This verse (above)
9And Elohim listened to the voice of Manoah, and the angel of Elohim came again to the woman while she was sitting in the field; but Manoah her husband was not with her.