Judges 13 · Verse 2

Judges 13:2

And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.
Judges 13:2, King James Version

Judges 13:2 in other translations

BSBNow there was a man from Zorah named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, whose wife was barren and had no children.
WEBThere was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and childless.
ASVAnd there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.
YLTAnd there is a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danite, and his name is Manoah, his wife is barren, and hath not borne;
DARBYAnd there was a certain man of Zoreah, of the family of the Danites, and his name was Manoah. And his wife was barren and did not bear.
BBENow there was a certain man of Zorah of the family of the Danites, and his name was Manoah; and his wife had never given birth to a child.
WebsterAnd there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bore not.

What does Judges 13:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

Jud 13:2-10. An Angel Appears to Manoah's Wife.

2. Zorah--a Danite town (Jos 15:33) lying on the common boundary of Judah and Dan, so that it was near the Philistine border.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 A certain man of Zorah - A town in the tribe of Judah, but afterwards given to Dan.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 13:1-7

Israel did evil: then God delivered them again into the hands of the Philistines. When Israel was in this distress, Samson was born. His parents had been long childless. Many eminent persons were born of such mothers. Mercies long waited for, often prove signal mercies; and by them others may be encouraged to continue their hope in God's mercy. The angel notices her affliction. God often sends comfort to his people…

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Judges 13:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְהִי֩vay.Hiand he wasH1961
אִ֨ישׁ'isha manH376
אֶחָ֧ד'e.ChadoneH259
מִצָּרְעָ֛הmi.tza.re.'Ahfrom ZorahH6881
מִמִּשְׁפַּ֥חַתmi.mish.Pa.chatfrom [the] clan ofH4940
הַדָּנִ֖יha.da.Nithe Danite[s]H1839
וּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.Moand name hisH8034
מָנ֑וֹחַma.No.ach[was] ManoahH4495
וְאִשְׁתּ֥וֹve.'ish.Toand wife hisH802
עֲקָרָ֖ה'a.ka.Rah[was] barrenH6135
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
יָלָֽדָה\׃ya.La.dahshe had borne childrenH3205

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Judges 13:2

  • Joshua 19:41

    And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir–shemesh,

  • Joshua 15:33

    And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,

  • Luke 1:7

    And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.

  • Genesis 25:21

    And Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and the Lord was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

  • Genesis 16:1

    Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.

  • 1 Samuel 1:2-6

    And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the Lord of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there. And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions: But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the Lord had shut up her womb. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Zorah.
Jos 15:33; 19:41
barren.
Ge 16:1; 25:21; 1Sa 1:2-6; Lu 1:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Judges 13:1

    And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.

  • Judges 13:2

    And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.

  • Judges 13:3

    And the angel of the Lord appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.

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Judges 13:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y había un hombre de Sora, de la tribu de Dan, el cual se llamaba Manoa; y su mujer era estéril, que nunca había parido.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il y avait un homme de Tsorha, de la famille des Danites, et son nom était Manoah; et sa femme était stérile et n’enfantait pas.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und es war ein Mann aus Zorha, vom Geschlecht der Daniter, sein Name war Manoah. Und sein Weib war unfruchtbar und gebar nicht.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Erat autem quidam vir de Saraa, et de stirpe Dan, nomine Manue, habens uxorem sterilem.