Judges 13 · Verse 24

Judges 13:24

And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the Lord blessed him.
Judges 13:24, King James Version

Judges 13:24 in other translations

BSBSo the woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The boy grew, and the LORD blessed him.
WEBThe woman bore a son and named him Samson. The child grew, and the LORD blessed him.
ASVAnd the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and Jehovah blessed him.
YLTAnd the woman beareth a son, and calleth his name Samson, and the youth groweth, and Jehovah doth bless him,
DARBYAnd the woman bore a son, and called his name Samson. And the child grew, and Jehovah blessed him.
BBESo the woman gave birth to a son, and gave him the name Samson; and he became a man and the blessing of the Lord was on him.
WebsterAnd the woman bore a son, and called his name Samson. And the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.

What does Judges 13:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
24. the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson--The birth of this child of promise, and the report of the important national services he was to render, must, from the first, have made him an object of peculiar interest and careful instruction.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 And called his name Samson - The original שמשון shimshon, which is from the root שמש shamash, to serve, (whence shemesh, the sun), probably means either a little sun, or a little servant; and this latter is so likely a name to be imposed on an only son, by maternal fondness, that it leaves but little doubt of the propriety of the etymology. And the Lord blessed him - Gave evident proofs that the child was under the peculiar protection of the Most High; causing him to increase daily in stature and extraordinary strength.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 13:24-25
The Spirit of the Lord began to move Samson when a youth. This was evidence that the Lord blessed him. Where God gives his blessing, he gives his Spirit to qualify for the blessing. Those are blessed indeed in whom the Spirit of grace begins to work in the days of their childhood. Samson drank no wine or strong drink, yet excelled in strength and courage, for he had the Spirit of God moving him; therefore be not drunk with wine, but be filled with the Spirit.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Judges 13:24 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.

וַתֵּ֤לֶדva.Te.ledand she boreH3205
הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.Shahthe womanH802
בֵּ֔ןBena sonH1121
וַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'and she calledH7121
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שְׁמ֖וֹshe.Moname hisH8034
שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹןshim.ShonSamsonH8123
וַיִּגְדַּ֣לvai.yig.Daland he grew upH1431
הַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arthe ladH5288
וַֽיְבָרְכֵ֖הוּvay.va.re.Khe.huand he blessed himH1288
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

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

Cross references for Judges 13:24

  • Luke 1:80

    And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.

  • 1 Samuel 3:19

    And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.

  • Hebrews 11:32

    And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:

  • Luke 2:52

    And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A.M. 2849. B.C. 1155. An. Ex. Is. 336. Samson.
Heb 11:32
the child.
1Sa 3:19; Lu 1:80; 2:52

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

Context

  • Judges 13:23

    But his wife said unto him, If the Lord were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these.

  • Judges 13:24

    And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the Lord blessed him.

  • Judges 13:25

    And the Spirit of the Lord began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.

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Judges 13:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y la mujer parió un hijo, y llamóle por nombre Samsón. Y el niño creció, y Jehová lo bendijo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et la femme enfanta un fils, et appela son nom Samson; et l’enfant grandit, et l’ Éternel le bénit.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und das Weib gebar einen Sohn; und sie gab ihm den Namen Simson. Und der Knabe wuchs, und Jehova segnete ihn.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Peperit itaque filium, et vocavit nomen ejus Samson. Crevitque puer, et benedixit ei Dominus.