Judges 13 · Verse 3

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.
Judges 13:3, King James Version

Judges 13:3 in other translations

BSBThe angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, “It is true that you are barren and have no children; but you will conceive and give birth to a son.
WEBThe LORD’s angel appeared to the woman, and said to her, “See now, you are barren and childless; but you shall conceive and bear a son.
ASVAnd the angel of Jehovah appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not; but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.
YLTand a messenger of Jehovah appeareth unto the woman, and saith unto her, ‘Lo, I pray thee, thou art barren, and hast not borne; when thou hast conceived, then thou hast borne a son.
DARBYAnd the Angel of Jehovah appeared to the woman, and said to her, Behold now, thou art barren and bearest not; but thou shalt conceive and bear a son.
BBEAnd the angel of the Lord came to the woman, and said to her, See now! though you have never given birth to children, you will be with child and give birth to a son.
WebsterAnd the angel of the LORD appeared to the woman, and said to her, Behold, now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.

What does Judges 13:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. the angel of the Lord--The messenger of the covenant, the divine personage who made so many remarkable appearances of a similar kind already described.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 The angel of the Lord - Generally supposed to have been the same that appeared to Moses, Joshua, Gideon, etc., and no other than the second person of the ever-blessed Trinity.

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 13:3 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.

וַיֵּרָ֥אvai.ye.Ra'and he appearedH7200
מַלְאַךְ\־mal.'akh-[the] angel ofH4397
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הָאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.Shahthe womanH802
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֵלֶ֗יהָ'e.Lei.hato herH413
הִנֵּה\־hi.neh-here!H2009
נָ֤אna'pleaseH4994
אַתְּ\־'at-youH859
עֲקָרָה֙'a.ka.Rah[are] barrenH6135
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
יָלַ֔דְתְּya.Ladtyou have borne childrenH3205
וְהָרִ֖יתve.ha.Ritand you will conceiveH2029
וְיָלַ֥דְתְּve.ya.Ladtand you will bearH3205
בֵּֽן\׃Bena sonH1121

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Cross references for Judges 13:3

  • Luke 1:13

    But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

  • Luke 1:11

    And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

  • Judges 6:11-12

    And there came an angel of the Lord, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abi–ezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him, and said unto him, The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.

  • Genesis 18:10

    And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.

  • 2 Kings 4:16

    And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.

  • Judges 2:1

    And an angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you.

  • Judges 13:8

    Then Manoah intreated the Lord, and said, O my Lord, let the man of God which thou didst send come again unto us, and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born.

  • 1 Samuel 1:20

    Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the Lord.

  • Genesis 17:16

    And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.

  • Judges 13:10

    And the woman made haste, and ran, and shewed her husband, and said unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me the other day.

  • Luke 1:28-38

    And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. …

  • Judges 13:6

    Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the angel.
2:1; 6:11,12; Ge 16:7-13; Lu 1:11,28-38
but thou.
Ge 17:16; 18:10; 1Sa 1:20; 2Ki 4:16; Lu 1:13,31

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Context

  • 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.

  • Judges 13:4

    Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:

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Judges 13:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
A esta mujer apareció el ángel de Jehová, y díjole: He aquí que tú eres estéril, y no has parido; mas concebirás y parirás un hijo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et l’Ange de l’ Éternel apparut à la femme, et lui dit: Voici, tu es stérile et tu n’enfantes pas; mais tu concevras, et tu enfanteras un fils.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und der Engel Jehovas erschien dem Weibe und sprach zu ihr: Siehe doch, du bist unfruchtbar und gebierst nicht; aber du wirst schwanger werden und einen Sohn gebären.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cui apparuit angelus Domini, et dixit ad eam: Sterilis es et absque liberis: sed concipies, et paries filium.