Judges 13 · Verse 8

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.
Judges 13:8, King James Version

Judges 13:8 in other translations

BSBThen Manoah prayed to the LORD, “Please, O Lord, let the man of God You sent us come to us again to teach us how to raise the boy who is to be born.”
WEBThen Manoah entreated the LORD, and said, “Oh, Lord, please let the man of God whom you sent come again to us, and teach us what we should do to the child who shall be born.”
ASVThen Manoah entreated Jehovah, and said, Oh, Lord, I pray thee, let the man of God whom thou didst send come again unto us, and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born.
YLTAnd Manoah maketh entreaty unto Jehovah, and saith, ‘O, my Lord, the man of God whom Thou didst send, let him come in, I pray thee, again unto us, and direct us what we do to the youth who is born.'
DARBYThen Manoah prayed to Jehovah, and said, Ah Lord! let the man of God which thou didst send come again unto us, I pray thee, and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born.
BBEThen Manoah made prayer to the Lord, and said, O Lord, let the man of God whom you sent come to us again and make clear to us what we are to do for the child who is to come.
WebsterThen Manoah entreated the LORD, and said, O my Lord, let the man of God, whom thou didst send come again to us, and teach us what we shall do to the child that shall be born.

What does Judges 13:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 13:6-8

6-8. then Manoah entreated the Lord--On being informed by his wife of the welcome intimation, the husband made it the subject of earnest prayer to God. This is a remarkable instance, indicative of the connection which God has established between prayer and the fulfilment of His promises.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 13:8-14
Blessed are those who have not seen, and yet, as Manoah, have believed. Good men are more careful and desirous to know the duty to be done by them, than to know the events concerning them: duty is ours, events are God's. God will guide those by his counsel, who desire to know their duty, and apply to him to teach them. Pious parents, especially, will beg Divine assistance. The angel repeats the directions he had before given. There is need of much care for the right ordering both of ourselves and our children, that we may be duly separate from the world, and living sacrifices to the Lord.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Judges 13:8 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.

וַיֶּעְתַּ֥רvai.ye'.Tarand he prayedH6279
מָנ֛וֹחַma.No.achManoahH4495
אֶל\־'el-toH413
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.Marand he saidH559
בִּ֣יbipardon meH994
אֲדוֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiO LordH136
אִ֣ישׁ'ish[the] man ofH376
הָאֱלֹהִ֞יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhomH834
שָׁלַ֗חְתָּsha.Lach.tayou sentH7971
יָבוֹא\־ya.Vo'-let him comeH935
נָ֥אna'pleaseH4994
עוֹד֙'OdagainH5750
אֵלֵ֔ינוּ'e.Lei.nuto usH413
וְיוֹרֵ֕נוּve.yo.Re.nuso he may teach usH3384
מַֽה\־mah-what?H4100
נַּעֲשֶׂ֖הna.'a.Sehwill we doH6213
לַנַּ֥עַרla.Na.'arfor the ladH5288
הַיּוּלָּֽד\׃hai.yu.Ladwho is about to be bornH3205

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

Cross references for Judges 13:8

  • Acts 9:6

    And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

  • Job 34:32

    That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.

  • Proverbs 3:5-6

    Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

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teach us.
Job 34:32; Pr 3:5,6; Ac 9:6

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Context

  • Judges 13:7

    But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death.

  • 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.

  • Judges 13:9

    And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah her husband was not with her.

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Judges 13:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces oró Manoa á Jehová, y dijo: Ah, Señor mío, yo te ruego que aquel varón de Dios que enviaste, torne ahora á venir á nosotros, y nos enseñe lo que hayamos de hacer con el niño que ha de nacer.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Manoah supplia l’ Éternel, et dit: Ah, Seigneur! que l’homme de Dieu que tu as envoyé, vienne encore vers nous, je te prie, et qu’il nous enseigne ce que nous devons faire au jeune garçon qui naîtra.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da flehte Manoah zu Jehova und sprach: Bitte, Herr! der Mann Gottes, den du gesandt hast, möge doch nochmals zu uns kommen und uns lehren, was wir tun sollen mit dem Knaben, der geboren werden soll.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Oravit itaque Manue Dominum, et ait: Obsecro, Domine, ut vir Dei, quem misisti, veniat iterum, et doceat nos quid debeamus facere de puero, qui nasciturus est.