Passage Research
Judges 13 — Sermon Preparation
An angel announces to the wife of Manoah that she will bear a son, Samson, who is to be a Nazirite and will begin to deliver Israel from the Philistines. Below is a research summary for Judges 13, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 25
- verses
- 394 / 133
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 8
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Judges 13 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מָנוֹחַ | Mânôwach | H4495 | 17 | Manoach |
| מַלְאָךְ | malʼâk | H4397 | 12 | messenger, angel |
| אִשָּׁה | ʼishshâh | H802 | 14 | woman |
| יָלַד | yâlad | H3205 | 7 | bear young, beget |
| רָאָה | râʼâh | H7200 | 7 | see |
| נַעַר | naʻar | H5288 | 5 | boy, servant |
| יַיִן | yayin | H3196 | 4 | wine, intoxication |
How preachers through history handled this text
8 public-domain excerpts on Judges 13, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“What Manoah asked for instruction in his duty, he was readily told; but what he asked to gratify his curiosity, was denied. God has in his word given full directions concerning our duty, but never designed to answer other questionings. There are secret things which belong not to us, of which we must be quite contented to be ignorant, while in this world. The name of our Lord is wonderful and secret; but by his wonderful works he makes himself known as far as is needful for us. Prayer is the ascent of the soul to God. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Judges 13:15–23 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Zorah— Judg 13:2
- Eshtaol— Judg 13:25
- Mahaneh-dan 1— Judg 13:25
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