Judges 13:2

Modern

Now there was a man from Zorah named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, whose wife was barren and had no children.

Traditional

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.

Literal

And there was a certain man from Zorah of the family of the Danite, and his name was Manoah. And his wife was barren and she had not given birth.

Latin

Erat autem quidam vir de Saraa, et de stirpe Dan, nomine Manue, habens uxorem sterilem.

Hebrew

English

Now there was a man from Zorah named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, whose wife was barren and had no children.

Before migrating to the far north (Judges 18), the tribe of Dan tried to settle in Israel's southwest (Joshua 19:40–48). This led to direct conflict with the incoming Philistines.
Zorah was west of Judah, in the area newly occupied by the Philistines. Both Dan and neighboring Judah submitted to Philistine control (Judges 14:4; 15:11).

Theme notes and profiles

Joshua 19:41
The territory of their inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh,
Joshua 15:33
These were in the foothills: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
Luke 1:7
But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
Genesis 25:21
Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.
1 Samuel 1:2–6
He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.
Genesis 16:1
Now Abram’s wife Sarai had borne him no children, but she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar.

Manoah: Father of Samson, from the tribe of Dan

Dan: Israelite tribe; city in northern Israel; originally called Laish/Leshem Zorah: A town in the Shephelah, home of Samson