Judges 13:4

The Birth of Samson · Judges 13:1–25
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Translations

Modern
Now please be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, and not to eat anything unclean.
Traditional
Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:
Literal
And now be careful, please, and do not drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean.
Latin
Cave ergo ne bibas vinum ac siceram, nec immundum quidquam comedas:

Original

Hebrew
English
Now please be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, and not to eat anything unclean.

Notes

anything unclean: See Leviticus 11.

Manoah's wife was promised a son who would be dedicated as a Nazirite from birth (see Numbers 6:1–21; compare 1 Samuel 1:11). Samson's uncut hair would play a key role in his story.

Theme notes and profiles

Samson The Philistines Angels Infertility

Parallels

Numbers 6:1–21

Glossary

Dietary Laws Judges, Book of Manoah Philistia, Philistines Samson Strong Drink Tribe of Dan

Topics

Conception: Miraculous: Manoah's Wife Drinking Beer Manoah: A Danite of Zorah and the Father of Samson Samson: A Danite, Son of Manoah Total Abstinence: from Intoxicating Beverages Total Abstinence: Samson Wine: Admonitions Against the Use of Wine: Samson's Mother Forbidden to Drink