Judges 13:14
She is to have nothing which comes from the vine for her food, and let her take no wine or strong drink or anything which is unclean; let her take care to do all I have given her orders to do.
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In Context
13And the angel of the Lord said to Manoah, Let the woman take note of what I have said to her.
Cross References
Numbers 6:2Say to the children of Israel, If a man or a woman takes an oath to keep himself separate and give himself to the Lord;
Deuteronomy 12:32You are to keep with care all the words I give you, making no addition to them and taking nothing from them.
Judges 13:7But he said to me, You are with child and will give birth to a son; and now do not take any wine or strong drink or let anything unclean be your food; for the child will be separate to God from his birth to the day of his death.
John 2:5His mother said to the servants, Whatever he says to you, do it.
2 Thessalonians 3:4And we have faith in the Lord about you, that you are doing and will do the things about which we give you orders.
Matthew Henry on Judges 13:9-15
The Angel's Appearance to Manoah. ( b. c. 1161.) 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. 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. 10 And the woman made haste, and ran, and showed her husband, and said unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came… Read the whole commentary →