Judges 13:24

And the woman bears a son, and calls his name Samson, and the youth grows, and YHWH blesses him,

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.

In Context

23And his wife says to him, “If YHWH were desirous to put us to death, He had not received burnt-offering and present from our hands, nor showed us all these things, nor caused us to hear [anything] like this as [at this] time.”

25and the Spirit of YHWH begins to move him in the camp of Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:26And the youth Samuel is going on and growing up, and [is] good with both YHWH, and also with men.

Luke 1:80And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit, and he was in the deserts until the day of his showing to Israel.

Hebrews 11:32And what yet will I say? For the time will fail me recounting about Gideon, also Barak, and Samson, and Jephthah, also David, and Samuel, and the prophets,

Matthew Henry on Judges 13:16-24

Manoah's Alarm. ( b. c. 1161.) 15 And Manoah said unto the angel of the Lord , I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee. 16 And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the Lord . For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the Lord . 17 And Manoah said unto the angel of the Lord , What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour? 18 And… Read the whole commentary →

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