Judges 13:12

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

Then Manoah asked, “When your words come to pass, what will be the boy’s rule of life and mission?”

American Standard Version (1901)

And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass: what shall be the ordering of the child, and how shall we do unto him?

Bible in Basic English

And Manoah said, Now when your words come true, what is to be the rule for the child and what will be his work?

Free Bible Version

So Manoah said, “May your promise come true! What shall be decided for the boy, and what is to be his vocation?”

Geneva Bible 1599

Then Manoah sayde, Nowe let thy saying come to passe: but howe shall we order the childe and doe vnto him?

King James (Authorized) Version

And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order the child, and how shall we do unto him?

Translation for Translators

Manoah asked him, “When what you promised occurs and my wife gives birth to a son, what rules must he obey, and what work will he do when he grows up?”

Unlocked Literal Bible

So Manoah said, “Now may your words come true. What will be the rules for the child, and what will be his work?”

Noah Webster Bible

And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order the child, and how shall we do to him?

World English Bible

Manoah said, “Now let your words happen. What shall the child’s way of life and mission be?”

Young's Literal Translation

And Manoah saith, 'Now let thy words come to pass; what is the custom of the youth — and his work?'

Context

The Birth of Samson

¹¹So Manoah got up and followed his wife. When he came to the man, he asked, “Are you the man who spoke to my wife?” “I am,” he said.¹²Then Manoah asked, “When your words come to pass, what will be the boy’s rule of life and mission?”

Sermons

What Happened?

K.P. Yohannan

Summary

In this verse, Manoah's wife expresses concern and uncertainty upon realizing that she has seen an angel of the Lord. Her fear is understandable as encountering a divine being can be overwhelming. This reaction reflects the awe and reverence that people often experience in the presence of God or His messengers. It also demonstrates the humility and respect shown towards heavenly beings in the Old Testament, highlighting the sacredness of such encounters.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

And Manoah said, now let thy words come to pass,.... Which was not only a wish that they might, but a prayer of faith that they would come pass: how shall we order the child? and how shall we do unto him? he believed a child would be born, and as he was to be a Nazarite, he knew what were the rules and orders to be observed concerning one in common; but as he was to be an extraordinary one, he was desirous of knowing what particular laws and rules were to be observed with respect to him, or what more was to be done to him than to another: the words may be rendered, as in the margin of our Bibles, "what shall be the judgment of the child, and his work?" and seems to relate not to what should be done to it, but what that should do; for being an extraordinary Nazarite, he supposed that some extraordinary work would be done by him, and he was curious to know it; and so Abarbinel interprets it of his request to know things future and wonderful, that should be done after the child was grown up; but this the angel chose not to inform him of, since it might have been prejudicial to them, should the Philistines get knowledge that this child would be a judge and saviour of Israel, and do such and such things to them as he did, they would have sought to have slain his wife while she bare him, or the child when born; and it may be observed, that though the angel told the woman at first, that he should "begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines", Jdg 13:5, yet she said nothing of it to her husband, nor did the angel repeat it.