Judges 13

Judges 13:1

children = sons.

did evil again = Hebrew added to commit.

evil. Hebrew. ra’a’. App-44.

the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.

forty years. 1120-1080.

Judges 13:2

man. Hebrew. ’ish. App-4.

Judges 13:3

the Angel = Messenger. From verses: Judges 13:18, Judges 13:19, Judges 13:22, the same that appeared to Gideon (Judges 6:12).

Judges 13:4

drink. Compare Numbers 6:2, Numbers 6:3.

Judges 13:5

lo. Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6.

the child. Hebrew. na’ar.

a Nazarite unto God = one separate unto Elohim.

Judges 13:6

A Man. Hebrew. ’ish. App-14. This was according to the woman’s apprehension.

God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.

countenance = appearance.

terrible = awe-inspiring.

Judges 13:8

my LORD* = ’Adona*. Should be “Jehovah”. This is one of the 134 changes indicated in the Massorah. App-32.

Judges 13:9

God = The God: ha-’Elohim. App-4.

came. Some codices, with three early printed editions, read “appeared”.

Judges 13:10

And. Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton (App-6) in this verse.

Judges 13:12

How shall we order the child, and how shall we do unto him? Hebrew “What shall be the rule of (Genitive of relation = concerning) the boy, and what shall be his work? "

Judges 13:14

commanded = forbade. The verb zivvah is a Homonym here and Deuteronomy 4:23, where it is correctly rendered “forbid”. Elsewhere “command”.

Judges 13:15

a kid = a kid of the goats.

Judges 13:16

bread. Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Species). App-6. Put for all kinds of food.

offer = prepare. App-43.

offer it = cause it to ascend. App-43.

Judges 13:18

secret. Hebrew wonderful. Same as Isaiah 9:6.

Judges 13:19

wonderously = a wonderful thing.

Judges 13:20

the flame went up. See note on Genesis 4:4.

the altar. The rock is deemed the altar.

Judges 13:23

received. It is the acceptance of our Substitute by God which saves, not our acceptance of Him. This was sound reasoning.

Judges 13:24

called his name = called him. Figure of speech Pleonasm. App-6.

grew. Israel waited twenty years for deliverance. Compare Judges 15:20; Judges 16:31.

Judges 13:25

the Spirit. Hebrew. ruach. App-9.

began. They had yet to wait. Compare Judges 15:20.

move him = stir him with trouble. See Genesis 41:8. Psalms 77:3. Daniel 2:1, Daniel 2:3.

at times = to and fro.

the camp of Dan, where Israel lay in a fortified place. Compare Judges 18:12.

Eshtaol. On the borders of Judah.