Judges 13:5
“For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
For, lo, thou shalt conceive and bear a son,.... Which is not only repeated for the confirmation of it, but that she…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
A Nazarite - See the marginal reference. and note. The common Nazarite vow was for a limited time, like Paul’s Act…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Judges 13:1-7
The first verse gives us a short account, such as we have too often met with already, of the great distress that Israel…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
thou shalt conceive The present in Gen 16:11 RV. and Isa 7:14 RVm.; the future is more suitable here.
a Nazirite unto…
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