Judges 13:7

Easy To Read Version

But he said to me, ‘You are pregnant and will have a son. Don’t drink any wine or other strong drink. Don’t eat any food that is unclean. [104] Why? Because the boy will be dedicated to God in a special way. The boy will be God’s special person from before he is born until the day he dies.’”

Cross References

Jeremiah 35:6

But the Recabite people answered, “We never drink wine. We never drink it because our ancestor {\cf2\super [294]} Jonadab son of Recab, gave us this command: ‘You and your descendants {\cf2\super [295]} must never drink wine.

Amos 2:11

I made some of your sons to be prophets. I made some of your young men to be Nazirites. {\cf2\super [42]} People of Israel, it is true.” The Lord said these things.

Numbers 6:2

“Tell these things to the people of Israel: A man or a woman might want to separate from other people for a time. This special time of separation allows a person to give himself totally to the Lord for a time. That person will be called a Nazirite. [86]

Judges 13:4

Don’t drink any wine or any other strong drink. Don’t eat any food that is unclean. [101]

Judges 13:6

Then the woman went to her husband and told him what had happened. She said, “A man of God [103] came to me. He looked like the Angel of God. He made me afraid. I didn’t ask him where he was from and he didn’t tell me his name.

Judges 13:8

Then Manoah prayed to the Lord. He said, “Lord, I beg you to send the man of God to us again. We want him to teach us what we should do for the boy that will soon be born.”