The woman bore a son and named him Samson. The child grew, and the LORD blessed him.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Judges 13:24 in context
Judges 13:21–25
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But the LORD’s angel didn’t appear to Manoah or to his wife any more. Then Manoah knew that he was the LORD’s angel.
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Manoah said to his wife, “We shall surely die, because we have seen God.”
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But his wife said to him, “If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he wouldn’t have received a burnt offering and a meal offering at our hand, and he wouldn’t have shown us all these things, nor would he have told us such things as these at this time.”
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The woman bore a son and named him Samson. The child grew, and the LORD blessed him.
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The LORD’s Spirit began to move him in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
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