Zebab and Zalmunna taken. JUDGES. Gideon's children and death. ed themselves together, and took the waters hand, that we thould give bread unto thy men unto Beth-barah and Jordan. that are weary? 25 And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they flew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they flew at the wine-prefs of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other fide Jordan. CHA P. VIII. The Ephraimites pacified. 10 Zebab and Zalminna. 33 The Ifraelites idolatry and ingratitude. AND the men of Ephraim faid unto him, Why hart thou ferved us thus, that thou calledft us not when thou wenteft to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply. 2 And he faid unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi-ezer? 3 God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparifon of you? Then their anger was abated toward him when he had faid that. 4 And Gideon came to Jortan and pasted over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them. 5 And he faid unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and i am puriuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian. 6 And the princes of Succoth faid, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army? 7 And Gideon faid, Therefore when the LORD hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into mine hand, then I will tear your fleth with the thorns of the wilderness, and with Driers. And he went up thence to Penuel, and fpake unto them likewife: and the men of Penuel anfwered him as the men of Succoth had aufwered him. And he spake alfo unto the men of Penuel, faying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower. 10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hofts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the eaft: for there tell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew fword. 11 And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents, on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and fmote the hoft: for the hot was lecure. 12 And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursues after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and difcomed all the hort. 13 And Gideon the fon of Joath returned from battle before the fun was up, 14 And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he defcribed unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threefcore and feven. Leea men. 15 Aud he came unto the men of Succoth, and faid, Beheld, Zebah ard Zalmunna, with whem ve did upbraid me, saying, dre the hands of Zebab and Zalmunna now in thine 16 And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with then he taught the men of succoth. 17 And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and flew the men of the city. 18 Then faid he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manier of men were they whom ye flew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, fo were they; each one refembled the children of a king. 19 And he faid, They were my brethren, even the fons of my mother: as the LORD liveth, if ye had faved them alive, I would not flay you. 20 And he faid unto Jether his first-born, Up, and lay them: but the youth drew not his fword; for he feared, because he was yet a youth. 21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna faid, Rife thou, and fall upon us for as the man is, fo is his strength. And Gideon arofe, and lew Zebah and Zaimunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camel's necks. 22 Then the men of Ifrael faid unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy fon, and thy fon's fon alfo; for thou haft delivered us from the hand of Midian. 23 And Gideon faid unto them, I will not rule over you, neither thall my fon rule over you: the LORD thall rule over you. 24 And Gideon faid unto them, I'would defire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the ear-rings of his prey: (for they had golden ear-rings, because they were Ishmaelites.) 25 And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did caft therein every man the ear-rings of his prey. 26 And the weight of the golden ear-rings that he requested was a thousand and even hundred hekels of gold, befide ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camel's necks. 27 And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah and all ffrael went thither a whoring after it! which thing became a fnare unto Gideon, and to his house. 28 Thus was Midian fubdued before the children of frael, fo that they lifted up their heads no more and the country was in quietnefs torty years in the days of Ġigeon. 29¶ And Jerubbaal the fon of Joath went and dweit in his own houfe. 30 And Gideon had threescore and ten fons of his body begotten: for he had many wives. 31 And his concubine that was in Shechem, the allo bare him a fou, whofe name he called Abimelech. 32 ¶ And Gideon the fon of Joafh died in a good old age, and was buried in the fe pulchre of Joath his father, in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrices. 33 And it came to pass, as foon as Gideon was dead. that the children of Ifrael turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baal-berth their god. 34 And the children of Ifrael remember. ed not the LORD their God, who had deli 1 Jotham's parable: Chap. Ix. vered them out of the hands of all their enmies on every fide: 35 Neither thewed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely, Gideon, according to all the goodnefs which he had thewed unto Ifrael. CHAP. IX. 1 Abimelech is made king by the Shechemites. 7 Fotham, by a parabile, rebuketh them. 22 Gaal's confpiracy, 56 Jotham's curf?. AND Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the houfe of his mother's father, faying. 2 Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the fons of Jerubbaal (which are threescore and ten perfons) reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember alfo that I am your bone and your fleth. 3 And his mother's brethren fpake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all thefe words; and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they faid, He is our brocher. 4 And they gave him threefcore and ten pieces of filver out of the houfe of Baal-berith; wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light perfons, which followed him. 5 And he went unto his father's houfe at Ophrah, and flew his brethren, the fons of Jerubbaal, being threefcore and ten perfons, upon one itone: notwithflanding, yet Jo tham the youngest fon of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himielf 6 And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the houfe of Millo, and went and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem. 7 And when they told it to Jotham, he went and flood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice and cried, and faid unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you. 8 The trees went forth on a time to anoint aking over them; and they faid unto the olive-tree, Reign thou over us. 9. But the olive tree faid unto them, Should I leave my fatnefs, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees? 10 Ar the tree faid to the fig-tree, Come thou, eign over us. 11 Bu the fig-tree said unto them, Should I forfake my fweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees? 12 Then faid the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us. 13 And the vine faid unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees? 14 Then faid all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, ana reign over us. 15 And the bramble faid unto the trees, If In truth anoint me king over you, then come and put your trutt in my fhadow; and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon. 16 Now therefore if ye have done truly and fincerely, in that ye have inade Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerub baal and his houfe, and have done unto him according to the deferving of his hands: 37 (For my father fought for you, and ad 18 And ye are rifen up againft my father's houfe this day, and have flain his fons, threefcore and ten perfons, upon one tone, and have made Abimelech, the fon of his maidfervant, king over the men of Shechem, be caute he is your brother :) 19 It ye then have dealt truly and fincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him alfo rejoice in you; 20 But if not, let fire come out from Abl melech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the houfe of Millo, and devour Abimelech. 21 And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for tear of Abimelech his brother. 22 When Abimelech had reigned three years over Ifrael, 23 Then God fent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacheroudy with Abimelech : 24 That the cruelty done to the threefcore and ten fons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother which flew thein; and upon the men of Shechem which aided him in the killing of his brethren. 25 And the men of Shechem fet liers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them and it was told Abimelech. 26 And Gaal the fon of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him. 27 And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode the grapes, and made merry, and went into the houfe of their god, and did eat and drink, and curs 1 Abimelech. 28 And Gaal the fon of Ebed faid, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we fhould ferve him? Is not be the fon of Jerub baal? and Zebul his officer? Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem; for why should we ferve him? 29 And would to God this people were under my hand then would I remove Abi. melech. And he faid to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out. 30 And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled. 31 And he fent meffengers unto Abimelech privily, faying, Behold, Gaal the fon of Ebed, and his brethren, be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortity the city against thee. 32 Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lie in wait in the field: 33 And it fhall be, that in the morning, as foon as the fun is up, thou shalt rife carly, and fet upon the city; and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayeft thou do to them as thou halt find occafion. 34 And Abimelech rofe up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem o four companies. 35 And Gaal the fonot Ebed went cut, and food in the entering of the gate of the Abimelech overcometh Gaal. JUDGES. city and Abimelech rofe up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait. 36 And when Gaal faw the people, he faid to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul faid unto him, Thou feeft the thadow of the mountains as if they were men. 37 And Gaal fpake again, and faid, See, there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim. 38 Then faid Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou faidft, Who is Abimelech, that we should ferve him? Is not this the people that thou haft despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them. 39 And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.. 40 And Abimelech chafed him, and he fled before him; and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate. 41 And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebal thruft out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem. 42 And it came to pafs on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech. 43 And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and behold, the people were come forth out of the city; and he rofe up against them, and fmote them. 44 And Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rufhed forward, and food in the entering of the gate of the city and the two other companies ran upon all the people that were in the fields, and flew them. 45 And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and flew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and fowed it with falt. 46 And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the houfe of the god Berith. 47 And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together. 48 And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his fhoulder, and faid unto the people that were with him, What ye have feen me do, make hafte, and do as I have done. 49 And all the people Hikewife cut down every man his bough, and followed Abime. lech, and put them to the hold, and fet the hold on fire upon them: fo that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women. 50Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it. 51 But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the nien and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower. 52 And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire. $3 And a certain woman caft a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake livs skull. 54 Then he called haftily unto the young Fotham's curse. man his armour-bearer, and faid unto him, Draw thy fword, and flay me, that men fay not of me, A woman flew him. And his young man thruft him through, and he died. Abimelech was dead, they departed every 55 And when the men of Ifrael faw that man unto his place. Abimelech which he did unto his father, in 56 Thus God rendered the wickedness of flaying his feventy brethren. 57 And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads and upon them came the curfe of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal. СНА Р. Х. Tola judgeth Ifrael. The Philiftines and Ammonites oppreffing Ifrael, 15 upon their Afend Ifrael, Tola, the fon of Puah, the repentance, God pitieth them. fon of Dodo, a man of iffachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim. ND after Abimelech there arofe to de. 2 And he judged Ifrael twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir. and judged Ifrael twenty and two years. 3 And after him arofe Jair, a Gileadite, afs-coits, and they had thirty cities, which 4 And he had thirty fons that rode on thirty are called Havoth-jair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead. 5 And Jair died, and was buried in Camon. against Ifrael, and he fold them into the 8 And that year they verend oppreffed the children of Ifrael eight years, all the children of frag that on the other fide Jordan, in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead. ed over Jordan to fight a'fo ag Judah, and 9 Moreover, the children of Amon paffagainst Benjamin, and againit the houfe of Ephraim; fo that Ifrael was fore diftreffed. 10 And the children of Ifrael cried unto the LORD, faying, We have finned against thee, both because we have forfaken our God, and alfo ferved Balim. 11 And the LORD faid unto the children of Ifrael, Did not I deliver you from the Egyp tians, and from the Amorites, from the chil. dren of Ammon, and from the Philistines? 12 The Zidonians alfo, and the Amalek. ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of ites, and the Maonites, did opprefs you; and their hand. 13 Yet ye have forfaken me, and ferved other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no more. 14 Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chofen: let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation. 15 And the children of Ifrael faid unto the LORD, We have finned, do thou unto us whatfoever feemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we prav thee, this day. 16 And they put away the ftrange gods. from among them, and served the Loap: Jephthah's covenant: Chap. xi. 17 Then the children of Ammon were ga thered together, and encamped in Gilead: and the children of Ifrael aifembled themfelves together, and encamped in Mizpeh. 18 And the people and princes of Gilead faid one to another, What man is be that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead. CHAP. XI. 1 Jephthah's covenant with the Gileadites: 30 his vow: 34 he performeth it on bis daughter. Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the fon of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah. 2 And Gilead's wife bare him fons; and his wife's fons grew up, and they thruft out Jephthah, and faid unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father's houfe; for thou art the fon of a strange woman. 3 Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him." 4 And it came to pafs in procefs of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Ifrael. 5 And it was fo, that when the children of Ammon made war againft Ifrael, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob: 6 And they faid unto Jephthah, Come and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon. 7 And Jephthah faid unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expel me out of my father's houfe? and why are ye come unto me now when ye are in diftrefs? 8 And the elders of Gilead faid unto Jephthah, Therefore we turn again to thee now, that thou mayeft go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead. 9 And Jephthah faid unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the LORD deliver them before me, thall I be your head? 10 And the elders of Gilead faid unto Jeph. thany The LORD be a witness between us, if we do not fo according to thy words. 11 Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before the LORD in Mizpen. 12 And Jephthah fent meflengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, faying, What haft thou to do with me, that thou art come against me to fight in my land? 13 And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the meffengers of Jeph. thah, Because Ifrael took away my land when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore reffore thofe lands again peaceably. 14 And Jephthah fent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon, 15 And faid unto him, Thus faith Jephthah, Ifrael took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon: 16 But when Ifrael came up from Egypt, 17 Then Ifrael fent meffengers unto the king of Edom, faying, Let me, I pray thee, pafs through thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken thereto. And in like manner they fent unto the king of Moab; but he would not confent: and Ifrael abode in Kadeth. 18 Then they went along through the wil dernefs, and compaffed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the eaft fide of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other fide of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab. 19 And Ifrael fent meffengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Hethbon; and Ifrael faid unto him, Let us pifs, we pray thee, through thy land unto my place. 20 But Sihon trufted not Ifrael to pafs through his coaft; but Sihon gathered all his people together, and pitched in Jahaz, and fought against Ifraei. 21 And the LORD God of Ifrael delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Ifrael, and they fmote them; fo Ifrael pos feffed all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that country. 22 And they poffeffed all the coafts of the Amorites, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and from the wilderness even unto jordan. 23 So now, the LORD God of Ifrael hath difpoffeffed the Amorites from before his people Ifracl, and fhouldeft thou poffefs it? 24 Wilt not thou poffefs that which Che moth thy god giveth thee to poffefs? So whomfoever the LORD our God fhall drive out from before us, them will we poffefs. 25 And now art thou any thing better than Balak the fon of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever ftrive against Ifrael, or did he ever fight against them, 26 While Ifrael dwelt in Heshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that be along by the coafts of Arnon, three hundred years? Why therefore did ye not recover them within that time? 27 Wherefore I have not finned againft thee, but thou doeft me wrong to war againft me: the LORD the Judge be judge this day between the children of Ifrael and the children of Ammon. 28 Howbeit, the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he fent him, 29 Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah; and he paffed over Gilead and Manafeh, and paffed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he paffed over unto the children of Ammon. 30 And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and faid, If thou that without fail deli ver the children of Ammon into mine hands, 31 Then it thall be, that whatfoever com eth forth of the doors of my houfe to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, fhall furely be the LORD's, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering. 32 So Jephthah paffed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the LORD delivered them into his hands. 33 And he fmote them from A10er, even till thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, Jephthah performeth his vow. JUDGES, with a very great flaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were fubdued before the children of Ifrael. 34 And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his houfe, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and the was his only child: befide her he had neither fon nor daughter. 35 And it came to pafs, when he faw her, that he rent his clothes, and faid, Alas, my daughter! thou haft brought me very low, and thou art one of them tha: trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back. 36 And the faid unto him, My father, if thou haft opened thy mouth unto the LORD, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; forafmuch as the LORD hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, even of the children of Ammon. 27 And the faid unto her father, Let this thing be done for me; Let me alone two months, that I may go up and down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my fellows. 38 And he faid, Go. And he fent her away for two months: and the went with her An angel appeareth to Manoah. 7 And Jephthah judged Ifrael fix years, Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead. 8 And after him Ibzan of Beth-lehem judged Ifrael, 9 And he had thirty fons and thirty daugh ters, whom he fent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his fons: and he judged Ifrael feven years. 10 Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Beth-lehem. 11 And after him Elon a Zebulonite judged Ifrael; and he judged Ifrael ten years. 12 And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon, in the country of Zebulun. 13 And after him Abdon the fon of Hillel, Pírathonite, judged Ifrael. a 14 And he had forty fons, and thirty ne phews, that rode on threefcore and ten asscolts: and he judged Ifrael eight years. 15 And Abdou the fon of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites. CHAP. XIII. 1 rael is in the hands of the Philiftines. 2 An angel appeareth to Mannah's wife; 8 and to Maniah. 15 Manoah's facrifice, &c. companions, and bewailed her virginity AND the children of Ifrael did evil again upon the mountairs, 39 And it came to pafs at the end of two months, that the returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and the knew no man. And it was a cuftom in Ifrael, 40 That the daughters of Ifrael went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year. CHA P. XII. 1 The Ephraimites difcerned by Shibboleth, are fain by the Gileadites. 7 Jephthah's death. in the fight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philiftines forty years. 2 And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah: and his wife was barren, and bare not. 3 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and faid unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and beareft not: but thou thait conceive, and bear a fon. 4 Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and any unclean thing: AND the men of Ephraim gathered them. drink not wine nor ftrong drink, and cat not felves together, and went northward, and faid unto Jephthah, Wherefore paffedit thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didft not call us to go with thee? We will burn thine houfe upon thee with fire. 2 And Jephthah faid unto them, I and my people were at great itrite with the children of Ammon; and, when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands. 3 And when I faw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and paffed over againft the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: Wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day to fight against me? 4 Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and tought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead fmote Ephraim, becaufe they faid, Ye Gileadites are tugitives of Fphraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manatues. 5 And the Gileadites took the paffages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was Jo, that when thofe Ephraimites which were efcaped faid, Let me go over, that the men of Gilead faid unto him, art thou an Ephraimite? If he faid, Nay; 6 Then faid they unto him, Say now Shib. boleth; and he faid Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and flew him at the paffages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand. 5 For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a fon; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child thall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb; and he shall begin to deliver Ifrael out of the hand of the Philistines. 6 Then the woman came, and told her husband, faying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name. 7 But he faid unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a fon; and now drink no wine nor ftrong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: for the child thall be a Naza rite to God from the womb to the day of his death. 8Then Manoah entreated the LORD, and faid, O my LORD, let the man of God which thou didst fend come again unto us, and teach us what we shall do unto the child that thall be born. 9 And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again unto the woman as the fat in the field:"but Manoah her husband was not with her. 10 And the woman made hafte, and ran, and thewed her husband, and faid unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me the other day. 11 And Manoah arofe, and went after his wile, and came to the man, and ferd unto 1 |