Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah, and his wife was barren, and did not bear.
New American Standard Bible
There was a certain man of
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
There was a certain man from Zorah,
International Standard Version
There was one man from Zorah, from the family of the descendants of Dan, whose name was Manoah. Since his wife was infertile, she hadn't borne children.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was infertile and had no children.
Bible in Basic English
Now there was a certain man of Zorah of the family of the Danites, and his name was Manoah; and his wife had never given birth to a child.
Darby Translation
And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the tribe of the Danites, whose name was Mano'ah; and his wife was barren and had no children.
Julia Smith Translation
And there will be one man from Zorah from the families of the Danites, and his name Manoah; and his wife sterile, and she bare not
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
There was a certain man from Zorah, from the tribe of the Danites, and his name [was] Manoah; his wife [was] infertile and did not bear children.
Modern King James verseion
And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah. And his wife was barren and did not bear.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And there was a man in Zorah of the kindred of the Danites, named Manoah, whose wife was barren and bare not.
NET Bible
There was a man named Manoah from Zorah, from the Danite tribe. His wife was infertile and childless.
New Heart English Bible
There was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and did not bear.
The Emphasized Bible
And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, and, his name, was Manoah; and, his wife, was barren, and had borne no child.
Webster
And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bore not.
World English Bible
There was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and didn't bear.
Youngs Literal Translation
And there is a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danite, and his name is Manoah, his wife is barren, and hath not borne;
Themes
The tribe of Dan » Sampson was of
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 13:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Samson's Parents
1 And the sons of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of LORD, and LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines 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 did not bear. 3 And the agent of LORD appeared to the woman, and said to her, Behold now, thou are barren, and do not bear, but thou shall conceive, and bear a son.
Cross References
Joshua 19:41
And the border of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh,
Joshua 15:33
In the lowland, Eshtaol, and Zorah, and Ashnah,
Luke 1:7
And there was no child to them because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in their days.
Genesis 16:1
Now Sarai, Abram's wife, bore him no sons. And she had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
Genesis 25:21
And Isaac entreated LORD for his wife, because she was barren. And LORD was entreated by him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
1 Samuel 1:2-6
And he had two wives: the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.