Parallel Verses
King James 2000
Now therefore beware, I pray you, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:
New American Standard Bible
Now therefore, be careful
King James Version
Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:
Holman Bible
Now please be careful not to drink wine or beer,
International Standard Version
So be sure that you don't drink wine or anything intoxicating, and don't eat anything unclean
A Conservative Version
Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and do not eat any unclean thing,
American Standard Version
Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:
Amplified
Therefore, be careful not to drink wine or [any other] intoxicating drink, and do not eat anything [ceremonially] unclean.
Bible in Basic English
Now then take care to have no wine or strong drink and to take no unclean thing for food;
Darby Translation
Therefore beware, and drink no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing unclean,
Julia Smith Translation
And now, watch now, and drink not wine and strong drink, and thou shalt not eat any thing unclean:
Lexham Expanded Bible
So then, be careful and do not drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean,
Modern King James verseion
And now, please take heed, and do not drink wine nor strong drink, and do not eat any unclean thing.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And now beware, and drink no wine nor strong drink; neither eat any unclean thing.
NET Bible
Now be careful! Do not drink wine or beer, and do not eat any food that will make you ritually unclean.
New Heart English Bible
Now therefore please be careful and drink no wine nor strong drink, and do not eat any unclean thing.
The Emphasized Bible
Now, therefore, beware, I pray thee, and do not drink wine or strong drink, - nor eat anything unclean;
Webster
Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine, nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:
World English Bible
Now therefore please beware and drink no wine nor strong drink, and don't eat any unclean thing:
Youngs Literal Translation
And, now, take heed, I pray thee, and do not drink wine, and strong drink, and do not eat any unclean thing,
Themes
Abstinence » Total abstinence » Strong Drink » Law from the nazarites
Total abstinence » From intoxicating beverages
Total abstinence » Instances of » Samson
Conception » Miraculous » Manoah's wife
Food » Kinds prohibited by mosaic law
Manoah » A danite » Of zorah » Father of » Samson
Samson » A danite » son of manoah
Social duties » Total abstinence from strong drink » Law from the nazarites
Temperance » Total abstinence » Law from the nazarites
Unclean » Physical food, kinds prohibited by mosaic law
Topics
Interlinear
Shamar
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 13:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Samson's Parents
3 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, {} Behold now, you are barren, and bear not: but you shall conceive, and bear a son. 4 Now therefore beware, I pray you, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing: 5 For, lo, you shall conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come upon 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.
Cross References
Numbers 6:2-3
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the LORD:
Judges 13:14
She may not eat of any thing that comes of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing: all that I commanded her let her observe.
Luke 1:15
For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
Leviticus 11:27
And whatsoever goes upon its paws, among all manner of animals that go on all fours, those are unclean unto you: whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening.
Leviticus 11:47
To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the animal that may be eaten and the animal that may not be eaten.
Judges 13:7
But he said unto me, Behold, you shall conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death.
Acts 10:14
But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean.