but he said to me, (A)‘Behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. So then drink no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing unclean, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb to the day of his death.’”

Then Manoah prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, please let the man of God whom you sent come again to us and teach us what we are to do with the child who will be born.” And God listened to the voice of Manoah, and the angel of God came again to the woman as she sat in the field. But Manoah her husband was not with her.

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But he said to me, ‘You will become pregnant and have a son. Now then, drink no wine(A) or other fermented drink(B) and do not eat anything unclean, because the boy will be a Nazirite of God from the womb until the day of his death.(C)’”

Then Manoah(D) prayed to the Lord: “Pardon your servant, Lord. I beg you to let the man of God(E) you sent to us come again to teach us how to bring up the boy who is to be born.”

God heard Manoah, and the angel of God came again to the woman while she was out in the field; but her husband Manoah was not with her.

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