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And the angel of the LORD appeared unto this woman and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren and hast had no children, but thou shalt conceive and bear a son.

Now keep thyself and drink no wine nor strong drink and eat no unclean thing.

For thou shalt conceive and bear a son, and no razor shall come on his head, for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb; and he shall begin to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.

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The angel of the Lord(A) appeared to her(B) and said, “You are barren and childless, but you are going to become pregnant and give birth to a son.(C) Now see to it that you drink no wine or other fermented drink(D) and that you do not eat anything unclean.(E) You will become pregnant and have a son(F) whose head is never to be touched by a razor(G) because the boy is to be a Nazirite,(H) dedicated to God from the womb. He will take the lead(I) in delivering Israel from the hands of the Philistines.”

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