For lo, thou shalt conceive and bear a son, and no razor shall (A)come on his head: for the child shall be a [a]Nazirite unto God from his birth: and he shall begin to save Israel out of the hands of the Philistines.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 13:5 Meaning, he should be separate from the world, and dedicated to God.

You will become pregnant and have a son(A) whose head is never to be touched by a razor(B) because the boy is to be a Nazirite,(C) dedicated to God from the womb. He will take the lead(D) in delivering Israel from the hands of the Philistines.”

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11 Also she vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt look on the trouble of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but give unto thine handmaid a man-child, then I will give him unto the Lord all the days of his life, (A)and there shall no razor come upon his head.

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11 And she made a vow,(A) saying, “Lord Almighty(B), if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember(C) me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life,(D) and no razor(E) will ever be used on his head.”

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