Judges Chapter 13 verse 12 Holy Bible
And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass: what shall be the ordering of the child, and `how' shall we do unto him?
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And Manoah said, Now when your words come true, what is to be the rule for the child and what will be his work?
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And Mano'ah said, "Now when your words come true, what is to be the boy's manner of life, and what is he to do?"
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And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order the child, and how shall we do unto him?
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And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order the child, and how shall we do to him?
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Manoah said, Now let your words happen: what shall be the ordering of the child, and [how] shall we do to him?
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And Manoah saith, `Now let thy words come to pass; what is the custom of the youth -- and his work?'
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 12. - Let thy words come, etc. The verb is singular in the Hebrew here and in ver. 17. Possibly the true reading is word, as in the Septuagint. If the text is correct, words must be taken collectively, as making one promise. The saying marks Manoah's earnest desire for a son. Some, however, construe it, If thy words come. How shall we order, etc. - literally, What will be the manner of the child, and what will be his doing? i.e. either, What will be his manner (cf. 1 Samuel 8:11, and following verses), and what will be his action or work? or, What will be his proper treatment, and what shall be done to him? The former is the most natural rendering of the words, and though the latter seems at first more suitable to the angel's reply, yet if we take the angel's reply as referring Manoah to what he had said before in vers. 4 and 5, we have a distinct answer to the questions. His manner will be to live as a Nazarite, and his action or work will be to begin to deliver israel (cf. Genesis 16:12, where both the manner and the actione of Ishmael are foretold). In fact, Manoah's question refers directly to vers. 4 and 5, and is a request to have a confirmation of what was then said; just as David asked again and again, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine? (1 Samuel 17:26, 30).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(12) How shall we order the child . . .?--The literal rendering is given in the margin, What shall be the ordering (mishpat; LXX., krima) of the child, and his work?
