Judg 13:3-5 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Judg 13:3-5: 13:3-5 Manoah’s wife was promised a son who was to be set aside from his birth as a Nazirite (see Num 6:1-21 ; cp. 1 Sam 1:11 ). The requirement that Samson’s hair must never be cut would be central to his story.

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bNum 6:1-21►

c1 Sam 1:11►

eLev 11►

‏ Judges 13:3-5

Summary for Judg 13:3-5: 13:3-5 ^a Manoah’s wife was promised a son who was to be set aside from his birth as a Nazirite (see Num 6:1-21 ^b; cp. 1 Sam 1:11 ^c). The requirement that Samson’s hair must never be cut would be central to his story.
13:4 ^d any forbidden food: See Lev 11 ^e.