Judges 13:5

The Birth of Samson

5 "For behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. And no f razor shall come upon his head, for the child shall be g a Nazirite to God from the womb; and he shall h begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines."

  1. Cross References
    Numbers 6:5
    All the days of the vow of his separation no razor shall come upon his head; until the days are fulfilled for which he separated himself to the LORD, he shall be holy. Then he shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow.
    1 Samuel 1:11
    Then she made a vow and said, "O LORD of hosts, if You will indeed look on the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, and not forget Your maidservant, but will give Your maidservant a male child, then I will give him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall come upon his head.
  2. Cross References
    Numbers 6:2
    Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: 'When either a man or woman consecrates an offering to take the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the LORD.
  3. Cross References
    1 Samuel 7:13
    So the Philistines were subdued, and they did not come anymore into the territory of Israel. And the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
    2 Samuel 8:1
    After this it came to pass that David attacked the Philistines and subdued them. And David took Metheg Ammah from the hand of the Philistines.
    1 Chronicles 18:1
    After this it came to pass that David attacked the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its towns from the hand of the Philistines.
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