Judges 13:3

Jdg 13:3 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou [art] barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.

Ver. 3. And the angel of the Lord,] i.e., Christ the Angel of the Covenant, called afterwards by Manoah Elohim, and by his wife Jehovah, {Jdg 13:23} and by himself Wonderful. {Jdg 13:18 Isa 9:6}

Behold now, thou art barren.] See Jdg 13:2.

And bear a son.] A singular son, a Nazarite; such as should be "purer than snow, whiter than milk," {Lam 4:7} drained from the dregs, and sifted from the bran of the ordinary sort of people.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

the angel of the Lord--The messenger of the covenant, the divine personage who made so many remarkable appearances of a similar kind already described.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown — Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

Verse 3. The angel of the Lord] Generally supposed to have been the same that appeared to Moses, Joshua, Gideon, &c., and no other than the second person of the ever-blessed Trinity.

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

(3) The angel of the Lord.—On this expression see Jdg_2:1. Rabbi Levi Ben Gershom says that this “messenger of the Lord” was Phinehas; but nothing can be clearer than that, as in Jdg_6:11, Gen_18:10, Luk_1:11-28, a supernatural being is meant.

A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

3. the angel of the Lord] i.e. Jehovah Himself in manifestation; see on Jdg_2:1. The appearance of the Angel betokens the announcement of a deliverer, as in Jdg_6:12; cf. Luk_1:11; Luk_1:15 ff., Luk_1:31 ff., Mat_1:20 f.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

And the angel of the Lord appeared unto the woman,.... According to Josephus (k), it was in a plain without the city; and that he appeared in the form of a man is certain from Jdg 13:6 but was not a mere man, a prophet of the Lord, nor a created angel, but the uncreated one, the Angel of the covenant, the Son and Word of God, who often appeared in an human form; since his name is said to be "Wonderful", and he to do wonderful things, and is called "Jehovah", Jdg 13:18,

and said unto her, behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not; barren at that time, and so she had been ever since she was married to that time; and this is observed, that it might appear the more wonderful that she should after this have a child:

but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; which to do, must be ascribed to divine power, that one in her circumstances should bear a son; as the prediction of it was owing to divine omniscience, and a proof of it.

(k) Antiqu. l. 5. c. 8. sect. 2.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

Angel, in human form. Some Protestants pretend that he was "the Son of God," and yet (ver. 16) they say, "he sought not his own honour, but God’s, whose messenger he was," (Bible, 1603) in which they plainly contradict themselves, or else teach Arianism, as if the Son were not true God, and equal to his Father. (Worthington) --- The title of God, (Jehova) which is given to this angel, (ver. 15, 21) is no proof that he was the Supreme Being, chap. vi. 11.

George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).

The angel of the Lord; the Son of God, oft so called in the Old Testament, as may be gathered from Jdg 13:18, yet distinguished from the Lord, because he appeared here as it were in the form of a servant, as a messenger sent from God, and was really a distinct person from God the Father.

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

3. The angel of the Lord — See note on Jdg_6:11. This Angel of the covenant himself performed the mission, so like that which Gabriel afterwards was sent to fulfil, (Luk_1:26,) when the woman was Mary, and the child to be born was the Wonderful, (Isa_9:6,) even the incarnation of Him who now appeared as a mysterious theophany, 4. Drink not wine — The mother of the mighty Nazarite must herself be a Nazarite for the time.

Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Thou shalt... bear a son. It is obvious to compare the promise to Abraham and Sarah, (Gen_17:19 Gen_18:10, Gen_18:14) to Hannah, (1Sa_1:17) to Elizabeth, (Luk_1:13) and to the blessed Virgin. (Luk_1:31)

The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

The angel - The Son of God, yet distinguished from the Lord, because he appeared here in the form of a servant, as a messenger sent from God. The great Redeemer did in a particular manner concern himself about this typical redeemer.

John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.

angel

(See Scofield "Heb 1:4").

The Scofield Reference Bible (1917 edition), notes by C. I. Scofield — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

give birth to a son

This refers to childbirth. AT: "bear a son" or "have a baby boy" (See: Idiom)

anything unclean

Something that Yahweh has stated is unfit to eat is spoken of as if it were physically unclean. (See: Metaphor)

Look

"Pay attention" or "Listen"

No razor will be used upon his head

Here the word "head" refers to his hair. This can be stated in active form. AT: "No one should ever cut his hair" (See: Metonymy and Active or Passive)

razor

a sharp knife used to cut hair close to the skin

a Nazirite to God

This means that he will be devoted to God as a Nazirite. AT: "a Nazirite devoted to God" or "devoted to God as a Nazirite" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)

from the womb

Here the word "womb" refers to the time before the child is born. AT: "from before he is born" (See: Metonymy)

the hand of the Philistines

Here the word "hand" means control. AT: "the control of the Philistines" or "being under the Philistine's control" (See: Metonymy)

translationWords

angel

Yahweh

wine

strong drink

clean

Nazirite

womb

deliver

hand

Philistines

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