Judges 13:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren and had no children.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִי֩ אִ֨ישׁ אֶחָ֧ד מִצָּרְעָ֛ה מִמִּשְׁפַּ֥חַת הַדָּנִ֖י וּשְׁמ֣וֹ מָנ֑וֹחַ וְאִשְׁתּ֥וֹ עֲקָרָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א יָלָֽדָה׃

Transliteration

And wə- yəhî ʾîš ʾeḥād from miṣṣārəʿâ from mimmišpaḥat the dānî and û-šəmô mānôaḥ, and wə-ʾištô ʿăqārâ and wə-lōʾ yālādâ.

Grammar Details

• *wə-yəhî*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and there was
• *ʾîš*: noun, masculine singular - man
• *ʾeḥād*: adjective, masculine singular - one/a certain
• *miṣṣārəʿâ*: preposition min + proper noun - from Zorah
• *mimmišpaḥat*: preposition min + construct noun, feminine singular - from family/clan of
• *dānî*: definite article + gentilic adjective, masculine singular - the Danite
• *û-šəmô*: waw conjunction + noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his name
• *mānôaḥ*: proper noun - Manoah
• *wə-ʾištô*: waw conjunction + noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his wife
• *ʿăqārâ*: adjective, feminine singular - barren
• *wə-lōʾ*: waw conjunction + negative particle - and not
• *yālādâ*: Qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she had given birth

Word Meanings

• *ʾîš ʾeḥād*: one man/a certain man
• *mimmišpaḥat*: from family of/from clan of/from tribe of
• *ʿăqārâ*: barren/infertile/childless
• *yālādâ*: had given birth/had borne children

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  There was a certain man from Zorah, from the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah. His wife was barren and had no children.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But there was a man at Zarga, of one of ye kynreds of the Danites, named Manoah, and his wife was vnfrutefull & bare him no children.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then there was a man in Zorah of the familie of the Danites, named Manoah, whose wife was baren, and bare not.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And there was a man in Zaraah of the kinred of Dan, named Manoah, whose wife was barren, and bare not.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name [was] Manoah; and his wife [was] barren, and bare not.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  There was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and didn't bear.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And there is a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danite, and his name `is' Manoah, his wife `is' barren, and hath not borne;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now there was a certain man of Zorah of the family of the Danites, and his name was Manoah; and his wife had never given birth to a child.

• World English Bible (2000)

  There was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and didn't bear.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  There was a man named Manoah from Zorah, from the Danite tribe. His wife was infertile and childless.

Referenced Verses

• Josh 19:41 : 41 And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Irshemesh,
• Josh 15:33 : 33 In the valley, Eshtaol, Zoreah, Ashnah,
• Luke 1:7 : 7 They had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.
• 1 Sam 1:2-6 : 2 And he had two wives; the name of one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. 3 And this man went up from his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice to the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there. 4 And when the time came that Elkanah offered sacrifice, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions: 5 But to Hannah he gave a double portion; for he loved Hannah, but the LORD had closed her womb. 6 And her rival also provoked her severely, to make her fret, because the LORD had closed her womb.
• Gen 16:1 : 1 Now Sarai, Abram's wife, bore him no children; and she had a maidservant, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
• Gen 25:21 : 21 And Isaac entreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD was entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.