Judges 13:4
What does Judges 13:4 mean?
A plain-English look at Judges 13:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:
KJV
King James Version · 1611Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Now then take care to have no wine or strong drink and to take no unclean thing for food;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And, now, take heed, I pray thee, and do not drink wine, and strong drink, and do not eat any unclean thing,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Now therefore beware, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And now beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat nothing unclean.
Context
v.3And the angel of Jehovah appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not; but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.
v.4This passage
v.5for, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come upon his head; for the child shall be a Nazirite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Acts 10:14
But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common and unclean.
- Leviticus 11:47
to make a distinction between the unclean and the clean, and between the living thing that may be eaten and the living thing that may not be eaten.
- Judges 13:14
She may not eat of anything that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing; all that I commanded her let her observe.
- Leviticus 11:27
And whatsoever goeth upon its paws, among all beasts that go on all fours, they are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcass shall be unclean until the even.
- Luke 1:15
For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.
- Judges 13:7
but he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing; for the child shall be a Nazirite unto God from the womb to the day of his death.