Discovery BoxJudges 13:8-9 
Context13:8 Manoah prayed to the Lord, 1 “Please, Lord, allow the man sent from God 2 to visit 3 us again, so he can teach 4 us how we should raise 5 the child who will be born.” 13:9 God answered Manoah’s prayer. 6 God’s angelic messenger visited 7 the woman again while she was sitting in the field. But her husband Manoah was not with her.
1 tn The Hebrew text adds “and said.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.
2 tn Heb “the man of God.”
3 tn Heb “come to.”
4 tc The LXX has “enlighten,” understanding the Hebrew to read וִיאִירֵנוּ (vi’irenu, “to give light”) rather than the reading of the MT, וְיוֹרֵנוּ (vÿyorenu, “to teach”).
5 tn Heb “what we should do for.”
6 tn Heb “God listened to the voice of Manoah.”
7 tn Heb “came to.”
