Judges 13:12

And Manoah said, now let thy words come to pass,.... Which was not only a wish that they might, but a prayer of faith that they would come pass:

how shall we order the child? and how shall we do…

Translate, “What shall be the manner (or ordering) of the child, and what shall be his work (or exploits).” The original message of the Angel had given information on these two points: (1) how the…

We have here an account of a second visit which the angel of God made to Manoah and his wife.

I. Manoah earnestly prayed for it, Jdg 13:8. He was not incredulous of the story his wife told him; he…

Now let thy words come to pass The marg. is to be preferred; for a conditional clause without the conditional particle in Hebrew cf. Num 12:14, and see Driver, Tenses, § 155. To relieve the obscurity,…