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- Judges
- Chapter 13
- Verse 14
She may not eat of any thing 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.
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Gill's Exposition
She may not eat of anything that cometh from the vine,.... Grapes moist or dried, kernels, or husks, or anything made of them:
neither let her drink wine, or strong drink; as she was to be careful…
Barnes' Notes
Compare Num 6:4. In both passages the vine is described by the somewhat unusual though more accurate term, “vine of the wine” - the grape-bearing vine - to distinguish it from the wild cucumber vine…
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…
Cambridge Bible
eat … of the vine i.e. fresh or dried grapes, Num 6:3; 1Sa 25:18; Jer 31:29 f. etc. Not merely intoxicants, but anything to do with the vine is forbidden, for the reason suggested on Jdg 13:13; cf.…
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