Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Now see to it that you drink no wine or other fermented drink and that you do not eat anything unclean. New Living Translation So be careful; you must not drink wine or any other alcoholic drink nor eat any forbidden food. English Standard Version Therefore be careful and drink no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing unclean, Berean Standard Bible Now please be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, and not to eat anything unclean. King James Bible Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing: New King James Version Now therefore, please be careful not to drink wine or similar drink, and not to eat anything unclean. New American Standard Bible And now, be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing. NASB 1995 “Now therefore, be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing. NASB 1977 “Now therefore, be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing. Legacy Standard Bible So now, be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing. Amplified Bible Therefore, be careful not to drink wine or [any other] intoxicating drink, and do not eat anything [ceremonially] unclean. Christian Standard Bible Now please be careful not to drink wine or beer, or to eat anything unclean; Holman Christian Standard Bible Now please be careful not to drink wine or beer, or to eat anything unclean; American Standard Version Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing: English Revised Version Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing: GOD'S WORD® Translation Now you must be careful. Don't drink any wine or liquor or eat any unclean food. Good News Translation Be sure not to drink any wine or beer, or eat any forbidden food; International Standard Version So be sure that you don't drink wine or anything intoxicating, and don't eat anything unclean Majority Standard Bible Now please be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, and not to eat anything unclean. NET Bible Now be careful! Do not drink wine or beer, and do not eat any food that will make you ritually unclean. New Heart English Bible Now therefore please be careful and drink no wine nor strong drink, and do not eat any unclean thing. Webster's Bible Translation Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine, nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing: World English Bible Now therefore please beware and drink no wine nor strong drink, and don’t eat any unclean thing; Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd now, please take heed and do not drink wine and strong drink, and do not eat any unclean thing, Young's Literal Translation And, now, take heed, I pray thee, and do not drink wine, and strong drink, and do not eat any unclean thing, Smith's Literal Translation And now, watch now, and drink not wine and strong drink, and thou shalt not eat any thing unclean: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleNow therefore beware and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, take care that you do not drink wine or strong drink. Neither shall you eat anything unclean. New American Bible Now, then, be careful to drink no wine or beer and to eat nothing unclean, New Revised Standard Version Now be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, or to eat anything unclean, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleNow therefore beware, lest you drink wine or strong drink; and you shall not eat anything unclean. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Beware that you shall not drink wine or liquor and you shall not eat anything that is defiled OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing. Brenton Septuagint Translation And now be very cautious, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat no unclean thing; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Birth of Samson…3The angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, “It is true that you are barren and have no children; but you will conceive and give birth to a son. 4Now please be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, and not to eat anything unclean. 5For behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. And no razor shall come over his head, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb, and he will begin the deliverance of Israel from the hand of the Philistines.”… Cross References Numbers 6:2-4 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them that if a man or woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the LORD, / he is to abstain from wine and strong drink. He must not drink vinegar made from wine or strong drink, and he must not drink any grape juice or eat fresh grapes or raisins. / All the days of his separation, he is not to eat anything that comes from the grapevine, not even the seeds or skins. Leviticus 11:1-8 The LORD spoke again to Moses and Aaron, telling them, / “Say to the Israelites, ‘Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat: / You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud. ... Luke 1:15 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb. 1 Samuel 1:11 And she made a vow, saying, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.” Amos 2:11-12 I raised up prophets from your sons and Nazirites from your young men. Is this not true, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD. / “But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy. Matthew 3:4 John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. Acts 18:18 Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; / you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body. Romans 12:1 Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. 1 Peter 1:15-16 But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, / for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.” Genesis 9:4 But you must not eat meat with its lifeblood still in it. Deuteronomy 14:3-21 You must not eat any detestable thing. / These are the animals that you may eat: The ox, the sheep, the goat, / the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep. ... 2 Kings 4:9-10 Then the woman said to her husband, “Behold, now I know that the one who often comes our way is a holy man of God. / Please let us make a small room upstairs and put in it a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp for him. Then when he comes to us, he can stay there.” Jeremiah 35:6-7 “We do not drink wine,” they replied, “for our forefather Jonadab son of Rechab commanded us, ‘Neither you nor your descendants are ever to drink wine. / Nor are you ever to build a house or sow seed or plant a vineyard. Those things are not for you. Instead, you must live in tents all your lives, so that you may live a long time in the land where you wander.’ Acts 21:23-24 Therefore do what we advise you. There are four men with us who have taken a vow. / Take these men, purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know that there is no truth to these rumors about you, but that you also live in obedience to the law. Treasury of Scripture Now therefore beware, I pray you, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing: drink not Judges 13:14 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. Numbers 6:2,3 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the LORD: … Luke 1:15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb. eat not Leviticus 11:27,47 And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even… Acts 10:14 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean. Jump to Previous Beware Care Careful Drink Eat Heed Please Strong Unclean WineJump to Next Beware Care Careful Drink Eat Heed Please Strong Unclean WineJudges 13 1. Israel is delivered into the hands of Philistines2. An angel appears to Manoah's wife 8. The angel appears to Manoah 15. Manoah's sacrifices, whereby the angel is discovered. 24. Samson is born Now please be careful The phrase "Now please be careful" is a gentle yet firm admonition. In Hebrew, the word for "be careful" is "שָׁמַר" (shamar), which means to guard, keep, or observe. This indicates the importance of vigilance and obedience to God's commands. The angel of the Lord is emphasizing the necessity of strict adherence to the instructions given, highlighting the sacred nature of the mission and the divine purpose behind it. This call to carefulness is a reminder of the covenant relationship between God and His people, where obedience is a form of worship and reverence. not to drink wine or strong drink and not to eat anything unclean Strong drink.--Sheekar (LXX., Sikera) means intoxicating liquor not made from grapes (Luke 1:15). Eat not any unclean thing.--Leviticus 11. The law applied to all Israelites, but is to be specially observed by the wife of Manoah, to impress on her and on the nation the separated character of her son. Hebrew Nowוְעַתָּה֙ (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 6258: At this time please נָ֔א (nā) Interjection Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then' be careful הִשָּׁ֣מְרִי (hiš·šā·mə·rî) Verb - Nifal - Imperative - feminine singular Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to not וְאַל־ (wə·’al-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 408: Not to drink תִּשְׁתִּ֖י (tiš·tî) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 8354: To imbibe wine יַ֣יִן (ya·yin) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3196: Wine, intoxication or strong drink, וְשֵׁכָ֑ר (wə·šê·ḵār) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7941: An intoxicant, intensely alcoholic liquor and not וְאַל־ (wə·’al-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 408: Not to eat תֹּאכְלִ֖י (tō·ḵə·lî) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 398: To eat anything כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every unclean. טָמֵֽא׃ (ṭā·mê) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2931: Unclean Links Judges 13:4 NIVJudges 13:4 NLT Judges 13:4 ESV Judges 13:4 NASB Judges 13:4 KJV Judges 13:4 BibleApps.com Judges 13:4 Biblia Paralela Judges 13:4 Chinese Bible Judges 13:4 French Bible Judges 13:4 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 13:4 Now therefore please beware and drink no (Jd Judg. 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