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But he said to me, You are with child and will give birth to a son; and now do not take any wine or strong drink or let anything unclean be your food; for the child will be separate to God from his birth to the day of his death.
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Then Manoah made prayer to the Lord, and said, O Lord, let the man of God whom you sent come to us again and make clear to us what we are to do for the child who is to come.
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And God gave ear to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came to the woman again when she was seated in the field; but her husband Manoah was not with her.
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So the woman, running quickly, gave her husband the news, saying, I have seen the man who came to me the other day.
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And Manoah got up and went after his wife, and came up to the man and said to him, Are you the man who was talking to this woman? And he said, I am.
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And Manoah said, Now when your words come true, what is to be the rule for the child and what will be his work?
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And the angel of the Lord said to Manoah, Let the woman take note of what I have said to her.
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She is to have nothing which comes from the vine for her food, and let her take no wine or strong drink or anything which is unclean; let her take care to do all I have given her orders to do.
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And Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, Now let us keep you while we make ready a young goat for you.
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And the angel of the Lord said to Manoah, Though you keep me I will not take of your food; but if you will make a burned offering, let it be offered to the Lord. For it had not come into Manoah's mind that he was the angel of the Lord.
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Then Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, What is your name, so that when your words come true we may give you honour?