Judges 13:2

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Now there was a man from Zorah named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, whose wife was barren and had no children.”

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BSBPD

“Now there was a man from Zorah named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, whose wife was barren and had no children.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And there is a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danite, and his name <FI>is<Fi> Manoah, his wife <FI>is<Fi> barren, and hath not borne;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Judges 13:2 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 11:30But Sarai was barren; she had no children.
  2. Genesis 16:1Now Abram’s wife Sarai had borne him no children, but she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar.
  3. Genesis 25:21Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.
  4. Genesis 49:16Dan shall provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel.
  5. Joshua 15:33These were in the foothills:
  6. Joshua 19:41The territory of their inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh,
  7. 1 Samuel 1:2He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.
  8. 1 Chronicles 2:53Haroeh, half the Manahathites, and the clans of Kiriath-jearim—the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. From these descended the Zorathites and Eshtaolites.
  9. Luke 1:7But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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