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Berean Standard Bible

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

Judges 13:2

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Israel is again under oppression, this time by the Philistines. The story of Samson begins in an ordinary family.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

There was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and childless.

King James Version (KJV)

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 (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Now there was a certain man of Zorah of the family of the Danites, and his name was Manoah; and his wife had never given birth to a child.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y había un hombre de Sora, de la tribu de Dan, el cual se llamaba Manoa; y su mujer era estéril, que nunca había parido.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Un día el ángel del Señor se le apareció a la esposa de Manoa, de la tribu de Dan, que vivía en la ciudad de Zora. Ella no tenía hijos, pero el ángel le dijo: ―Aun cuando has sido estéril por tanto tiempo, pronto concebirás y darás a luz un hijo.

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