Judges 13:14

She must not eat anything that comes from the vine, nor drink any wine or strong drink, nor eat anything unclean. She must do everything I have commanded her.”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The angel of the LORD addresses Manoah, reinforcing the dietary and purity restrictions he previously gave to Manoah’s wife. This exchange occurs between the angel’s initial declaration in verse 13 and Manoah’s offer to prepare a sacrifice in verse 15.

The words — The phrase מִכֹּל אֲשֶׁר יֵצֵא מִגֶּפֶן (mi./kol 'a.Sher ye.Tze' mi./Ge.fen) literally means “all that comes forth from the vine.” The verb לֹא תֹאכַל (lo' to.Khal) translates as “she will not eat,” anchoring the command in a concrete prohibition.

The thread — The text restates the initial angelic warning in Judges 13:4 and mirrors the Deuteronomy 12:32 mandate to follow divine instruction without addition or subtraction. The pattern of submitting to direct divine speech reappears in John 2:5.

Why it lands — The verse commands strict adherence to specified dietary and purity boundaries for the mother of a consecrated child. It requires the reader to observe precise obedience to explicit divine instruction before evaluating any subsequent spiritual result.

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The Hebrew words

מִכֹּ֣לmi./Kolany of/ all אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-that יֵצֵא֩ye.Tze'it comes forth מִגֶּ֨פֶןmi./Ge.fenfrom/ [the] vine of הַיַּ֜יִןhai./Ya.yinthe/ wine לֹ֣אlo'not תֹאכַ֗לto.Khalshe will eat וְיַ֤יִןve./Ya.yinand/ wine וְשֵׁכָר֙ve./she.Kharand/ strong drink אַל־'al-may not תֵּ֔שְׁתְּTe.shetshe drink וְכָל־ve./kholand/ any טֻמְאָ֖הtum.'Ahuncleanness אַל־'al-may not תֹּאכַ֑לto.Khalshe eat כֹּ֥לkolall אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-that צִוִּיתִ֖יהָtzi.vi.Ti./haI commanded/ her תִּשְׁמֹֽר׃tish.Morshe will keep

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 12:32 See that you do everything I command you; do not add to it or subtract from it.
John 2:5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”
Judges 13:4 Now please be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, and not to eat anything unclean.
John 15:14 You are My friends if you do what I command you.
2 Thessalonians 3:4 And we have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do what we command.
Numbers 6:4 All the days of his separation, he is not to eat anything that comes from the grapevine, not even the seeds or skins.
Judges 13:7 But he said to me, ‘Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. Now, therefore, do not drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb until the day of his death.’”
Matthew 28:20 and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”