Judges 13:9

And God listened to the voice of Manoah, and the angel of God returned to the woman as she was sitting in the field; but her husband Manoah was not with her.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The narrator reports God's response to Manoah's prayer, as the angel of God appears to the woman alone in the field while her husband is absent.

The words — The Hebrew verb וַיִּשְׁמַע (va/yish.ma') literally means "and he listened," and the adverb עוֹד (od) means "again," recording the angel's second visit.

The thread — This divine responsiveness to prayer runs through Psalms 65:2, which declares God listens to all who come to Him, and Matthew 7:7, which links asking to receiving.

Why it lands — The text demands recognition that God's actions follow specific prayerful requests, requiring the reader to expect and prepare for divine instruction when it returns.

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The Hebrew words

וַיִּשְׁמַ֥עva/i.yish.Ma'and/ he listened הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha./'E.lo.Him<the>/ God בְּק֣וֹלbe./Kolto/ [the] voice of מָנ֑וֹחַma.No.achManoah וַיָּבֹ֣אva/i.ya.Vo'and/ he came מַלְאַךְ֩mal.'aKh[the] angel of הָאֱלֹהִ֨יםha./'E.lo.Him<the>/ God ע֜וֹדodagain אֶל־'el-to הָאִשָּׁ֗הha./'i.Shahthe/ woman וְהִיא֙ve./Hi'and/ she יוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vet[was] sitting בַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba./sa.Dehin the/ field וּמָנ֥וֹחַu./ma.No.achand/ Manoah אִישָׁ֖הּ'i.Sha/hhusband/ her אֵ֥ין'einnot עִמָּֽהּ׃'i.Ma/h[was] with/ her

King James Version

And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah her husband was not with her.

Cross-references

Psalms 65:2 O You who listen to prayer, all people will come to You.
Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

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