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Judges 13:4 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Judges 13:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Judges chapter 13 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:”
Judges 13:4 (KJV)
Commentary on Judges 13:4
Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:This verse belongs to the Samson cycle addressing Samson's birth and Nazirite calling. Samson represents both the heights of God-empowered strength and the depths of human weakness through moral compromise. His Nazirite vow (Numbers 6:1-21) set him apart as holy to God, yet his persistent violations of this vow—contact with dead animals (14:8-9), seven-day feast (likely involving wine, 14:10), and finally revealing his hair's secret (16:17)—demonstrate progressive spiritual decline.Theological...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Judges 13:4
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“and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit”
“neither let her drink wine or strong drink”
“Behold”
“and between the living thing that may be eaten and the living thing that may not be eaten.',To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten., לְהַבְדִּיל בֵּין הַטָּמֵא וּבֵין הַטָּהֹר וּבֵין הַחַיָּה הַנֶּאֱכֶלֶת וּבֵין הַחַיָּה אֲשֶׁר לֹא תֵאָכֵל׃ פ ,to make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the living thing that may be eaten and the living thing that may not be eaten.,διαστεῖλαι ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν ἀκαθάρτων καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν καθαρῶν καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν ζωογονούντων τὰ ἐσθιόμενα καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν ζωογονούντων τὰ μὴ ἐσθιόμενα,to distinguish between the unclean and the clean; and between those that bring forth alive, such as should be eaten, and those that bring forth alive, such as should not be eaten.,להבדיל בין הטמא ובין הטהור ובין החיה הנאכלת ובין החיה אשר לא תאכל,To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.,לְאַפְרָשָׁא בֵּין מְסָאָבָא וּבֵין דַכְיָא וּבֵין חַיְתָא דְמִתְאַכְלָא וּבֵין חַיְתָא דִי לָא מִתְאַכְלָא ,for making a distinction between the unclean and the clean, between the animal that may be eaten, and the animal that may not be eaten.”
“among all animals that go on all fours”
“Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean.”