You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and his hair must never be cut. For he will be dedicated to God as a Nazirite from birth. He will begin to rescue Israel from the Philistines.”

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

A Nazarite - See the marginal reference and note. The common Nazarite vow was for a limited time, like Paul’s (Acts 18:18; [Refe…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

No razor shall come on his head. —The law of the Nazarite is set forth in Numbers 6, and when that chapter is read as the…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

For, lo, you shall conceive and bear a son
Which is not only repeated for the confirmation of it, but that she might…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Israel did evil: then God delivered them again into the hands of the Philistines. When Israel was in this distress, Samson was born.

His par…