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Manoah said, Now let your words happen: what shall be the ordering of the child, and [how] shall we do to him?
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A Two-Part Question
Commentators explain that Manoah's question has two distinct parts: 'What shall be the ordering of the child?' and 'what shall be his work?' He was asking for clarification on both his parental duties in raising this special child and the divine destiny the child was meant to fulfill.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
This translates to: “What shall be the manner (or ordering) of the child, and what shall be his work (or exploits)?” The original message of the An…
19th Century
Anglican
How shall we order the child ...? —The literal rendering is given in the margin, What shall be the ordering (mishpat; S…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Manoah said, now let your words come to pass Which was not only a wish that they might, but a prayer of faith th…
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