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but he said to me, Behold, you shall conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing; for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb to the day of his death.
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A Lifelong Dedication
Commentators explain that a Nazirite was someone specially dedicated to God, marked by abstaining from wine, strong drink, and certain foods. While some took this vow for a limited time, Samson's was unique. God commanded him to be a Nazirite "from the womb to the day of his death," setting him apart for a special purpose from his very beginning, similar to figures like Samuel and John the Baptist.
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19th Century
Anglican
The child shall be a Nazarite. —Compare Luke 1:15. Since Samuel was also a Nazarite, we see that the distress of the peop…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But he said unto me, behold, you shall conceive and bear a son She says nothing of he…
Presbyterian
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…
