John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 8. Then Manoah entreated the Lord , etc.] Josephus makes the woman to entreat the Lord; but the text is clear for it that it was Manoah that prayed: and said, O my Lord, let the man of God which thou didst send unto us ; he believed that the man that came to his wife was a man of God, and that he was of his sending; nor was he incredulous of the message he brought, as appears by what follows: and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born ; he believed there would be a child born, and he knew what was to be done to a Nazarite in common, according to the law of God respecting such, and the angel had mentioned somewhat to the woman; yet this being an extraordinary case, a Nazarite from his birth to his death, he was desirous of knowing what was further to be done; or if there was any thing more special and particular to be observed concerning him; which showed his readiness and cheerfulness to obey the will of God in all things.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 8-14 - Blessed are those who have not seen, and yet, as Manoah, have believed Good men are more careful and desirous to know the duty to be done by them, than to know the events concerning them: duty is ours, events ar God's. God will guide those by his counsel, who desire to know their duty, and apply to him to teach them. Pious parents, especially, wil beg Divine assistance. The angel repeats the directions he had befor given. There is need of much care for the right ordering both of ourselves and our children, that we may be duly separate from the world, and living sacrifices to the Lord.
Original Hebrew ויעתר6279 מנוח4495 אל413 יהוה3068 ויאמר559 בי994 אדוני136 אישׁ376 האלהים430 אשׁר834 שׁלחת7971 יבוא935 נא4994 עוד5750 אלינו413 ויורנו3384 מה4100 נעשׂה6213 לנער5288 היולד׃3205
