And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord delivered him into the hand of the Philistines forty years (Judges 13:1).

And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not (Judges 13:2).

And the Angel of the Lord appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son (Judges 13:3).

Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing (Judges 13:4): 

For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines (Judges 13:5).

For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the Angel of the Lord ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground (Judges 13:20).

But the angel of the Lord did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was an angel of the Lord (Judges 13:21).

And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God (Judges 13:22).

But his wife said unto him, If the Lord were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt-offering and a meat-offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these (Judges 13:23).

And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the Lord blessed him (Judges 13:24).

And the Spirit of the Lord began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol (Judges 13:25).