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What does Judges 13:12 mean?

"Manoah said, “Now let your words happen. What shall the child’s way of life and mission be?”"

— Judges 13:12 (World English Bible)

Surrounding context

9

God listened to the voice of Manoah, and the angel of God came again to the woman as she sat in the field, but Manoah, her husband, wasn’t with her.

10

The woman hurried and ran, and told her husband, and said to him, “Behold, the man who came to me that day has appeared to me,”

11

Manoah arose, and followed his wife, and came to the man, and said to him, “Are you the man who spoke to my wife?” He said, “I am.”

12

Manoah said, “Now let your words happen. What shall the child’s way of life and mission be?”

13

Yahweh’s angel said to Manoah, “Of all that I said to the woman let her beware.

14

She may not eat of anything that comes of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing. Let her observe all that I commanded her.”

15

Manoah said to Yahweh’s angel, “Please stay with us, that we may make a young goat ready for you.”

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