## the woman gave birth ## AT: "Manoah's wife gave birth" ## grew up ## This phrase refers to a child becoming an adult. AT: "became an adult" or "matured" ## Mahaneh Dan...Zorah and Eshtaol ## Mahaneh Dan was a temporary camp that the tribe of Dan lived in while they looked for a permanent home. Zorah and Eshtaol are the names of towns. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]]) ## Yahweh's Spirit began to stir him ## The word "stir" refers to Yahweh's influence on Samson like a spoon that stirs food in a pot. Yahweh was beginning to influence the way Samson thought. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])