Judges 13:24

i.e. Endowed him with all those graces and gifts of mind and body which were necessary for the work he was designed for.

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Blessed him — That is, endowed him with all those graces and gifts of mind and body which were necessary for the work he was designed for.

²⁴ And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.

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Judges 13:24