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Judges 13:21

Manoah

19 Then Manoah took a young goat and a grain offering and offered them on a rock to the LORD. And as Manoah and his wife looked on, the LORD did a marvelous thing.

20 When the flame went up from the altar to the sky, the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame. When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell facedown to the ground.

And when the angel of the LORD did not appear again to Manoah and his wife, Manoah realized that it had been the angel of the LORD.

22 “We are going to die,” he said to his wife, “for we have seen God!”

23 But his wife replied, “If the LORD had intended to kill us, He would not have accepted the burnt offering and the grain offering from our hands, nor would He have shown us all these things or spoken to us this way.”

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BSB
And when the angel of the LORD did not appear again to Manoah and his wife, Manoah realized that it had been the angel of the LORD.
KJV
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.
WEB
But the LORD’s angel didn’t appear to Manoah or to his wife any more. Then Manoah knew that he was the LORD’s angel.
ASV
But the angel of Jehovah did no more appear to Manoah or to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was the angel of Jehovah.
DARBY
And the Angel of Jehovah appeared no more to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that it was the Angel of Jehovah.
BLB
And the angel of YHWH added not again to appear to Manoah and his wife. Then Manoah knew that he [was] the angel of YHWH.
ÅB
Siden viste Herrens engel seg ikke mere for Manoah og hans hustru; da forsto Manoah at det var Herrens engel.
OTB
Da Herrens engel ikke viste seg igjen for Manoah og hans kone, innså Manoah at det var Herrens engel.
B1930
Siden viste Herrens engel sig ikke mere for Manoah og hans hustru; da forstod Manoah at det var Herrens engel.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Judges 6:22

    When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the LORD, he said, “Oh no, Lord GOD! I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face!”

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  • Hosea 12:4–5

    Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there —

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  • Judges 13:16

    And the angel of the LORD replied, “Even if I stay, I will not eat your food. But if you prepare a burnt offering, offer it to the LORD.” For Manoah did not know that it was the angel of the LORD.

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