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Judges 13:23

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21 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!”

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.”

24 So the woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The boy grew, and the LORD blessed him.

25 And the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him at Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.

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BSB
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.”
KJV
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.
WEB
But his wife said to him, “If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he wouldn’t have received a burnt offering and a meal offering at our hand, and he wouldn’t have shown us all these things, nor would he have told us such things as these at this time.”
ASV
But his wife said unto him, If Jehovah were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt-offering and a meal-offering at our hand, neither would he have showed us all these things, nor would at this time have told such things as these.
DARBY
But his wife said to him, If Jehovah were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt-offering and an oblation at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would he at this time have told us [such things] as these.
BLB
And his wife said to him, “If YHWH had delighted to kill us, He would not have accepted from our hands a burnt offering and a grain offering, and He would not have shown us all these [things], nor at this time would He have told us as this.”
ÅB
Men hans hustru sa til ham: Dersom Herren hadde lyst til å drepe oss, så hadde han ikke tatt imot brennoffer og matoffer av vår hånd og ikke latt oss se alt dette og ikke nå latt oss høre slikt.
OTB
Men hans kone svarte: "Hvis Herren hadde til hensikt å drepe oss, ville Han ikke ha akseptert et brennoffer og grødeoffer fra våre hender, eller vist oss alle disse tingene eller fortalt oss dette."
B1930
Men hans hustru sa til ham: Dersom Herren hadde lyst til å drepe oss, så hadde han ikke tatt imot brennoffer og matoffer av vår hånd og ikke latt oss se alt dette og ikke nu latt oss høre sådant.

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