Judges 13:18

And the agent of LORD said to him, Why do thou ask after my name, seeing it is wonderful?

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?

In Context

17And Manoah said to the agent of LORD, What is thy name, that, when thy words come to pass, we may do thee honor?

19So Manoah took the kid with the meal-offering, and offered it upon the rock to LORD. And [the heavenly agent] did wondrously, and Manoah and his wife looked on,

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Cross References

Genesis 32:30And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, for, I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

Judges 13:6Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came to me, and his countenance was like the countenance of the agent of God, very awesome. And I did not ask him from where he was, neither did he tell me his name,

Isaiah 9:5For all the armor of the armed man in the tumult, and the garments rolled in blood, shall be for burning, for fuel of fire.

Matthew Henry on Judges 13:16-24

Manoah's Alarm. ( b. c. 1161.) 15 And Manoah said unto the angel of the Lord , I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee. 16 And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the Lord . For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the Lord . 17 And Manoah said unto the angel of the Lord , What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour? 18 And… Read the whole commentary →

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