Judges 13:18

And he answered him, “Why do you ask my name, which is a wonder?”

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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 he said to him, “What is your name, so that, if your word is fulfilled, we may honor you?”

19And so, Manoah took a kid from the goats, and libations, and he placed them upon a rock, as an offering to the Lord, who accomplishes wonders. Then he and his wife watched.

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Cross References

Genesis 32:30And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, saying, “I have seen God face to face, and my soul has been saved.”

Judges 13:6And when she had gone to her husband, she said to him: “A man of God came to me, having the countenance of an Angel, exceedingly terrible. And when I had inquired of him, who he was, and where he was from, and what name he was called, he was not willing to tell me.

Isaiah 9:5For every violent plunder with a tumult, and every garment mixed with blood, will be burned up and will become fuel for the 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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