Judges 13:18

And the Angel of Jehovah said to him, How is it that thou askest after my name, seeing it is wonderful?

Darby Translation

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 Angel of Jehovah, What is thy name, that when thy word cometh to pass we may do thee honour?

19Then Manoah took the kid and the oblation, and offered it up to Jehovah upon the rock. And he 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 has been preserved.

Judges 13:6And the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came to me, and his appearance was like the appearance of an angel of God, very terrible; but I did not ask him whence he was, neither did he tell me his name.

Isaiah 9:5For every boot of him that is shod for the tumult, and the garment rolled in blood, shall be for burning, fuel for 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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