Judges 13:18
And he answered him: Why askest thou my name, which is wonderful?
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 thy name, that, if thy word shall come to pass, we may honour thee?
Cross References
Genesis 32:30And Jacob called the name of the place Phanuel, saying: I have seen God face to face, and my soul has been saved.
Judges 13:6And when she was come to her husband she said to him: A man of God came to me, having the countenance of an angel, very awful. And when I asked him who he was, and whence he came, and by what name he was called, he would not tell me.
Isaiah 9:5For every violent taking of spoils, with tumult, and garment mingled with blood, shall be burnt, and be 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 →