Judges 13:18

“Why do you ask my name,” said the angel of the LORD, “since it is beyond comprehension?”

Majority Standard Bible

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

17Then Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, “What is your name, so that we may honor you when your word comes to pass?”

19Then Manoah took a young goat and a grain offering and offered them on a rock to the LORD. And as Manoah and his wife looked on, the LORD did a marvelous thing.

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Cross References

Genesis 32:30So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”

Judges 13:6So the woman went and told her husband, “A man of God came to me. His appearance was like the angel of God, exceedingly awesome. I did not ask him where he came from, and he did not tell me his name.

Isaiah 9:5For every trampling boot of battle and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as 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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