Judges 13:23

But his isha said unto him, If Hashem were pleased to kill us, He would not have received an olah (burnt offering) and a minchah from yadenu (our hands), neither would He have showed us all these things, nor at this time would have told us such things as these.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

But his wife said unto him, If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these.

In Context

22And Manoach said unto his isha, We shall surely die, because we have seen Elohim.

24And the isha bore ben, and called shmo Shimshon; and the na'ar grew, and Hashem blessed him.

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Cross References

Genesis 4:4And Hevel, he also brought of the bechorot of his tzon and of the chelev thereof. And Hashem regarded [with favor, respect] unto Hevel and to his minchah:

Psalms 25:14[Samech] The secret of Hashem is with them that fear Him; 1 and He will show them His Brit (covenant). 1

Psalms 86:17Show me an ot (sign) for tovah; 1 that they which hate me may see it, and be put to shame; 1 because Thou, Hashem, hast helped me, and comforted me.

Ecclesiastes 4:9Two are better than one because they have a sachar tov for their amal.

John 14:23In reply, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to him, If anyone has ahavah for me, of my dvar he will be shomer and HaAv of me will have ahavah for him and to him we will come and with him we will make a ma'on. + 14:23 Yn 14:2 , me'onot, plural; see also Prov 8:17; Ezek 37:27

1 Corinthians 12:21And the ayin (eye) is not able to say to the yad (hand), “I do not have need of you.” Or, again, the rosh (head), speaking to the raglayim (feet), is not to say, “I have no need of you.”

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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