Judges 13:17

Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, "What is your name, that when your words come true we may honor you?"

New Heart English Bible

In The King James Version

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?

In Context

16The angel of the Lord said to Manoah, "Though you detain me, I won't eat of your bread. And if you prepare a burnt offering, you must offer it to the Lord." For Manoah did not know that he was the angel of the Lord.

18And the angel of the Lord said to him, "Why do you ask for my name? It is incomprehensible."

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Cross References

Genesis 32:30Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for, he said, "I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved."

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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