Judges 13:16
The angel of the Lord said to Manoah, "Even if you detain me, I will not eat your food. But if you prepare a burnt offering, you must offer it to the Lord." (Manoah did not know he was an angel of the Lord.)
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And the angel of the LORD said to Manoah, Though you detain me, I will not eat your bread: but if you will offer a burnt offering, you must offer it to the LORD. For Manoah did not know that he was an angel of the LORD.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And the angel{H4397} of Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} unto Manoah,{H4495} Though thou detain{H6113} me, I will not eat{H398} of thy bread;{H3899} and if{H518} thou wilt make ready{H6213} a burnt-offering,{H5930} thou must offer{H6213} it unto Jehovah.{H3068} For Manoah{H4495} knew{H3045} not that he was the angel{H4397} of Jehovah.{H3068}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And the angel{H4397} of the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Manoah{H4495}, Though thou detain{H6113}{(H8799)} me, I will not eat{H398}{(H8799)} of thy bread{H3899}: and if{H518} thou wilt offer{H6213}{(H8799)} a burnt offering{H5930}, thou must offer{H5927}{(H8686)} it unto the LORD{H3068}. For Manoah{H4495} knew{H3045}{(H8804)} not that he was an angel{H4397} of the LORD{H3068}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Neuertheles ye angell of the LORDE answered Manoah: Though thou kepest me here, yet wyll I not eate of thy bred. But yf thou wilt make a burntofferynge vnto the LORDE, thou mayest offre it. (For Manoah wist not that it was an angell of the LORDE.)
Geneva Bible (1560)
And the Angel of the Lord said vnto Manoah, Though thou make me abide, I will not eate of thy bread, and if thou wilt make a burnt offring, offer it vnto the Lorde: for Manoah knewe not that it was an Angel of the Lorde.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And the angel of the Lord sayde vnto Manoah: Though thou make me abide, I wil not eate of thy bread: And if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it vnto the Lorde. For Manoah wist not that it was an angell of the Lorde.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
The angel of Yahweh said to Manoah, Though you detain me, I won't eat of your bread; and if you will make ready a burnt offering, you must offer it to Yahweh. For Manoah didn't know that he was the angel of Yahweh.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And the messenger of Jehovah saith unto Manoah, `If thou detain me -- I do not eat of thy bread; and if thou prepare a burnt-offering -- to Jehovah thou dost offer it;' for Manoah hath not known that He `is' a messenger of Jehovah.
American Standard Version (1901)
And the angel of Jehovah said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread; and if thou wilt make ready a burnt-offering, thou must offer it unto Jehovah. For Manoah knew not that he was the angel of Jehovah.
American Standard Version (1901)
And the angel of Jehovah said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread; and if thou wilt make ready a burnt-offering, thou must offer it unto Jehovah. For Manoah knew not that he was the angel of Jehovah.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And the angel of the Lord said to Manoah, Though you keep me I will not take of your food; but if you will make a burned offering, let it be offered to the Lord. For it had not come into Manoah's mind that he was the angel of the Lord.
World English Bible (2000)
The angel of Yahweh said to Manoah, "Though you detain me, I won't eat of your bread; and if you will prepare a burnt offering, you must offer it to Yahweh." For Manoah didn't know that he was the angel of Yahweh.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
The LORD’s angel said to Manoah,“If I stay, I will not eat your food. But if you want to make a burnt sacrifice to the LORD, you should offer it.”(He said this because Manoah did not know that he was the LORD’s angel.)
Referenced Verses
- Judg 6:20 : 20 The angel of God said to him, 'Take the meat and the unleavened bread, place them on this rock, and pour out the broth.' And Gideon did so.
- Judg 6:26 : 26 Then build an altar to the Lord your God on the top of this stronghold, laying the stones in an orderly way. Take the second bull and offer it as a burnt offering using the wood of the Asherah pole you cut down.
- Judg 13:23 : 23 But his wife said to him, "If the Lord had intended to kill us, He would not have accepted a burnt offering and a grain offering from our hands, nor shown us all these things, nor let us hear such things now."
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6 Then the woman went to her husband and told him, "A man of God came to me. His appearance was like that of an angel of God, very awe-inspiring. I did not ask him where he was from, and he did not tell me his name.
7 But he said to me, 'Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. Now, do not drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean, for the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb until the day of his death.'
8 Then Manoah prayed to the Lord, saying, "Please, Lord, let the man of God you sent come back to us and teach us what we are to do with the boy who is to be born."
9 God listened to Manoah’s prayer, and the angel of God came again to the woman while she was sitting in the field. But her husband Manoah was not with her.
10 The woman hurried and ran to tell her husband, saying to him, "Behold, the man who came to me the other day has appeared to me again."
11 Manoah got up, followed his wife, and came to the man and said to him, "Are you the man who spoke to my wife?" And he said, "I am."
12 Then Manoah said, "Now, when your words come true, what will be the rules for the boy's life and work?"
13 The angel of the Lord said to Manoah, "The woman must obey everything I told her.
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17 Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, "What is your name, so that we may honor you when your words come true?"
18 The angel of the Lord said to him, "Why do you ask my name? It is beyond understanding."
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15 Then the prophet said to him, 'Come home with me and eat some food.'
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17 'For I was commanded by the word of the LORD: You must not eat bread or drink water there, nor return by the way you went.'
18 The old prophet answered, 'I too am a prophet, like you. An angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD, saying, "Bring him back with you to your house so that he may eat bread and drink water."' But he was lying to him.
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18 Please do not leave here until I return to you and bring my offering and set it before you.' And the Lord said, 'I will stay until you return.'
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