Judges 13:20

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

When the flame rose from the altar toward heaven, the angel of the Lord ascended in the flame of the altar. Seeing this, Manoah and his wife fell facedown to the ground.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    For it happened, when the flame went up toward heaven from the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife watched it and fell on their faces to the ground.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of Jehovah ascended in the flame of the altar: and Manoah and his wife looked on; and they fell on their faces to the ground.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And wha the flamme wente vp from ye altare towarde heauen, the angell of the LORDE asceded vp in the flamme of the altare. Whan Manoah & his wife sawe yt, they fell downe to ye earth vpo their faces.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    For when the flame came vp toward heauen from the altar, the Angel of the Lorde ascended vp in the flame of the altar, and Manoah and his wife behelde it, and fell on their faces vnto the grounde.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And whe the flambe came vp toward heauen from the aulter, the angell of the Lorde ascended vp in the flambe of the aulter: And Manoah and his wyfe loked vpon it, and fell on their faces vnto the grounde.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on [it], and fell on their faces to the ground.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    For it happened, when the flame went up toward the sky from off the altar, that the angel of Yahweh ascended in the flame of the altar: and Manoah and his wife looked on; and they fell on their faces to the ground.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and it cometh to pass, in the going up of the flame from off the altar toward the heavens, that the messenger of Jehovah goeth up in the flame of the altar, and Manoah and his wife are looking on, and they fall on their faces to the earth,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of Jehovah ascended in the flame of the altar: and Manoah and his wife looked on; and they fell on their faces to the ground.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of Jehovah ascended in the flame of the altar: and Manoah and his wife looked on; and they fell on their faces to the ground.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And when the flame went up to heaven from the altar, the angel of the Lord went up in the flame of the altar, while Manoah and his wife were looking on; and they went down on their faces to the earth.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    For it happened, when the flame went up toward the sky from off the altar, that the angel of Yahweh ascended in the flame of the altar: and Manoah and his wife looked on; and they fell on their faces to the ground.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    As the flame went up from the altar toward the sky, the LORD’s angel went up in it while Manoah and his wife watched. They fell facedown to the ground.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 21:16 : 16 David lifted his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth with a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown.
  • Lev 9:24 : 24 Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. When all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown.
  • Ezek 1:28 : 28 Like the appearance of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day, so was the radiance around him. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. When I saw it, I fell face down and heard the voice of one speaking.
  • Matt 17:6 : 6 When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown to the ground, terrified.
  • Heb 1:3 : 3 The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of His nature, sustaining all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
  • Gen 17:3 : 3 Abram fell facedown, and God spoke with him, saying,
  • Dan 10:9 : 9 Then I heard the sound of his words, and as I heard them, I fell into a deep sleep, my face to the ground.
  • 2 Kgs 2:11 : 11 As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind.
  • 1 Chr 21:26 : 26 There David built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. He called on the LORD, and He answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of the burnt offering.
  • Ps 47:5 : 5 He chooses our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom He loves. Selah.
  • Ezek 1:26 : 26 Above the expanse over their heads was something like a throne, resembling a sapphire stone. And on the likeness of the throne was a likeness with the appearance of a human seated above it.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Judg 13:15-19
    5 verses
    85%

    15Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, "Please stay here, and we will prepare a young goat for you."

    16The 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.)

    17Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, "What is your name, so that we may honor you when your words come true?"

    18The angel of the Lord said to him, "Why do you ask my name? It is beyond understanding."

    19So Manoah took the young goat and the grain offering and offered them on a rock to the Lord, and He did a wondrous thing while Manoah and his wife watched.

  • Judg 13:21-23
    3 verses
    84%

    21The angel of the Lord did not appear again to Manoah and his wife. Then Manoah realized that he was the angel of the Lord.

    22Manoah said to his wife, "We are sure to die, because we have seen God!"

    23But 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."

  • Judg 13:6-13
    8 verses
    79%

    6Then 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.

    7But 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.'

    8Then 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."

    9God 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.

    10The 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."

    11Manoah 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."

    12Then Manoah said, "Now, when your words come true, what will be the rules for the boy's life and work?"

    13The angel of the Lord said to Manoah, "The woman must obey everything I told her.

  • Lev 9:24
    73%

    24Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. When all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown.

  • Judg 13:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

    2There was a certain man from Zorah, from the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah. His wife was barren and had no children.

    3The angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, "Behold, you are barren and have not had children, but you will conceive and give birth to a son."

  • Judg 6:20-22
    3 verses
    72%

    20The 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.

    21Then the angel of the Lord touched the meat and the unleavened bread with the tip of the staff that was in his hand. Fire flared from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. And the angel of the Lord disappeared from his sight.

    22When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the Lord, he exclaimed, 'Alas, Sovereign Lord! I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face!'

  • Luke 1:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense.

    12When Zechariah saw him, he was startled, and fear fell upon him.

  • 1 Kgs 13:1
    70%

    1Behold, a man of God came from Judah by the word of the LORD to Bethel, and Jeroboam was standing by the altar to offer incense.

  • Num 22:31
    69%

    31Then the LORD opened Balaam's eyes, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with his sword drawn. So he bowed low and fell facedown.

  • Exod 3:2
    69%

    2The angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that the bush was burning with fire, but it was not consumed.

  • 1 Chr 21:15-16
    2 verses
    68%

    15God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it. But as the angel was about to destroy, the LORD saw, relented of the calamity, and said to the destroying angel, "Enough! Withdraw your hand now." The angel of the LORD was then standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

    16David lifted his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth with a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown.

  • 1 Chr 21:20-21
    2 verses
    68%

    20When Ornan turned and saw the angel, he and his four sons who were with him hid themselves, but Ornan continued threshing wheat.

    21As David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David. He went out from the threshing floor and bowed down before David with his face to the ground.

  • 1 Kgs 13:5
    68%

    5The altar was also torn apart, and the ashes on it were poured out, according to the sign that the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.

  • 1 Kgs 18:38
    67%

    38Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the burnt offering, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water that was in the trench.

  • Judg 6:11-12
    2 verses
    67%

    11Then the angel of the Lord came and sat under the terebinth tree in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite. His son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites.

    12The angel of the Lord appeared to him and said, 'The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.'

  • Rev 10:1
    67%

    1Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.

  • Luke 2:9
    67%

    9Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.

  • Judg 20:40
    66%

    40But when the column of smoke began to rise from the city, the Benjaminites turned back and saw the entire city going up in smoke toward the sky.

  • 2 Chr 7:3
    66%

    3When all the Israelites saw the fire come down and the glory of the LORD on the temple, they bowed down with their faces to the ground on the pavement and worshiped, giving thanks to the LORD, saying, "He is good; His love endures forever."

  • Rev 8:5
    65%

    5Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it upon the earth; and there came peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.

  • Rev 18:1
    65%

    1After these things, I saw another angel descending from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory.

  • 2 Kgs 1:15
    65%

    15The angel of the LORD said to Elijah, 'Go down with him; do not be afraid of him.' So Elijah got up and went down with him to the king.

  • Acts 7:30
    65%

    30After forty years had passed, an angel of the Lord appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the wilderness near Mount Sinai.

  • 1 Kgs 13:32
    65%

    32For the message he declared by the word of the LORD against the altar at Bethel and against all the shrines of the high places in the towns of Samaria will surely be fulfilled.

  • 1 Chr 21:26
    65%

    26There David built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. He called on the LORD, and He answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of the burnt offering.

  • Judg 2:4
    65%

    4When the angel of the LORD spoke these words to all the Israelites, the people wept loudly.

  • Gen 22:15
    65%

    15Then the angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time from heaven,

  • Rev 7:11
    65%

    11And all the angels stood around the throne, the elders, and the four living creatures. They fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God,

  • Num 20:6
    65%

    6Moses and Aaron left the assembly and went to the entrance of the tent of meeting. They fell facedown, and the glory of the LORD appeared to them.