Judges 13:20

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִי֩ בַעֲל֨וֹת הַלַּ֜הַב מֵעַ֤ל הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ הַשָּׁמַ֔יְמָה וַיַּ֥עַל מַלְאַךְ־יְהוָ֖ה בְּלַ֣הַב הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ וּמָנ֤וֹחַ וְאִשְׁתּוֹ֙ רֹאִ֔ים וַיִּפְּל֥וּ עַל־פְּנֵיהֶ֖ם אָֽרְצָה׃

Transliteration

And wə- yəhî when baʿălôt the hallahab from mēʿal the hammizēaḥ toward haššāmaymâ, and wə- yaʿal malʾak-YHWH in bəlahab the hammizēaḥ, and û-mānôaḥ wə-ʾištô rōʾîm and wə- yippəlû on ʿal-pənêhem ʾārṣâ.

Grammar Details

*wə-yəhî*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it happened
*baʿălôt*: preposition bet + Qal infinitive construct - when went up
*hallahab*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the flame
*mēʿal*: preposition min + preposition - from upon
*hammizēaḥ*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the altar
*haššāmaymâ*: definite article + noun, masculine dual + directional he - toward the heavens
*wə-yaʿal*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and ascended
*malʾak-YHWH*: construct chain, noun in construct + proper noun - angel/messenger of YHWH
*bəlahab*: preposition bet + construct noun, masculine singular - in flame of
*û-mānôaḥ*: waw conjunction + proper noun - and Manoah
*wə-ʾištô*: waw conjunction + noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his wife
*rōʾîm*: Qal participle, masculine plural - watching/seeing
*wə-yippəlû*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they fell
*ʿal-pənêhem*: preposition + noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - on their faces
*ʾārṣâ*: noun, feminine singular + directional he - to the ground

Word Meanings

*baʿălôt hallahab*: when the flame went up/as the flame ascended
*haššāmaymâ*: toward the heavens/skyward
*yaʿal malʾak-YHWH bəlahab hammizēaḥ*: the angel of YHWH ascended in the flame of the altar
*yippəlû ʿal-pənêhem ʾārṣâ*: they fell on their faces to the ground/they prostrated themselves

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Referenced Verses

1 Chr 21:16 : 16 And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
Lev 9:24 : 24 And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.
Ezek 1:28 : 28 As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.
Matt 17:6 : 6 And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.
Heb 1:3 : 3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Gen 17:3 : 3 And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
Dan 10:9 : 9 Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground.
2 Kgs 2:11 : 11 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
1 Chr 21:26 : 26 And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the LORD; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering.
Ps 47:5 : 5 God is gone up{H8804)} with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
Ezek 1:26 : 26 And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.

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