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Judges 13

Judges 13:15

The Birth of Samson · Judges 13:1–25
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Translations

Modern
“Please stay here,” Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, “and we will prepare a young goat for you.”
Traditional
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.
Literal
And Manoah said to the angel of YHWH, “Let us detain, please, you, and we will prepare for you a kid of the goats.”
Latin
Dixitque Manue ad angelum Domini: Obsecro te ut acquiescas precibus meis, et faciamus tibi hædum de capris.

Original

Hebrew
English
“Please stay here,” Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, “and we will prepare a young goat for you.”

Notes

Judges 13:15–16

Manoah would only let a visitor leave after offering a meal, following eastern hospitality customs. The angel insisted that any food be given as a sacrifice to the Lord. This, along with his reluctance to eat (compare with Gideon’s visitor, Judges 6:17–22), suggests this was a theophany (an appearance of God). Until then, Manoah had not recognized his visitor's divine nature.

Theme notes and profiles

Samson The Philistines Angels

Parallels

Numbers 6:1–21

People

Manoah: Father of Samson, from the tribe of Dan

Glossary

Hospitality Judges, Book of Manoah Philistia, Philistines Tribe of Dan

Topics

Angel (A Spirit): Appearances of To Manoah Angel (Holy Trinity): One of the Holy Trinity: Called Angel of the Lord Conception: Miraculous: Manoah's Wife Hospitality: Manoah Manoah: A Danite of Zorah and the Father of Samson Titles and Names of Christ: Angel of the Lord