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Judges 13:16-23

16Andtheangelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahsaidH559untoManoahמָנ֗וֹחַma.No.achH4495,Thoughthoudetainתַּעְצְרֵ֙נִי֙ta'.tze.Re.niH6113me,Iwillnoteatאֹכַ֣ל'o.KhalH398ofthybreadH3899;andifthou wiltmakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213readyaburnt-offering, thoumustofferתַּעֲלֶ֑נָּהta.'a.Le.nahH5927ituntoJehovah.ForManoahמָנ֔וֹחַma.No.achH4495knewH3045notthathewastheangelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovah.

17AndManoahמָנ֛וֹחַma.No.achH4495saidH559untotheangelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovah,Whatisthynameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,that,whenthywordsדְבָרְךָ֖div.rei.khaH1697comeיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935topass,wemaydotheehonorוְכִבַּדְנֽוּךָ׃ve.khi.bad.Nu.khaH3513?

18Andtheangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahsaidH559untohim, Wherefore askest thouaftermynameלִשְׁמִ֑יlish.MiH8034, seeingitiswonderful?

19SoManoahמָנ֜וֹחַma.No.achH4495tookH3947thekidwiththemeal-offering,andofferedוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927itupontherockהַצּ֖וּרha.TzurH6697untoJehovah:andtheangeldidwondrously,andManoahוּמָנ֥וֹחַu.ma.No.achH4495andhiswifeוְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹve.'ish.ToH802lookedH7200on.

20Foritcametopass,whentheflameהַלַּ֜הַבha.La.havH3851wentH5927uptowardheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יְמָהha.sha.May.mahH8064fromoffthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196,thattheangelמַלְאַךְ־mal.'akh-H4397ofJehovahascendedintheflameבְּלַ֣הַבbe.La.havH3851ofthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196:andManoahוּמָנ֤וֹחַu.ma.No.achH4495andhiswifeוְאִשְׁתּוֹ֙ve.'ish.ToH802lookedH7200on;andtheyfellH5307ontheirfacesH6440tothegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

21Buttheangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahdidnomoreappearלְהֵרָאֹ֖הle.he.ra.'OhH7200toManoahמָנ֣וֹחַma.No.achH4495ortohiswifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802.Thenאָ֚ז'azH227Manoahמָנ֔וֹחַma.No.achH4495knewH3045thathewastheangelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovah.

22AndManoahמָנ֛וֹחַma.No.achH4495saidH559untohiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802,WeshallsurelydieH4191,becausewehaveseenH7200Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.

23Buthiswifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802saidH559untohim,IfJehovahwerepleasedH2654tokillלַהֲמִיתֵ֙נוּ֙la.ha.mi.Te.nuH4191us,hewouldnothavereceivedH3947aburnt-offeringandameal-offeringatourhandמִיָּדֵ֙נוּ֙mi.ya.De.nuH3027,neitherwouldhehaveshowedהֶרְאָ֖נוּher.'A.nuH7200usallthesethingsאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428,norwouldatthistimeוְכָעֵ֕תve.kha.'EtH6256havetoldsuchthingsH428asthese.

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