Judges 13:15

Judges 13:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, “We would like you to stay until we prepare a young goat for you.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, "Please let us detain you and prepare a young goat for you."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Manoah said to the Angel of the Lord, “Please let us detain You, and we will prepare a young goat for You.”

Context of Judges 13:15

13The Lord's angel answered, ‘Your wife must be careful to do everything that I told her. 14She must not eat anything that comes from vines. She must not drink wine or beer. She must not eat any food that is unclean. She must obey everything that I have commanded her to do.’ Manoah said to the Lord's angel, ‘Please stay here with us. We would like to cook a young goat for you to eat.’ 16The angel replied, ‘Even if I stay with you, I will not eat your food. But you may prepare a burnt offering as a sacrifice to the Lord.’ The angel said that because Manoah had not realized that he was the Lord's angel. 17Then Manoah asked the Lord's angel, ‘What is your name? When what you have promised happens, we will want to give you honour.’

Judges 13:15 word by word

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר מָנ֖וֹחַ אֶל־מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֑ה נַעְצְרָה־נָּ֣א אוֹתָ֔ךְ וְנַעֲשֶׂ֥ה לְפָנֶ֖יךָ גְּדִ֥י עִזִּֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Manoahמָנוֹחַmânôach · ManoahH4495
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto the angelמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messenger: angelH4397
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• I pray thee, let us detainעָצַר‛âtsar · to restrainH6113
• thee, until we shall have made readyעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: offerH6213
• a kidעֵז‛êz · goatH5795
• a kidגְּדִיgedîy · kidH1423
• forפָּנֶהpânîym · face ofH6440

Cross-references for Judges 13:15

• Judges 6:18Please stay here so that I can bring a gift for you.’ The Lord answered, ‘I will stay here until you come back.’
• Genesis 18:3Abraham said, ‘Please sir, stop here and let me serve you. That would make me very happy.

Commentaries on Judges 13:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Until we shall have made ready a kid - Not knowing his quality, Manoah wished to do this as an act of hospitality.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15The language of Manoah, like that of Gideon Judges 6:18, seems to indicate some suspicion that his visitor was more than human. The word rendered “made ready,” is also the proper word for “offering a sacrifice,” and is so used by the Angel in the next verse. By which it appears that the Angel understood Manoah to speak of offering a kid as a burnt-offering. Hence, his caution, “thou must offer it unto the Lord.” (Compare Revelation 19:10; Revelation 22:8…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-23Verses 15-23 What Manoah asked for instruction in his duty, he was readily told; but what he asked to gratify his curiosity, was denied. God has in his word given full directions concerning our duty, but never designed to answer other questionings. There are secret things which belong not to us, of which we must be quite contented to be ignorant, while in this world. The name of our Lord is wonderful and secret; but by his wonderful works he makes himself…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-16Manoah 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.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-2315. Manoah said unto the angel ..., I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid--The stranger declined the intended hospitality and intimated that if the meat were to be an offering, it must be presented to the Lord [Jud 13:6]. Manoah needed this instruction, for his purpose was to offer the prepared viands to him, not as the Lord, but as what he imagined him to be, not even an angel (Jud 13:16), but a prophet or merely human…Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 13:15

• Angel (Holy Trinity)
• Angel (a Spirit)
• Conception
• Manoah

In the dictionaries

• Angel of the Lord
• Angel
• Cattle
• Conceive
• Detain
• Manoah
• Samson
• Hospitality; Host
• Intercession
• Israel, History of

Commentaries on Judges 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings