New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 13:15-18

15Then Manoahמָנ֖וֹחַma.No.achH4495saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559tothe angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “Pleaseנָּ֣אna'H4994let us detainנַעְצְרָה־na'.tze.rah-H6113you so that we may prepareוְנַעֲשֶׂ֥הve.na.'a.SehH6213a youngH1423 H5795goatעִזִּֽים׃'i.ZimH1423 H5795for you.”

16The angelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to Manoahמָנ֗וֹחַma.No.achH4495, “Thoughאִם־'im-H518you detainתַּעְצְרֵ֙נִי֙ta'.tze.Re.niH6113me,I will not eatאֹכַ֣ל'o.KhalH398yourfoodבְּלַחְמֶ֔ךָbe.lach.Me.khaH3899,but ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you prepareתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213a burntעֹלָ֔ה'o.LahH5930offeringH5930, thenofferתַּעֲלֶ֑נָּהta.'a.Le.nahH5927it to the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.”For Manoahמָנ֔וֹחַma.No.achH4495did not knowיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045that he was the angelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

17Manoahמָנ֛וֹחַma.No.achH4495saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the angelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, “Whatמִ֣יmiH4310is your nameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,so that when your wordsדְבָרְךָ֖div.rei.khaH1697comeיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935to pass,we may honorוְכִבַּדְנֽוּךָ׃ve.khi.bad.Nu.khaH3513you?”

18But the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100do you askתִּשְׁאַ֣לtish.'AlH7592my nameלִשְׁמִ֑יlish.MiH8034, seeing it iswonderfulפֶ֛לִאי׃ סFe.liH6383?”

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