New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 13:19-23

19SoManoahמָנ֜וֹחַma.No.achH4495tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947the youngH1423 H5795goatהָעִזִּים֙ha.'i.ZimH1423 H5795with the grain offeringהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503and offeredוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927it on the rockהַצּ֖וּרha.TzurH6697to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,and He performedלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213wondersוּמַפְלִ֣אu.maf.Li'H6381while Manoahוּמָנ֥וֹחַu.ma.No.achH4495and his wifeוְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹve.'ish.ToH802lookedרֹאִֽים׃ro.'ImH7200on.

20For it cameוַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961about when the flameהַלַּ֜הַבha.La.havH3851wentבַעֲל֨וֹתva.'a.LotH5927up from the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196toward heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יְמָהha.sha.May.mahH8064,that the angelמַלְאַךְ־mal.'akh-H4397of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068ascendedוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927in the flameבְּלַ֣הַבbe.La.havH3851of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196.When Manoahוּמָנ֤וֹחַu.ma.No.achH4495and his wifeוְאִשְׁתּוֹ֙ve.'ish.ToH802sawרֹאִ֔יםro.'ImH7200this, theyfellוַיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307on their facesפְּנֵיהֶ֖םpe.nei.HemH6440to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

21Now the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068did not appearלְהֵרָאֹ֖הle.he.ra.'OhH7200to Manoahמָנ֣וֹחַma.No.achH4495or his wifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802againיָ֤סַף עוֹד֙Ya.saf 'OdH3254 H5750.Thenאָ֚ז'azH227Manoahמָנ֔וֹחַma.No.achH4495knewיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045that he was the angelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

22So Manoahמָנ֛וֹחַma.No.achH4495saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his wifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802, “We will surelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieנָמ֑וּתna.MutH4191,for we have seenרָאִֽינוּ׃ra.'I.nuH7200Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.”

23But his wifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802saidוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, “Ifלוּ֩luH3863the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068had desiredחָפֵ֨ץcha.FetzH2654to killלַהֲמִיתֵ֙נוּ֙la.ha.mi.Te.nuH4191us, He would not have acceptedלָקַ֤חla.KachH3947a burntעֹלָ֣ה'o.LahH5930offeringH5930and a grain offeringוּמִנְחָ֔הu.min.ChahH4503from our handsמִיָּדֵ֙נוּ֙mi.ya.De.nuH3027,norH3808would He haveshownהֶרְאָ֖נוּher.'A.nuH7200us allכָּל־kol-H3605theseH428thingsאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428,norH3808would He have let us hearהִשְׁמִיעָ֖נוּhish.mi.'A.nuH8085thingslike thisH2088at this timeוְכָעֵ֕תve.kha.'EtH6256.”

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