Judges 13:9-21

9And God listened to the voice of Manoah; and 1the angel of God came again to the woman as she was sitting in the field, but Manoah her husband was not with her. 10So the woman hurried and ran, and told her 2husband, “Behold, 3the man who 4came the other day has appeared to me!” 11So Manoah got up and followed his wife, and when he came to the man he said to him, “Are you 5the man who spoke to the woman?” And he said, “I am.” 12Then Manoah said, “Now when your words 6are fulfilled, what shall be the boy’s way of life and his vocation?” 13And 7the angel of the Lord said to Manoah, “8The woman shall pay attention 9to all that I said. 14She shall not eat anything that comes from the 10vine nor drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing; she shall keep all that I commanded.”

15Then Manoah said to 11the angel of the Lord, “Please let us detain you so that we may prepare a young goat for you.” 16But the angel of the Lord said to Manoah, “Though you detain me, 12I will not eat your 13food, but if you prepare a burnt offering, offer it to the Lord.” For Manoah did not know that he was the angel of the Lord. 17And Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, “14What is your name, so that when your words 15are fulfilled, we may honor you?” 18But the angel of the Lord said to him, “Why do you ask my name, for it is 1617wonderful?” 19So 18Manoah took the young goat along with the grain offering and offered it on the rock to the Lord; and He performed wonders while Manoah and his wife looked on. 20For it came about when the flame went up from the altar toward heaven, that the angel of the Lord ascended in the flame of the altar. When Manoah and his wife saw this, they 19fell on their faces to the ground.

21Now the angel of the Lord did not appear to Manoah or his wife again. 20Then Manoah knew that he was the angel of the Lord.