New American Standard Bible 2020

Judges 13:15-20

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.”

16But the 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,offerתַּעֲלֶ֑נָּהta.'a.Le.nahH5927it to the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.”For Manoahמָנ֔וֹחַma.No.achH4495did not knowיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045that he was the angelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

17And Manoahמָנ֛וֹחַma.No.achH4495saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the angelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, “Whatמִ֣יmiH4310is your nameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,so that when your wordsדְבָרְךָ֖div.rei.khaH1697are fulfilledיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935,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, for it iswonderfulפֶ֛לִאי׃ סFe.liH6383?”

19SoManoahמָנ֜וֹחַma.No.achH4495tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947the youngH1423 H5795goatהָעִזִּים֙ha.'i.ZimH1423 H5795along with 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 cameH1961aboutH1961when the flameהַלַּ֜הַבha.La.havH3851wentH5927upH5927from the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196toward heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יְמָהha.sha.May.mahH8064,that the angelמַלְאַךְ־mal.'akh-H4397of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068ascendedH5927in 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.

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