Judges 13:23

Judges 13:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But his wife said unto him, If the Lord were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these.
• New International Version (NIV)But his wife answered, “If the Lord had meant to kill us, he would not have accepted a burnt offering and grain offering from our hands, nor shown us all these things or now told us this.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But his wife said to him, "If the Lord had meant to kill us, he would not have accepted a burnt offering and a grain offering at our hands, or shown us all these things, or now announced to us such things as these."
• New King James Version (NKJV)But his wife said to him, “If the Lord had desired to kill us, He would not have accepted a burnt offering and a grain offering from our hands, nor would He have shown us all these things, nor would He have told us such things as these at this time.”

Context of Judges 13:23

21The Lord’s messenger did not appear again to Manoah and his wife. After all this happened Manoah realized that the visitor had been the Lord’s messenger. 22Manoah said to his wife, “We will certainly die, because we have seen a supernatural being!” But his wife said to him, “If the Lord wanted to kill us, he would not have accepted the burnt offering and the grain offering from us. He would not have shown us all these things, or have spoken to us like this just now.” 24Manoah’s wife gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The child grew and the Lord empowered him. 25The Lord’s spirit began to control him in Mahaneh Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.

Judges 13:23 word by word

וַתֹּ֧אמֶר ל֣וֹ אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ לוּ֩ חָפֵ֨ץ יְהוָ֤ה לַהֲמִיתֵ֙נוּ֙ לֹֽא־לָקַ֤ח מִיָּדֵ֙נוּ֙ עֹלָ֣ה וּמִנְחָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א הֶרְאָ֖נוּ אֶת־כָּל־אֵ֑לֶּה וְכָעֵ֕ת לֹ֥א הִשְׁמִיעָ֖נוּ כָּזֹֽאת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But his wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto him, Ifלוּlû' lû' lû · ifH3863
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• were pleasedחָפֵץchâphêts · to delight inH2654
• to killמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• us, he would not have receivedלָקַחlâqach · to take: recieveH3947
• a burnt offeringעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
• and a meat offeringמִנְחָהminchâh · offeringH4503
• at our handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• neither would he have shewedרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• nor would as at this timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• have toldשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: proclaimH8085
• as theseזֹאתzô'th · thisH2063

Cross-references for Judges 13:23

• Ecclesiastes 4:9Two people are better than one, because they can reap more benefit from their labor.
• 1 Corinthians 12:21The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you,” nor in turn can the head say to the foot, “I do not need you.”
• Genesis 4:4But Abel brought some of the firstborn of his flock – even the fattest of them. And the Lord was pleased with Abel and his offering,
• Psalms 86:17Show me evidence of your favor! Then those who hate me will see it and be ashamed, for you, O Lord, will help me and comfort me.
• Psalms 25:14The Lord’s loyal followers receive his guidance, and he reveals his covenantal demands to them.
• Psalms 27:13Where would I be if I did not believe I would experience the Lord’s favor in the land of the living?
• Proverbs 3:32for one who goes astray is an abomination to the Lord, but he reveals his intimate counsel to the upright.
• John 14:20You will know at that time that I am in my Father and you are in me and I am in you.
• John 15:15I no longer call you slaves, because the slave does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because I have revealed to you everything I heard from my Father.

Commentaries on Judges 13:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23If the Lord were pleased to kill us, etc. - This is excellent reasoning, and may be of great use to every truly religious mind, in cloudy and dark dispensations of Divine Providence. It is not likely that God, who has preserved thee so long, borne with thee so long, and fed and supported thee all thy life long, girding thee when thou knewest him not, is less willing to save and provide for thee and thine now than he was when, probably, thou trustedst less…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
• 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 13:23

• Conception
• Faith
• Manoah
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Burnt offering
• Meat Offering
• Conceive
• Detain
• Samson
• Intercession
• Israel, History of
• Judges, Book of
• Judges, Period of
• Relationships, Family

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