Judges 13:22

Judges 13:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.
• New International Version (NIV)“We are doomed to die!” he said to his wife. “We have seen God!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Manoah said to his wife, "We shall surely die, for we have seen God."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Manoah said to his wife, “We shall surely die, because we have seen God!”

Context of Judges 13:22

20As the flames from the altar shot up toward the sky, the angel of the Lord ascended in the fire. When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell with their faces to the ground. 21The angel did not appear again to Manoah and his wife. Manoah finally realized it was the angel of the Lord, and he said to his wife, “We will certainly die, for we have seen God!” 23But his wife said, “If the Lord were going to kill us, he wouldn’t have accepted our burnt offering and grain offering. He wouldn’t have appeared to us and told us this wonderful thing and done these miracles.” 24When her son was born, she named him Samson. And the Lord blessed him as he grew up.

Judges 13:22 word by word

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר מָנ֛וֹחַ אֶל־אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ מ֣וֹת נָמ֑וּת כִּ֥י אֱלֹהִ֖ים רָאִֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Manoahמָנוֹחַmânôach · ManoahH4495
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto his wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• We shall surelyמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• because we have seenרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for Judges 13:22

• Genesis 32:30Jacob named the place Peniel (which means “face of God”), for he said, “I have seen God face to face, yet my life has been spared.”
• Exodus 33:20But you may not look directly at my face, for no one may see me and live.”
• Deuteronomy 4:38He drove out nations far greater than you, so he could bring you in and give you their land as your special possession, as it is today.
• Deuteronomy 5:26Can any living thing hear the voice of the living God from the heart of the fire as we did and yet survive?
• Isaiah 6:5Then I said, “It’s all over! I am doomed, for I am a sinful man. I have filthy lips, and I live among a people with filthy lips. Yet I have seen the King, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.”
• John 1:18No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is himself God, is near to the Father’s heart. He has revealed God to us.
• John 5:37And the Father who sent me has testified about me himself. You have never heard his voice or seen him face to face,

Commentaries on Judges 13:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22We shall surely die, because we have seen God - See the note on Judges 6:22.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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-22Humans cannot fully experience God's holy presence and survive (see Judges 6:20–24; Exodus 19:21; 33:20). The Old Testament often describes God appearing on earth in human form. These appearances point forward to God’s full and final appearance on earth in the incarnation of Jesus.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 13:22

• Conception
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• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
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• Detain
• Manoah
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• Intercession
• Israel, History of
• Judges, Book of
• Judges, Period of

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