Revised Literal Translation

Judges 13:15-18

15And Manoahמָנ֖וֹחַma.No.achH4495saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,I pray thee, let us detainנַעְצְרָה־na'.tze.rah-H6113thee, until we shall have made readyוְנַעֲשֶׂ֥הve.na.'a.SehH6213a kidגְּדִ֥י עִזִּֽים׃ge.Di 'i.ZimH5795 H1423forלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

16And the angelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto Manoahמָנ֗וֹחַma.No.achH4495,Though thou detainתַּעְצְרֵ֙נִי֙ta'.tze.Re.niH6113me, I will not eatאֹכַ֣ל'o.KhalH398of thy breadבְּלַחְמֶ֔ךָbe.lach.Me.khaH3899:and ifH518thou wilt offerתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213a burnt offeringעֹלָ֔ה'o.LahH5930,thou must offerתַּעֲלֶ֑נָּהta.'a.Le.nahH5927it unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.For Manoahמָנ֔וֹחַma.No.achH4495knewיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045not that he wasan angelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

17And Manoahמָנ֛וֹחַma.No.achH4495saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the angelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, What isthy nameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,that when thy sayingsדְבָרְךָ֖div.rei.khaH1697come to passיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935we may do thee honourוְכִבַּדְנֽוּךָ׃ve.khi.bad.Nu.khaH3513?

18And the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Why askestתִּשְׁאַ֣לtish.'AlH7592thou thus after my nameלִשְׁמִ֑יlish.MiH8034, seeing it issecretפֶ֛לִאי׃ סFe.liH6383?

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