Revised Literal Translation

Judges 13:19-23

19So Manoahמָנ֜וֹחַma.No.achH4495tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947a kidגְּדִ֤י הָעִזִּים֙ge.Di ha.'i.ZimH5795 H1423with a grain offeringהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503,and offeredוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927itupon a rockהַצּ֖וּרha.TzurH6697unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068: and the angeldidלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213wondrouslyוּמַפְלִ֣אu.maf.Li'H6381;and Manoahוּמָנ֥וֹחַu.ma.No.achH4495and his wifeוְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹve.'ish.ToH802looked onרֹאִֽים׃ro.'ImH7200.

20For it came to pass, when the flameהַלַּ֜הַבha.La.havH3851went upבַעֲל֨וֹתva.'a.LotH5927toward heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יְמָהha.sha.May.mahH8064from off the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196,that the angelמַלְאַךְ־mal.'akh-H4397of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068ascendedוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927in the flameבְּלַ֣הַבbe.La.havH3851of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196.And Manoahוּמָנ֤וֹחַu.ma.No.achH4495and his wifeוְאִשְׁתּוֹ֙ve.'ish.ToH802looked onרֹאִ֔יםro.'ImH7200it,and fell onוַיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307their facesפְּנֵיהֶ֖םpe.nei.HemH6440to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

21But the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068did no moreיָ֤סַףYa.safH3254appearלְהֵרָאֹ֖הle.he.ra.'OhH7200to Manoahמָנ֣וֹחַma.No.achH4495and to his wifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802.Then Manoahמָנ֔וֹחַma.No.achH4495knewיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045that he wasan angelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

22And Manoahמָנ֛וֹחַma.No.achH4495saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his wifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802,We shall surelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieנָמ֑וּתna.MutH4191,because we have seenרָאִֽינוּ׃ra.'I.nuH7200Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.

23But his wifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802saidוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him, Ifלוּ֩luH3863Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068were pleasedחָפֵ֨ץcha.FetzH2654to killלַהֲמִיתֵ֙נוּ֙la.ha.mi.Te.nuH4191us, he would not have receivedלָקַ֤חla.KachH3947a burnt offeringעֹלָ֣ה'o.LahH5930and a grain offeringוּמִנְחָ֔הu.min.ChahH4503at our handsמִיָּדֵ֙נוּ֙mi.ya.De.nuH3027,neither would he have shewedהֶרְאָ֖נוּher.'A.nuH7200us all these things,nor would as at this timeוְכָעֵ֕תve.kha.'EtH6256have toldהִשְׁמִיעָ֖נוּhish.mi.'A.nuH8085us such thingsas theseכָּזֹֽאת׃ka.ZotH2063.

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