Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Judges 13:18
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“Why do you ask my name,” said the angel of the LORD, “since it is beyond comprehension?”
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And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it [is] secret?
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The LORD’s angel said to him, “Why do you ask about my name, since it is incomprehensible?”
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
And the angel of Jehovah said unto him, Wherefore askest thou after my name, seeing it is wonderful?
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Judges 13
16 And the angel of the LORD replied, “Even if I stay, I will not eat your food. But if you prepare a burnt offering, offer it to the LORD.” For Manoah did not know that it was the angel of the LORD.
17 Then Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, “What is your name, so that we may honor you when your word comes to pass?”
18 “Why do you ask my name,” said the angel of the LORD, “since it is beyond comprehension?”
19 Then Manoah took a young goat and a grain offering and offered them on a rock to the LORD. And as Manoah and his wife looked on, the LORD did a marvelous thing.
20 When the flame went up from the altar to the sky, the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame. When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell facedown to the ground.
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