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Judges 13:16 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" The LORD’s angel said to Manoah, “Though you detain me, I won’t eat your bread. If you will prepare a burnt offering, you must offer it to the LORD.” For Manoah didn’t know that he was the LORD’s angel. "

Judges 13:16

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14 She may not eat of anything that comes of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing. Let her observe all that I commanded her.”

15 Manoah said to the LORD’s angel, “Please stay with us, that we may make a young goat ready for you.”

16 The LORD’s angel said to Manoah, “Though you detain me, I won’t eat your bread. If you will prepare a burnt offering, you must offer it to the LORD.” For Manoah didn’t know that he was the LORD’s angel.

17 Manoah said to the LORD’s angel, “What is your name, that when your words happen, we may honor you?”

18 The LORD’s angel said to him, “Why do you ask about my name, since it is incomprehensible?”

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Judges 13:1

"The children of Israel again did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years."

Judges 13:2

"There was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and childless."

Judges 13:3

"The LORD’s angel appeared to the woman, and said to her, “See now, you are barren and childless; but you shall conceive and bear a son."

Judges 13:4

"Now therefore please beware and drink no wine nor strong drink, and don’t eat any unclean thing;"

Judges 13:5

"for, behold, you shall conceive and give birth to a son. No razor shall come on his head, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb. He shall begin to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.”"

Judges 13:6

"Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, “A man of God came to me, and his face was like the face of the angel of God, very awesome. I didn’t ask him where he was from, neither did he tell me his name;"

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