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16 The angel of the Lord answered Manoah, “If you detain me, I won’t be eating your food, but if you prepare a burnt offering, you’ll be making a sacrifice to the Lord.” The angel of the Lord[a] said this[b] because Manoah didn’t know that he was the angel of the Lord.

17 Manoah asked the angel of the Lord, “What’s your name, because when what you’ve said happens, we’ll glorify[c] you?”

18 The angel of the Lord answered him, “Why are you asking this about my name? It’s ‘Wonderful.’”[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 13:16 Lit. He
  2. Judges 13:16 The Heb. lacks He said this
  3. Judges 13:17 Or honor
  4. Judges 13:18 cf. Isa 9:5