Judges 13:23

But his wife said unto him, If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
wife	אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ 'ish.To	H802	a woman · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
said	וַתֹּ֧אמֶר va.To.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
If	לוּ֩ lu	H3863	a conditional particle · conjunction
LORD	יְהוָ֤ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
pleased	חָפֵ֨ץ cha.Fetz	H2654	properly · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
kill	לַהֲמִיתֵ֙נוּ֙ la.ha.mi.Te.nu	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct + pronominal suffix
received	לָקַ֤ח la.Kach	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
offering	עֹלָ֣ה 'o.Lah	H5930	a step or (collectively · noun, common feminine singular absolute
offering	וּמִנְחָ֔ה u.min.Chah	H4503	a donation · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular absolute
hands	מִיָּדֵ֙נוּ֙ mi.ya.De.nu	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix
shewed	הֶרְאָ֖נוּ her.'A.nu	H7200	to see · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
time	וְכָעֵ֕ת ve.kha.'Et	H6256	time · conjunction + preposition with the article + noun, common both genders singular absolute
told	הִשְׁמִיעָ֖נוּ hish.mi.'A.nu	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
these	כָּזֹֽאת ka.Zot	H2063	this (often used adverb) · preposition + demonstrative particle

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Cross-references

Psalms 25:14 The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.
1 Corinthians 12:21 And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
Psalms 86:17 Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me.
John 14:20 At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
John 15:15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I ha…
Proverbs 3:32 For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
Genesis 4:4-5 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 13:15-23

We have here an account, I. Of what further passed between Manoah and the angel at this interview. It was in kindness to him that while the angel was with him it was concealed from him that he was an angel; for, had he known it, it would have been such a terror to him that he durst not have conversed with him as he did (Jdg 13:16): He knew not that he was an angel. So Christ was in the world, and the world knew him not. Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself. We could not bear the sight of the divine glory unveiled. God having determined to speak to us by men like ourselves, prophets and ministers, even when he spoke by his angels, or by his Son, they appeared in the likeness of men, and…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 13:17

Manoah said unto the angel . . ., What is thy name?--Manoah's request elicited the most unequivocal proofs of the divinity of his supernatural visitor--in his name "secret" (in the Margin, "wonderful"), and in the miraculous flame that betokened the acceptance of the sacrifice.

John Gill on Judges 13:23

But his wife said unto him,.... Who was less fearful, and the strongest believer of the two, seeing her husband so very much intimidated, endeavoured to comfort and strengthen him by the three following arguments: if the Lord was pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands; for it was at the direction of this illustrious Person that they offered these offerings, and who testified the divine acceptance of them, by causing fire in an extraordinary manner to consume them, which was always reckoned a token of God's acceptance of them; and besides, the angel went up in the flame, as being well pleased with them, and, as it were, carrying up th…

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Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 13:21-23

From that time forward the Lord did not appear to them again. But Manoah was afraid that he and his wife should die, because they had seen God (on this belief, see the remarks on Gen 16:13 and Exo 33:20). His wife quieted his fears, however, and said, "Jehovah cannot intend to kill us, as He has accepted our sacrifice, and has shown us all this" (the twofold miracle). "And at this time He has not let us see such things as these." כּעת, at the time in which we live, even if such things may possibly have taken place in the hoary antiquity.

Dictionary and topics

Philistines — (Gen. 10:14, R.V.; but in A.V., “Philistim”), a tribe allied to the Phoenicians. They were a branch of the primitive race which spread over the whole district of the Lebanon and the valley of the…
Samson — Of the sun, the son of Manoah, born at Zorah. The narrative of his life is given in Judg. 13-16. He was a “Nazarite unto God” from his birth, the first Nazarite mentioned in Scripture (Judg. 13:3-5;…
Conception · .Manoah’s wife — .Manoah’s wife
Manoah · A Danite of Zorah and the father of Sam — A Danite of Zorah and the father of Sam

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 13:15-23

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 13:17

John Gill on Judges 13:23

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 13:21-23

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 13:15-23

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 13:17

John Gill on Judges 13:23

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 13:21-23

Dictionary and topics

Rashi on Judges 13:23