Judges 13:17-19
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
17 [a]Then Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, “What is your name, that we may honor you when your words come true?” 18 (A)The angel of the Lord answered him: Why do you ask my name? It is wondrous. 19 (B)Then Manoah took a young goat with a grain offering and offered it on the rock to the Lord, who works wonders. While Manoah and his wife were looking on,
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- 13:17–19 Manoah asks for a name so that he will know how to acknowledge the help of the visitor, but the angel will say only that his name is “wondrous,” i.e., beyond human comprehension. Manoah’s response is to dedicate his offering to “the Lord, who works wonders.”
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