KJV King James Version
And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee.
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Judges 13:15
And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Please stay here,” Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, “and we will prepare a young goat for you.”
WEB World English Bible
Manoah said to the angel of Yahweh, “Please, let us detain you, that we may make a young goat ready for you.”
ASV American Standard Version
And Manoah said unto the angel of Jehovah, I pray thee, let us detain thee, that we may make ready a kid for thee.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Manoah saith unto the messenger of Jehovah, ‘Let us detain thee, we pray thee, and prepare before thee a kid of the goats.’
Surrounding context — Judges 13
12 And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order the child, and [how] shall we do unto him?
13 And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Of all that I said unto the woman let her beware.
14 She may not eat of any [thing] that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean [thing]: all that I commanded her let her observe.
15 And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee.
16 And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the LORD. For Manoah knew not that he [was] an angel of the LORD.
17 And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, What [is] thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour?
18 And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it [is] secret?
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֹּ֥אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayמָנ֖וֹחַH4495 · ma.no.achManoahאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)מַלְאַ֣ךְH4397 · ma.le.akhmessengerיְהוָ֑הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDנַעְצְרָה־H6113 · a.tsarto restrainנָּ֣אH4994 · napleaseאוֹתָ֔ךְH853 · et[Obj.]וְנַעֲשֶׂ֥הH6213 · a.sahto make: doלְפָנֶ֖יךָH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeגְּדִ֥יH1423 · ge.dikidעִזִּֽים׃H5795 · ezgoat
Cross-references
Genesis 18:3-5And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:Judges 6:18-19Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my present, and set [it] before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou come again.Judges 13:3And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou [art] barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.
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