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Judges 13:17–18

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17Manoah replied, “Tell us your name, so that we can honour you when your words come true.”

18The angel asked, “Why do you want to know my name? It is a name of wonder.”z

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  1. zname of wonder; or mysterious name.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, “What is your name, so that, when your words come true, we may honor you?” And the angel of the Lord said to him, “Why do you ask my name, seeing it is wonderful?”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then Manoah inquired of the angel of the Lord, “What is your name, so that we may honor you when your word comes true?”

He replied, “Why do you ask my name? It is beyond understanding.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then Manoah said to him, “What is your name, so that we may honor you when your words come true?”

“Why do you ask my name,” the angel of the Lord asked him, “since it is beyond understanding?”

NLTNew Living Translation

Then Manoah asked the angel of the Lord, “What is your name? For when all this comes true, we want to honor you.”

“Why do you ask my name?” the angel of the Lord replied. “It is too wonderful for you to understand.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Manoah said to the angel of Yahweh, “What is your name so that when your words come true we may honor you?” But the angel of Yahweh said to him, “Why do you ask my name? It is too wonderful.”

KJV 1900King James Version

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? And the angel of the Lord said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?