¹³And the angel of Yahweh said to Manoah, “Let the woman be attentive to all that I said. ¹⁴She should not eat of anything that comes from the vine, or drink wine or strong drink, or eat anything unclean; she should keep all that I commanded.”

¹⁵And Manoah said to the angel of Yahweh, “Please stay,^h and let us prepare a young goatⁱ for you.” ¹⁶The angel of Yahweh said to Manoah, “If you keep me, I will not eat your food, but if you prepare a burnt offering for Yahweh, you can offer it (for Manoah did not know that he was an angel of Yahweh).” ¹⁷And Manoah said to the angel of Yahweh, “What is your name so that when your words come true we may honor you?” ¹⁸But the angel of Yahweh said to him, “Why do you ask my name? It is too wonderful.”

¹⁹And Manoah took the young goat^j and the grain offering, and he offered it to Yahweh on the rock, to the one who performs miracles.^k And Manoah and his wife were watching. ²⁰And when the flame went up toward the heaven from the altar, the angel of Yahweh went up in the flame of the altar to heaven while Manoah and his wife were watching. And they fell on their faces to the ground. ²¹The angel of Yahweh did not appear again to Manoah and his wife, and then Manoah knew that he was a messenger^l of Yahweh.

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Footnotes

hLiterally “Please, let us hold you back”
iLiterally “kid of goat”
jLiterally “kid of goat”
kOr “the one who works wonders”
lOr “angel”