¹³The angel of the Lord answered him. He said, “Your wife must do everything I have told her to do. ¹⁴She must not eat anything that comes from grapevines. She must not drink any kind of wine. She must not eat anything that is ‘unclean.’ She must do everything I have commanded her to do.”

¹⁵Manoah spoke to the angel of the Lord. He said, “We would like you to stay and eat. We want to prepare a young goat for you.”

¹⁶The angel of the Lord replied, “Even if I stay, I will not eat any of your food. But if you still want to prepare a burnt offering, you must offer it to the Lord.” Manoah didn’t realize it was the angel of the Lord.

¹⁷Then Manoah asked the angel of the Lord a question. “What is your name?” he said. “We want to honor you when your word comes true.”

¹⁸The angel replied, “Why are you asking me what my name is? You would not be able to understand it.”

¹⁹Manoah got a young goat. He brought it together with the grain offering. He sacrificed it on a rock to the Lord.

Then the Lord did an amazing thing. It happened while Manoah and his wife were watching. ²⁰A flame blazed up from the altar toward heaven. The angel of the Lord rose up in the flame. When Manoah and his wife saw it, they fell with their faces to the ground.

²¹The angel of the Lord didn’t show himself again to Manoah and his wife. Then Manoah realized it was the angel of the Lord.

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