Judges 13:13–21

¹³The angel of the Lord answered, “Your wife must do all that I have told her. ¹⁴She must not eat anything that comes from the grapevine, nor drink any wine or other fermented drink^o nor eat anything unclean.^p She must do everything I have commanded her.”

¹⁵Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, “We would like you to stay until we prepare a young goat^q for you.”

¹⁶The angel of the Lord replied, “Even though you detain me, I will not eat any of your food. But if you prepare a burnt offering,^r offer it to the Lord.” (Manoah did not realize^s that it was the angel of the Lord.)

¹⁷Then Manoah inquired of the angel of the Lord, “What is your name,^t so that we may honor you when your word comes true?”

¹⁸He replied, “Why do you ask my name?^u It is beyond understanding.^a” ¹⁹Then Manoah took a young goat, together with the grain offering, and sacrificed it on a rock^v to the Lord. And the Lord did an amazing thing while Manoah and his wife watched: ²⁰As the flame^w blazed up from the altar toward heaven, the angel of the Lord ascended in the flame. Seeing this, Manoah and his wife fell with their faces to the ground.^{x 21}When the angel of the Lord did not show himself again to Manoah and his wife, Manoah realized^y that it was the angel of the Lord.