Judges 13:13–21

¹³So the Angel of the Lord said to Manoah, “Of all that I said to the woman let her be careful. ¹⁴She may not eat anything that comes from the vine, ^lnor may she drink wine or similar drink, nor eat anything unclean. All that I commanded her let her observe.”

¹⁵Then Manoah said to the Angel of the Lord, “Please ^mlet us detain You, and we will prepare a young goat for You.”

¹⁶And the Angel of the Lord said to Manoah, “Though you detain Me, I will not eat your food. But if you offer a burnt offering, you must offer it to the Lord.” (For Manoah did not know He was the Angel of the Lord.)

¹⁷Then Manoah said to the Angel of the Lord, “What is Your name, that when Your words come to pass we may honor You?”

¹⁸And the Angel of the Lord said to him, ⁿ“Why do you ask My name, seeing it is wonderful?”

¹⁹So Manoah took the young goat with the grain offering, ^oand offered it upon the rock to the Lord. And He did a wondrous thing while Manoah and his wife looked on—²⁰it happened as the flame went up toward heaven from the altar—the Angel of the Lord ascended in the flame of the altar! When Manoah and his wife saw this, they ^pfell on their faces to the ground. ²¹When the Angel of the Lord appeared no more to Manoah and his wife, ^qthen Manoah knew that He was the Angel of the Lord.