King James Version
What Does Judges 13:17 Mean?
“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?”
Context
15
And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee. for thee: Heb. before thee
16
And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the LORD. For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the LORD.
17
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?
18
And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret ? secret: or, wonderful
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So Manoah took a kid with a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock unto the LORD: and the angel did wondrously; and Manoah and his wife looked on.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(17) **What is thy name?**—Comp. Genesis 32:29; Exodus 3:13; Proverbs 30:4.
**We may do thee honour.**—Especially by a gift, which is the commonest Eastern notion of the word (Numbers 22:17; Jos. *Antt. v.* 8, § 3).
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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