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Judges 13:18
Judges 13:18 is verse 18 of Judges chapter 13, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
“Why do you ask my name,” said the angel of the LORD, “since it is beyond comprehension?”
King James Version
And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?
World English Bible
Yahweh’s angel said to him, “Why do you ask about my name, since it is incomprehensible?”
or, wonderful
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Judges 13:16–20 · Berean Standard Bible
16 And the angel of the LORD replied, “Even if I stay, I will not eat your food. But if you prepare a burnt offering, offer it to the LORD.” For Manoah did not know that it was the angel of the LORD.
17 Then Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, “What is your name, so that we may honor you when your word comes to pass?”
18 “Why do you ask my name,” said the angel of the LORD, “since it is beyond comprehension?”
19 Then Manoah took a young goat and a grain offering and offered them on a rock to the LORD. And as Manoah and his wife looked on, the LORD did a marvelous thing.
20 When the flame went up from the altar to the sky, the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame. When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell facedown to the ground.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Judges 13:6So the woman went and told her husband, “A man of God came to me. His appearance was like the angel of God, exceedingly awesome. I did not ask him where he came from, and he did not tell me his name.
Genesis 32:29And Jacob requested, “Please tell me your name.” But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed Jacob there.