Manoah said to Yahweh’s angel, “Please stay with us, that we may make a young goat ready for you.”
Parallel translations
- KJV 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.
- BSB “Please stay here,” Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, “and we will prepare a young goat for you.”
- ESV Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, “Please let us detain you and prepare a young goat for you.”
- NKJV Then Manoah said to the Angel of the Lord, “Please let us detain You, and we will prepare a young goat for You.”
- NASB Then Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, “Please let us detain you so that we may prepare a young goat for you.”
- NLT Then Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, “Please stay here until we can prepare a young goat for you to eat.”
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Quick answer
Manoah invites the angel to stay while he prepares a young goat. He offers hospitality, still unaware of the visitor's true identity.
Overview
Manoah's gracious offer reflects the customs of hospitality and his respect for the messenger. He does not yet realize he is in the presence of the angel of Yahweh. His sincere generosity sets up the dramatic revelation that follows.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Gen 18:3–5and said, “My lord, if now I have found favor in your sight, please don’t go away from your servant.
- Judg 6:18–19Please don’t go away, until I come to you, and bring out my present, and lay it before you.” He said, “I will wait until you come back.”
- Judg 13:3Yahweh’s angel appeared to the woman, and said to her, “See now, you are barren and childless; but you shall conceive, and bear a son.
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