So Manoah took the young goat along with the grain offering and offered it on the rock to the Lord; and He performed wonders while Manoah and his wife looked on.
Parallel translations
- WEB So Manoah took the young goat with the meal offering, and offered it on the rock to Yahweh. Then the angel did an amazing thing as Manoah and his wife watched.
- KJV So Manoah took a kid with a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock unto the LORD: and the angel did wonderously; and Manoah and his wife looked on.
- BSB 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.
- ESV So Manoah took the young goat with the grain offering, and offered it on the rock to the LORD, to the one who works wonders, and Manoah and his wife were watching.
- NKJV So Manoah took the young goat with the grain offering, and offered it upon the rock to the Lord. And He did a wondrous thing while Manoah and his wife looked on—
- NLT Then Manoah took a young goat and a grain offering and offered it on a rock as a sacrifice to the Lord. And as Manoah and his wife watched, the Lord did an amazing thing.
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Quick answer
Manoah offers the goat and grain to Yahweh, and the angel does an amazing thing as they watch. Worship leads to a marvelous display of God's presence.
Overview
Manoah's obedient sacrifice becomes the setting for a wondrous act, fitting the angel's name 'Wonderful.' The offering to Yahweh is accepted as the divine presence is manifest. The scene unites worship and revelation, preparing the couple to recognize whom they have truly encountered.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Judg 6:19–21Gideon went in and prepared a young goat and unleavened cakes of an ephah of meal. He put the meat in a basket and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out to him under the oak, and presented it.
- 1 Kgs 18:30–38Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me!”; and all the people came near to him. He repaired Yahweh’s altar that had been thrown down.
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