18And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?


In 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.

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?

19 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.

20 For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground.

Judges 13:18 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

13:18He replied, "Why do you ask my name? It is beyond understanding. "

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

13:18And he answered him: Why askest thou my name, which is wonderful?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

13:18And the angel of Jehovah said unto him, Wherefore askest thou after my name, seeing it is wonderful?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:18And the angel of the LORD said to him, |Why do you ask my name, seeing it is wonderful?|

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

13:18And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore askest thou after my name, seeing it is wonderful?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:18And the angel of the LORD said to him, why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:18The angel of Yahweh said to him, |Why do you ask about my name, since it is wonderful?|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

13:18And the messenger of Jehovah saith to him, 'Why is this — thou dost ask for My name? — and it is Wonderful.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:18And the angel of the LORD said to him, Why ask you thus after my name, seeing it is secret?