16And the messenger of Jehovah saith unto Manoah, 'If thou detain me — I do not eat of thy bread; and if thou prepare a burnt-offering — to Jehovah thou dost offer it;' for Manoah hath not known that He is a messenger of Jehovah.


In Context

13 And the messenger of Jehovah saith unto Manoah, 'Of all that I said unto the woman let her take heed;

14 of anything which cometh out from the wine-vine she doth not eat, and wine and strong drink she doth not drink, and any unclean thing she doth not eat; all that I have commanded her she doth observe.'

15 And Manoah saith unto the messenger of Jehovah, 'Let us detain thee, we pray thee, and prepare before thee a kid of the goats.'

16 And the messenger of Jehovah saith unto Manoah, 'If thou detain me — I do not eat of thy bread; and if thou prepare a burnt-offering — to Jehovah thou dost offer it;' for Manoah hath not known that He is a messenger of Jehovah.

17 And Manoah saith unto the messenger of Jehovah, 'What is thy name? when thy words come to pass, then we have honoured thee.'

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

Judges 13:16 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

13:16The angel of the LORD replied, "Even though you detain me, I will not eat any of your food. But if you prepare a burnt offering, offer it to the LORD ." (Manoah did not realize that it was the angel of the LORD .)

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:16And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

13:16And the angel answered him: If thou press me, I will not eat of thy bread: but if thou wilt offer a holocaust, offer it to the Lord. And Manue knew not it was the angel of the Lord.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

13:16And the angel of Jehovah said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread; and if thou wilt make ready a burnt-offering, thou must offer it unto Jehovah. For Manoah knew not that he was the angel of Jehovah.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:16And the angel of the LORD said to Mano'ah, |If you detain me, I will not eat of your food; but if you make ready a burnt offering, then offer it to the LORD.| (For Mano'ah did not know that he was the angel of the LORD.)

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

13:16And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt make ready a burnt offering, thou must offer it onto the LORD. For Manoah knew not that he was the angel of the LORD.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:16And the angel of the LORD said to Manoah, Though thou shouldst detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt-offering, thou must offer it to the LORD. For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the LORD.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:16The angel of Yahweh said to Manoah, |Though you detain me, I won't eat of your bread; and if you will prepare a burnt offering, you must offer it to Yahweh.| For Manoah didn't know that he was the angel of Yahweh.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:16And the angel of the LORD said to Manoah, Though you detain me, I will not eat of your bread: and if you will offer a burnt offering, you must offer it to the LORD. For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the LORD.