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Judges 13:18
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16 And the Angel of the Lord said to Manoah, “Though you detain Me, I will not eat your food. But if you offer a burnt offering, you must offer it to the Lord.” (For Manoah did not know He was the Angel of the Lord.)
17 Then Manoah said to the Angel of the Lord, “What is Your name, that when Your words come to pass we may honor You?”
18 And the Angel of the Lord said to him, a“Why do you ask My name, seeing it is wonderful?”  
19 So Manoah took the young goat with the grain offering, aand offered it upon the rock to the Lord. And He did a wondrous thing while Manoah and his wife looked on—  
20 it happened as the flame went up toward heaven from the altar—the Angel of the Lord ascended in the flame of the altar! When Manoah and his wife saw this, they afell on their faces to the ground.  
21 When the Angel of the Lord appeared no more to Manoah and his wife, athen Manoah knew that He was the Angel of the Lord.  
22 And Manoah said to his wife, a“We shall surely die, because we have seen God!”  
Verse Comparison: Judges 13:18

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American Standard Version
And the angel of Jehovah said unto him, Wherefore askest thou after my name, seeing it is wonderful?

Amplified® Bible
And the Angel of the Lord said to him, Why do you ask my name, seeing it is wonderful?

Contemporary English Version
"No," the angel replied. "You don't need to know my name. And if you did, you couldn't understand it."

Darby English Version
And the angel of the LORD said to him, "Why do you ask my name, seeing it is wonderful?"

Good News Bible
The angel asked, "Why do you want to know my name? It is a name of wonder."

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

New American Standard Bible
But the angel of the LORD said to him, "Why do you ask my name, seeing it is wonderful?"

New International Version
He replied, "Why do you ask my name? It is beyond understanding. "

New King James Version
And the Angel of the LORD said to him, “Why do you ask My name, seeing it is wonderful?”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But the angel of the LORD said to him, "Why do you ask my name, seeing it seems wonderful?"

Revised Standard Version
And the angel of the LORD said to him, "Why do you ask my name, seeing it is wonderful?"

Young's Literal Translation
And the messenger of Jehovah saith to him, `Why `is' this -- thou dost ask for My name? -- and it `is' Wonderful.'


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