Translations
Modern
Then Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, “What is your name, so that we may honor you when your word comes to pass?”
Traditional
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?
Literal
And Manoah said to the angel of YHWH, “What is your name, that when your word comes, we may honor you?”
Latin
Dixitque ad eum: Quod est tibi nomen, ut, si sermo tuus fuerit expletus, honoremus te?
Original
Hebrew
English
Then Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, “What is your name, so that we may honor you when your word comes to pass?”
Notes
The Lord’s name is a divine secret (Genesis 32:29; Exodus 3:13–14). God knows our names, but we use words of wonder and adoration to address him. The true essence of the infinite cannot be fully expressed or understood by the finite.
Theme notes and profiles
Parallels
People
Manoah: Father of Samson, from the tribe of Dan
Glossary
Topics
Angel (A Spirit): Appearances of To Manoah Angel (Holy Trinity): One of the Holy Trinity: Called Angel of the Lord Conception: Miraculous: Manoah's Wife Curiosity of Manoah, to Know the Name of an Angel Manoah: A Danite of Zorah and the Father of Samson Titles and Names of Christ: Angel of the Lord