Translations
Modern
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.
Traditional
So Manoah took a kid with a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock unto the Lord: and the angel did wondrously; and Manoah and his wife looked on.
Literal
And Manoah took the kid of the goats, and a grain offering, and he offered it upon the rock to YHWH, and doing wonderously in doing it; and Manoah and his wife were watching.
Latin
Tulit itaque Manue hædum de capris, et libamenta, et posuit super petram, offerens Domino, qui facit mirabilia: ipse autem et uxor ejus intuebantur.
Original
Hebrew
English
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.
Notes
Humans cannot fully experience God's holy presence and survive (see Judges 6:20–24; Exodus 19:21; 33:20). The Old Testament often describes God appearing on earth in human form. These appearances point forward to God’s full and final appearance on earth in the incarnation of Jesus.
Theme notes and profiles
Parallels
People
Manoah: Father of Samson, from the tribe of Dan
Glossary
Topics
Altars: Natural Rocks Sometimes Used As 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 Goat: Manoah Manoah: A Danite of Zorah and the Father of Samson Miracles: Catalogue of of Manoah Rocks used as Altars